Rostock (district)
{{Infobox District DE
| name = Rostock
| state = Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
| capital = Güstrow
| area = 3421
| Kreisschlüssel = 13072
| district_admin = Sebastian Constien
| admin_party = SPD
| carsign = LRO, BÜZ, DBR, GÜ, ROS, TET
| url = {{url|https://www.landkreis-rostock.de/}}
| map ={{Germany district OSM map |parent_subdivision = Q1196}}
| image_flag = Flagge Landkreis Rostock.svg
| image_coa = DEU Landkreis Rostock COA.svg
}}
Rostock ({{langx|de|Landkreis Rostock}}) is a district in the north of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is bounded by (from the west and clockwise) the district Nordwestmecklenburg, the Baltic Sea, the district-free city Rostock and the districts Vorpommern-Rügen, Mecklenburgische Seenplatte and Ludwigslust-Parchim. The district seat is the town Güstrow.{{cite web|url=http://www.mv-regierung.de/im/verwaltungsreform/|title=Mecklenburg-Vorpommern government reform|access-date=5 September 2011}}
History
Rostock District was established by merging the former districts of Bad Doberan and Güstrow as part of the local government reform of September 2011. The name of the district was decided by referendum on 4 September 2011.{{cite web|url=http://service.mvnet.de/cgi-bin/wahlen/2011_kom_land/wahl2011_anz.pl?Kreisnamenentscheid_72.htm|title=Referendum results Mittleres Mecklenburg|access-date=5 September 2011}} The project name for the district was Mittleres Mecklenburg.
Geographic features
There are a number of lakes within the boundaries of Rostock district, including:
{{see also|List of lakes in Rostock}}
Towns and municipalities
File:All municipalities LRO.svg
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!Amt-free towns | Amt-free municipalities |
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|valign=top| |
| colspan=4|Ämter | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| valign=top | 1. Bad Doberan-Land [seat: Bad Doberan]
2. Bützow Land
3. Carbäk | 4. Gnoien
5. Güstrow-Land | 7. Laage
8. Mecklenburgische Schweiz
9. Neubukow-Salzhaff | 10. Rostocker Heide
11. Schwaan 12. Tessin 13. Warnow-West |
| colspan=4 align=center|1 - seat of the Amt; 2 - town |