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Country | Germany |
State | Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania |
Capital | Güstrow |
Government | |
• District admin. | Sebastian Constien (SPD) |
Area | |
• Total | 3,421 km2 (1,321 sq mi) |
Population (31 December 2022)[1] | |
• Total | 220,807 |
• Density | 65/km2 (170/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Vehicle registration | LRO, BÜZ, DBR, GÜ, ROS, TET |
Website | www |
Rostock (German: 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.[2]