List of cities in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

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

You can sort the table by clicking one of the upper columns. Data from 2017 is included for 21 cities and communes in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern with a population of at least 10,000 on December 31, 2017, as estimated by the Federal Statistical Office of Germany.

City/Town Coat of arms District first mentioned Town privileges Area in km2 Pop. at Dec. 31, 2013[1] 2017 est[2] 2017 pop. density[2] Image
Altentreptow Mecklenburgische Seenplatte 1245 1245 52,83 4992
Anklam Vorpommern-Greifswald 1243 1264 56,57 11917 12,521 220.9/km²
Bad Doberan Rostock 1177 1879 32,74 13079 12,290 374.1/km²
Bad Sülze Vorpommern-Rügen 1243 1257[3] 26,37 1659
Barth Vorpommern-Rügen 1255 1255 40,83 7568
Bergen auf Rügen Vorpommern-Rügen 1314 1613 51,42 13457 13,555 263.3/km²
Boizenburg/Elbe Ludwigslust-Parchim 1158 1267 47,26 11048 10,630 224.1/km²
Brüel Ludwigslust-Parchim 1222 1340[4] 27,30 2557
Burg Stargard Mecklenburgische Seenplatte 1244 1259[5] 61,68 5171
Bützow Rostock 1171 1236 39,70 7745
Crivitz Ludwigslust-Parchim 1302 1302 75,48 4601
Dargun Mecklenburgische Seenplatte 1172 1938 117,15 4100
Dassow Nordwestmecklenburg 1219 1938 66,54 3922
Demmin Mecklenburgische Seenplatte 1070 1236[6] 81,56 9583 10,865 132.4/km²
Dömitz Ludwigslust-Parchim 1235 1259 60,38 2864
Eggesin Vorpommern-Greifswald 1216 1966 88,01 4812
Franzburg Vorpommern-Rügen 1231 1587 15,19 1272
Friedland Mecklenburgische Seenplatte 1244 1244 97,64 6044
Gadebusch Nordwestmecklenburg 1194 1225 47,65 5087
Garz/Rügen Vorpommern-Rügen 1207 1319 65,44 2170
Gnoien Rostock 1257 1290 41,08 2703
Goldberg Ludwigslust-Parchim 1227 1248 64,85 3236
Grabow Ludwigslust-Parchim 1186 1252 47,68 5422
Greifswald Vorpommern-Greifswald 1241 1250 50,50 56092 58,886 1,159/km²
Grevesmühlen Nordwestmecklenburg 1226 1261 52,32 10167 10,410 198.7/km²
Grimmen Vorpommern-Rügen 1267 1287 50,29 9076
Güstrow Rostock 1222 1228 70,86 28959 29,429 414.0/km²
Gützkow Vorpommern-Greifswald 1301 1353 42,68 3034
Hagenow Ludwigslust-Parchim 1190[7] 1754 67,44 12022 11,968 177.2/km²
Jarmen Vorpommern-Greifswald 1269 1720 30,64 2787
Klütz Nordwestmecklenburg 1188 1938 44,12 3036
Krakow am See Rostock 1298 1467 87,07 3324
Kröpelin Rostock 1177 1249 67,26 4899
Kühlungsborn Rostock 1938[8] 1938 16,16 8088
Laage Rostock 1216 1336 81,27 6253
Lassan Vorpommern-Greifswald 1136 1274 27,98 1224
Loitz Vorpommern-Greifswald 1242 1242 89,53 4189
Lübtheen Ludwigslust-Parchim 1363 1938 119,69 4433
Lübz Ludwigslust-Parchim 1308 1456[9] 49,12 5892
Ludwigslust Ludwigslust-Parchim 1754 1876 78,30 11961 12,267 195.7/km²
Malchin Mecklenburgische Seenplatte 1236 1236 94,50 6767
Malchow Mecklenburgische Seenplatte 1147 1235 44,60 5961
Marlow Vorpommern-Rügen 1210 1459 139,81 4487
Mirow Mecklenburgische Seenplatte 1226 1919 84,08 3711
Neubrandenburg Mecklenburgische Seenplatte 1248 1248 85,65 60344 64,259 746.2/km²
Neubukow Rostock 1260 1435 24,99 3969
Neukalen Mecklenburgische Seenplatte 1174[10] 1253[11] 46,84 1649
Neukloster Nordwestmecklenburg 1219 1938 27,49 3925
Neustadt-Glewe Ludwigslust-Parchim 1248 1248 93,91 6566
Neustrelitz Mecklenburgische Seenplatte 1278 1733 138,15 20191 20,135 144.0/km²
Parchim Ludwigslust-Parchim 1170 1226 106,61 17893 18,074 144.8/km²
Pasewalk Vorpommern-Greifswald 1121 1251[12] 54,99 9666 10,281 186.2/km²
Penkun Vorpommern-Greifswald 1240 1269 78,63 1707
Penzlin Mecklenburgische Seenplatte 1170 1263 115,47 4033
Plau am See Ludwigslust-Parchim 1235 1226 115,99 5960
Putbus Vorpommern-Rügen 1810 1810 66,60 4441
Rehna Nordwestmecklenburg 1230 1791 22,52 3542
Rerik Rostock 1238[13] 1938[14] 33,45 2166
Ribnitz-Damgarten Vorpommern-Rügen 1950 1950 122,20 15333 15,197 123.7/km²
Richtenberg Vorpommern-Rügen 1231 1297 15,63 1301
Röbel/Müritz Mecklenburgische Seenplatte 1226 1261 30,17 4684
Rostock Kreisfreie Stadt 1161 1218 181,44 205307 208,409 1,149/km²
Sassnitz Vorpommern-Rügen 1906[15] 1957 46,45 8893
Schönberg Nordwestmecklenburg 1219 1822 38,09 4321
Schwaan Rostock 1276 1276 38,28 4976
Schwerin (state capital) Kreisfreie Stadt 1018[16] 1160 130,46 98308 95,797 734.0/km²
Stavenhagen Mecklenburgische Seenplatte 1230 1264 40,84 4855
Sternberg Ludwigslust-Parchim 1248 1248 67,67 3769
Stralsund Vorpommern-Rügen 1234 1234 38,97 54094 59,517 1,099/km²
Strasburg (Uckermark) Vorpommern-Greifswald 1250[17] 1250[17] 86,83 4278
Tessin Rostock 1121 1343 24,52 4139
Teterow Rostock 1215[18] 1272[19] 47,17 8186
Torgelow Vorpommern-Greifswald 1281 1945 49,46 8899
Tribsees Vorpommern-Rügen 1136 1285 54,75 2506
Ueckermünde Vorpommern-Greifswald 1178 1260 84,69 8768
Usedom Vorpommern-Greifswald 1128 1298 38,57 1499
Waren (Müritz) Mecklenburgische Seenplatte 1260[20] 1260[20] 158,39 20260 21,210 133.0/km²
Warin Nordwestmecklenburg 1178 1306 44,26 3255
Wesenberg Mecklenburgische Seenplatte 1252 1252 89,43 2992
Wismar Nordwestmecklenburg 1147 1226 41,36 43329 42,906 1,028/km²
Wittenburg Ludwigslust-Parchim 1154 1230 46,25 6300
Woldegk Mecklenburgische Seenplatte 1236[21] 1298 103,70 4045
Wolgast Vorpommern-Greifswald 1123 1257 61,52 10991 12,084 195.7/km²
Zarrentin am Schaalsee Ludwigslust-Parchim 1139 1938 91,89 5312

