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Demmin — District — 
Country 
GermanyState Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Disbanded 2011 Capital Demmin Area - Total 1,921 km2 (741.7 sq mi) Population (2010-12-31) - Total 79,466 - Density 41.4/km2 (107.1/sq mi) Time zone CET (UTC+1) - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2) Vehicle registration DM Website lk-demmin.de Demmin (German pronunciation: [dɛˈmiːn]) was a district in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. The district was established in 1994 by merging the former districts of Demmin, Altentreptow and Malchin. On 4 September 2011, the bulk of the district was merged to Mecklenburgische Seenplatte, while the northeastern Ämter Peenetal/Loitz and Jarmen-Tutow became part of Vorpommern-Greifswald. It was bounded by (from the south and clockwise) the districts of Müritz, Güstrow, Nordvorpommern, Ostvorpommern and Mecklenburg-Strelitz.
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Coat of arms
The coat of arms displays: - The bull is the heraldic animal of Mecklenburg
- The silver griffin together with the chess pattern have been the arms of Pomerania
- The silver castle to the right is from the arms of the city of Demmin
Towns and municipalities
The subdivisions of the district were (situation August 2011):
Amt-free towns Ämter - 1. Demmin-Land
[seat: Demmin]
- Beggerow
- Borrentin
- Hohenbollentin
- Hohenmocker
- Kentzlin
- Kletzin
- Lindenberg
- Meesiger
- Nossendorf
- Sarow
- Schönfeld
- Siedenbrünzow
- Sommersdorf
- Utzedel
- Verchen
- Warrenzin
- 2. Jarmen-Tutow
- 5. Stavenhagen
1seat of the Amt; 2town References
External links
Media related to Landkreis Demmin at Wikimedia Commons- Official website (German)
Urban districts 
Rural districts Bad Doberan · Demmin · Güstrow · Ludwigslust · Mecklenburg-Strelitz · Müritz · Nordvorpommern · Nordwestmecklenburg · Ostvorpommern · Parchim · Rügen · Uecker-RandowGeography of Pomerania Regions CurrentVorpommern (Western or Hither Pomerania) · Zachodniopomorskie · Pomerelia (Kashubia) · Pomerania euroregionAdministration Towns ListsList of towns in Vorpommern · List of towns in Farther Pomerania · Pomeranian cities, towns and villages · List of placenames in the Province of Pomerania (A-H · I-P · Q-Z)Largest>100,000>50,000Islands Peninsulae Rivers Lakes Bays, lagoons National parks Categories:- Former districts of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
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