The Bezirk Rostock was a district

Administrative divisions of the German Democratic Republic

The Administrative divisions of the German Democratic Republic were constituted in two different forms during the country's 41-year-long history. The Republic first retained the traditional German division into federated states called Länder, but in 1952 replaced them with arbitrarily-drawn...

 (Bezirk) of East Germany. The administrative seat and the main town was Rostock

Rostock

Rostock -Early history:In the 11th century Polabian Slavs founded a settlement at the Warnow river called Roztoc ; the name Rostock is derived from that designation. The Danish king Valdemar I set the town aflame in 1161.Afterwards the place was settled by German traders...

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History

The district was established, with the other 13, on July 25, 1952, substituting the old German

Germany

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 states

States of Germany

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. After October 3, 1990, it was dissolved due to the German reunification

German reunification

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, becoming again part of the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

Position

The Bezirk Rostock, the northernmost of DDR, was situated on the coast of the Baltic Sea

Baltic Sea

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, in front of the Danish

Denmark

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 coasts. It bordered with the Bezirke of Schwerin

Schwerin (Bezirk)

The Bezirk Schwerin was a district of East Germany. The administrative seat and the main town was Schwerin.-History:The district was established, with the other 13, on July 25, 1952, substituting the old German states...

 and Neubrandenburg

Neubrandenburg (Bezirk)

The Bezirk Neubrandenburg was a district of East Germany. The administrative seat and the main town was Neubrandenburg.-History:The district was established, with the other 13, on July 25, 1952, substituting the old German states...

. It bordered also with Poland

Poland

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 and West Germany

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Subdivision

The Bezirk was divided into 14 kreise: 4 urban districts (Stadtkreise) and 10 rural districts (Landkreise):

• Urban districts : Greifswald
  Greifswald
  Greifswald , officially, the University and Hanseatic City of Greifswald is a town in northeastern Germany. It is situated in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, at an equal distance of about from Germany's two largest cities, Berlin and Hamburg. The town borders the Baltic Sea, and is crossed...
  
  ; Rostock
  Rostock
  Rostock -Early history:In the 11th century Polabian Slavs founded a settlement at the Warnow river called Roztoc ; the name Rostock is derived from that designation. The Danish king Valdemar I set the town aflame in 1161.Afterwards the place was settled by German traders...
  
  ; Stralsund
  Stralsund
  - Main sights :* The Brick Gothic historic centre is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.* The heart of the old town is the Old Market Square , with the Gothic Town Hall . Behind the town hall stands the imposing Nikolaikirche , built in 1270-1360...
  
  ; Wismar
  Wismar
  Wismar , is a small port and Hanseatic League town in northern Germany on the Baltic Sea, in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern,about 45 km due east of Lübeck, and 30 km due north of Schwerin. Its natural harbour, located in the Bay of Wismar is well-protected by a promontory. The...
  
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• Rural districts : Bad Doberan; Griefswald; Grevesmühlen; Grimmen; Ribnitz-Damgarten; Rostock-Land; Rügen; Stralsund; Wismar; Wolgast.