Former cities on the current territory of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

City Coat of arms District First mentioned City
from-until
Altkalen N/A Rostock 1174 1253–1281 Town privileges given to Neukalen
Damgarten Vorpommern-Rügen 1258 1258–1950 1950 fusion with Ribnitz to Ribnitz-Damgarten
Feldberg Mecklenburgische Seenplatte 1256 1919–1999 on June 13, 1999 incorporated in Feldberger Seenlandschaft
Kummerow Mecklenburgische Seenplatte 1222 1255–1671 after depopulation in 30-years-war
Ribnitz Vorpommern-Rügen 1210 1233–1950 1950 fusion with Damgarten to Ribnitz-Damgarten
Strelitz-Alt Mecklenburgische Seenplatte 1278 1349–1931 1931 incorporation into Neustrelitz

Sources

  1. ^ MV Stats: Census results
  2. ^ a b "Homepage - Federal Statistical Office (Destatis)". www.destatis.de.
  3. ^ Town privileges between 1255 and 1260
  4. ^ 1377 according to other sources
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Town privileges given between 1236 and 1249
  7. ^ Town privileges given between 1190 and 1195
  8. ^ Fusion of the former villages/seaside resorts of Fulgen, Brunshaupten and Arendsee
  9. ^ exact date not really clear, town privileges received definitely until 1506
  10. ^ Altkalen
  11. ^ 1281 new foundation 10 km further south
  12. ^ unsettled date, definite town privileges at 1276
  13. ^ for the village of Alt Gaarz
  14. ^ for renaming of Alt Gaarz to Rerik
  15. ^ merging of the fishing villages Saßnitz and Crampas
  16. ^ around 1018
  17. ^ a b around 1250
  18. ^ Construction of the church started
  19. ^ probably in 1235 already, unclear
  20. ^ a b between 1260 and 1270
  21. ^ between 1236 and 1250
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