List of cities in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Current districts of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, including capitals

In the German state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (German: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) there are 84 officially recognised towns and cities.

In addition there are the two district-free cities of Rostock and Schwerin.

District capitals

There are 6 district capitals in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern:

Table

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City/Town Coat of Arms District first mentioned Town privileges Area in km2 Population at December 31, 2013[1] Image
Altentreptow Mecklenburgische Seenplatte 1245 1245 52,83 5308
Anklam Vorpommern-Greifswald 1243 1264 56,57 12521
Bad Doberan Rostock 1177 1879 32,74 12290
Bad Sülze Vorpommern-Rügen 1243 1257[2] 26,37 1743
Barth Vorpommern-Rügen 1255 1255 40,83 8643
Bergen auf Rügen Vorpommern-Rügen 1314 1613 51,42 13555
Boizenburg/Elbe Ludwigslust-Parchim 1158 1267 47,26 10630
Brüel Ludwigslust-Parchim 1222 1340[3] 27,30 2571
Burg Stargard Mecklenburgische Seenplatte 1244 1259[4] 61,68 5398
Bützow Rostock 1171 1236 39,70 7852
Crivitz Ludwigslust-Parchim 1302 1302 75,48 4872
Dargun Mecklenburgische Seenplatte 1172 1938 117,15 4410
Dassow Nordwestmecklenburg 1219 1938 66,54 4077
Demmin Mecklenburgische Seenplatte 1070 1236[5] 81,56 10865
Dömitz Ludwigslust-Parchim 1235 1259 60,38 3049
Eggesin Vorpommern-Greifswald 1216 1966 88,01 4745
Franzburg Vorpommern-Rügen 1231 1587 15,19 1394
Friedland Mecklenburgische Seenplatte 1244 1244 97,64 6514
Gadebusch Nordwestmecklenburg 1194 1225 47,65 5481
Garz/Rügen Vorpommern-Rügen 1207 1319 65,44 2201
Gnoien Rostock 1257 1290 41,08 2928
Goldberg Ludwigslust-Parchim 1227 1248 64,85 3550
Grabow Ludwigslust-Parchim 1186 1252 47,68 5701
Greifswald Vorpommern-Greifswald 1241 1250 50,50 58886
Grevesmühlen Nordwestmecklenburg 1226 1261 52,32 10410
Grimmen Vorpommern-Rügen 1267 1287 50,29 9733
Güstrow Rostock 1222 1228 70,86 29429
Gützkow Vorpommern-Greifswald 1301 1353 42,68 3021
Hagenow Ludwigslust-Parchim 1190[6] 1754 67,44 11968
Jarmen Vorpommern-Greifswald 1269 1720 30,64 2948
Klütz Nordwestmecklenburg 1188 1938 44,12 3133
Krakow am See Rostock 1298 1467 87,07 3472
Kröpelin Rostock 1177 1249 67,26 4780
Kühlungsborn Rostock 1938[7] 1938 16,16 7961
Laage Rostock 1216 1336 81,27 5457
Lassan Vorpommern-Greifswald 1136 1274 27,98 1532
Loitz Vorpommern-Greifswald 1242 1242 89,53 4276
Lübtheen Ludwigslust-Parchim 1363 1938 119,69 4789
Lübz Ludwigslust-Parchim 1308 1456[8] 49,12 6134
Ludwigslust Ludwigslust-Parchim 1754 1876 78,30 12267
Malchin Mecklenburgische Seenplatte 1236 1236 94,50 7346
Malchow Mecklenburgische Seenplatte 1147 1235 44,60 6619
Marlow Vorpommern-Rügen 1210 1459 139,81 4577
Mirow Mecklenburgische Seenplatte 1226 1919 84,08 3955
Neubrandenburg Mecklenburgische Seenplatte 1248 1248 85,65 64259
Neubukow Rostock 1260 1435 24,99 3903
Neukalen Mecklenburgische Seenplatte 1174[9] 1253[10] 46,84 1749
Neukloster Nordwestmecklenburg 1219 1938 27,49 3928
Neustadt-Glewe Ludwigslust-Parchim 1248 1248 93,91 6890
Neustrelitz Mecklenburgische Seenplatte 1278 1733 138,15 20135
Parchim Ludwigslust-Parchim 1170 1226 106,61 18074
Pasewalk Vorpommern-Greifswald 1121 1251[11] 54,99 10281
Penkun Vorpommern-Greifswald 1240 1269 78,63 1806
Penzlin Mecklenburgische Seenplatte 1170 1263 115,47 4177
Plau am See Ludwigslust-Parchim 1235 1226 115,99 6013
Putbus Vorpommern-Rügen 1810 1810 66,60 4396
Rehna Nordwestmecklenburg 1230 1791 22,52 3497
Rerik Rostock 1238[12] 1938[13] 33,45 2161
Ribnitz-Damgarten Vorpommern-Rügen 1950 1950 122,20 15197
Richtenberg Vorpommern-Rügen 1231 1297 15,63 1295
Röbel/Müritz Mecklenburgische Seenplatte 1226 1261 30,17 5109
Rostock Kreisfreie Stadt 1161 1218 181,44 208409
Sassnitz Vorpommern-Rügen 1906[14] 1957 46,45 9435
Schönberg Nordwestmecklenburg 1219 1822 38,09 4409
Schwaan Rostock 1276 1276 38,28 5029
Schwerin (state capital) Kreisfreie Stadt 1018[15] 1160 130,46 95797
Stavenhagen Mecklenburgische Seenplatte 1230 1264 40,84 5766
Sternberg Ludwigslust-Parchim 1248 1248 67,67 4222
Stralsund Vorpommern-Rügen 1234 1234 38,97 59517
Strasburg (Uckermark) Vorpommern-Greifswald 1250[16] 1250[17] 86,83 4829
Tessin Rostock 1121 1343 24,52 3880
Teterow Rostock 1215[18] 1272[19] 47,17 8508
Torgelow Vorpommern-Greifswald 1281 1945 49,46 9250
Tribsees Vorpommern-Rügen 1136 1285 54,75 2647
Ueckermünde Vorpommern-Greifswald 1178 1260 84,69 8668
Usedom Vorpommern-Greifswald 1128 1298 38,57 1776
Waren (Müritz) Mecklenburgische Seenplatte 1260[20] 1260[21] 158,39 21210
Warin Nordwestmecklenburg 1178 1306 44,26 3242
Wesenberg Mecklenburgische Seenplatte 1252 1252 89,43 3024
Wismar Nordwestmecklenburg 1147 1226 41,36 42906
Wittenburg Ludwigslust-Parchim 1154 1230 46,25 6306
Woldegk Mecklenburgische Seenplatte 1236[22] 1298 103,70 4310
Wolgast Vorpommern-Greifswald 1123 1257 61,52 12084
Zarrentin am Schaalsee Ludwigslust-Parchim 1139 1938 91,89 5198

Former cities on the current territory of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

City Coat of Arms District first mentioned City
from-until
AltkalenN/ARostock11741253–1281Town privileges given to Neukalen
DamgartenVorpommern-Rügen12581258–19501950 fusion with Ribnitz to Ribnitz-Damgarten
FeldbergMecklenburgische Seenplatte12561919–1999on June 13, 1999 incorporated in Feldberger Seenlandschaft
KummerowN/AMecklenburgische Seenplatte12221255–1671after depopulation in 30-years-war
RibnitzVorpommern-Rügen12101233–19501950 fusion with Damgarten to Ribnitz-Damgarten
Strelitz-AltN/AMecklenburgische Seenplatte12781349–19311931 incorporation into Neustrelitz

Sources

  1. ↑ MV Stats: Census results
  2. ↑ Town privileges between 1255 and 1260
  3. ↑ 1377 according to other sources
  4. ↑ 1259 is the date for the town of Stargard; the "Burg" area with the castle was incorporated in 1929, the town renamed to Burg Stargard.
  5. ↑ Town privileges given between 1236 and 1249
  6. ↑ Town privileges given between 1190 and 1195
  7. ↑ Fusion of the former villages/seaside resorts of Fulgen, Brunshaupten and Arendsee
  8. ↑ exact date not really clear, town privileges received definitely until 1506
  9. ↑ Altkalen
  10. ↑ 1281 new foundation 10 km further south
  11. ↑ unsettled date, definite town privileges at 1276
  12. ↑ for the village of Alt Gaarz
  13. ↑ for renaming of Alt Gaarz to Rerik
  14. ↑ merging of the fishing villages Saßnitz and Crampas
  15. ↑ around 1018
  16. ↑ around 1250
  17. ↑ around 1250
  18. ↑ Construction of the church started
  19. ↑ probably in 1235 already, unclear
  20. ↑ between 1260 and 1270
  21. ↑ between 1260 and 1270
  22. ↑ between 1236 and 1250
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