List of cities in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

In the German state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (German: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) there are 84 officially recognised towns and cities.

Current districts of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, including capitals

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

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City/Town Coat of Arms District first mentioned Town privileges Area in km2 Population at December 31, 2013[1] Image
Altentreptow Mecklenburgische Seenplatte 1245 1245 52,83 5262
Anklam Vorpommern-Greifswald 1243 1264 56,57 12331
Bad Doberan Rostock 1177 1879 32,74 12642
Bad Sülze Vorpommern-Rügen 1243 1257[2] 26,37 1727
Barth Vorpommern-Rügen 1255 1255 40,83 8593
Bergen auf Rügen Vorpommern-Rügen 1314 1613 51,42 13478
Boizenburg/Elbe Ludwigslust-Parchim 1158 1267 47,26 10730
Brüel Ludwigslust-Parchim 1222 1340[3] 27,30 2566
Burg Stargard Mecklenburgische Seenplatte 1244 1259[4] 61,68 5384
Bützow Rostock 1171 1236 39,70 7789
Crivitz Ludwigslust-Parchim 1302 1302 75,48 4859
Dargun Mecklenburgische Seenplatte 1172 1938 117,15 4329
Dassow Nordwestmecklenburg 1219 1938 66,54 4063
Demmin Mecklenburgische Seenplatte 1070 1236[5] 81,56 10564
Dömitz Ludwigslust-Parchim 1235 1259 60,38 3011
Eggesin Vorpommern-Greifswald 1216 1966 88,01 4710
Franzburg Vorpommern-Rügen 1231 1587 15,19 1395
Friedland Mecklenburgische Seenplatte 1244 1244 97,64 6456
Gadebusch Nordwestmecklenburg 1194 1225 47,65 5463
Garz/Rügen Vorpommern-Rügen 1207 1319 65,44 2185
Gnoien Rostock 1257 1290 41,08 2888
Goldberg Ludwigslust-Parchim 1227 1248 64,85 3434
Grabow Ludwigslust-Parchim 1186 1252 47,68 5591
Greifswald Vorpommern-Greifswald 1241 1250 50,50 59232
Grevesmühlen Nordwestmecklenburg 1226 1261 52,32 10434
Grimmen Vorpommern-Rügen 1267 1287 50,29 9489
Güstrow Rostock 1222 1228 70,86 29083
Gützkow Vorpommern-Greifswald 1301 1353 42,68 2978
Hagenow Ludwigslust-Parchim 1190[6] 1754 67,44 12175
Jarmen Vorpommern-Greifswald 1269 1720 30,64 2926
Klütz Nordwestmecklenburg 1188 1938 44,12 3053
Krakow am See Rostock 1298 1467 87,07 3426
Kröpelin Rostock 1177 1249 67,26 4752
Kühlungsborn Rostock 1938[7] 1938 16,16 7867
Laage Rostock 1216 1336 81,27 6469
Lassan Vorpommern-Greifswald 1136 1274 27,98 1483
Loitz Vorpommern-Greifswald 1242 1242 89,53 4264
Lübtheen Ludwigslust-Parchim 1363 1938 119,69 4655
Lübz Ludwigslust-Parchim 1308 1456[8] 49,12 6239
Ludwigslust Ludwigslust-Parchim 1754 1876 78,30 11950
Malchin Mecklenburgische Seenplatte 1236 1236 94,50 7326
Malchow Mecklenburgische Seenplatte 1147 1235 44,60 6569
Marlow Vorpommern-Rügen 1210 1459 139,81 4594
Mirow Mecklenburgische Seenplatte 1226 1919 84,08 3891
Neubrandenburg Mecklenburgische Seenplatte 1248 1248 85,65 63761
Neubukow Rostock 1260 1435 24,99 3952
Neukalen Mecklenburgische Seenplatte 1174[9] 1253[10] 46,84 1741
Neukloster Nordwestmecklenburg 1219 1938 27,49 3960
Neustadt-Glewe Ludwigslust-Parchim 1248 1248 93,91 7032
Neustrelitz Mecklenburgische Seenplatte 1278 1733 138,15 20128
Parchim Ludwigslust-Parchim 1170 1226 106,61 17773
Pasewalk Vorpommern-Greifswald 1121 1251[11] 54,99 10047
Penkun Vorpommern-Greifswald 1240 1269 78,63 1775
Penzlin Mecklenburgische Seenplatte 1170 1263 115,47 4128
Plau am See Ludwigslust-Parchim 1235 1226 115,99 6049
Putbus Vorpommern-Rügen 1810 1810 66,60 4435
Rehna Nordwestmecklenburg 1230 1791 22,52 3573
Rerik Rostock 1238[12] 1938[13] 33,45 2160
Ribnitz-Damgarten Vorpommern-Rügen 1950 1950 122,20 15235
Richtenberg Vorpommern-Rügen 1231 1297 15,63 1303
Röbel/Müritz Mecklenburgische Seenplatte 1226 1261 30,17 4998
Rostock Kreisfreie Stadt 1161 1218 181,44 209191
Sassnitz Vorpommern-Rügen 1906[14] 1957 46,45 9186
Schönberg Nordwestmecklenburg 1219 1822 38,09 4730
Schwaan Rostock 1276 1276 38,28 5017
Schwerin (state capital) Kreisfreie Stadt 1018[15] 1160 130,46 95653
Stavenhagen Mecklenburgische Seenplatte 1230 1264 40,84 5723
Sternberg Ludwigslust-Parchim 1248 1248 67,67 4124
Stralsund Vorpommern-Rügen 1234 1234 38,97 59418
Strasburg (Uckermark) Vorpommern-Greifswald 1250[16] 1250[17] 86,83 4635
Tessin Rostock 1121 1343 24,52 3993
Teterow Rostock 1215[18] 1272[19] 47,17 8341
Torgelow Vorpommern-Greifswald 1281 1945 49,46 9046
Tribsees Vorpommern-Rügen 1136 1285 54,75 2612
Ueckermünde Vorpommern-Greifswald 1178 1260 84,69 8442
Usedom Vorpommern-Greifswald 1128 1298 38,57 1725
Waren (Müritz) Mecklenburgische Seenplatte 1260[20] 1260[21] 158,39 21057
Warin Nordwestmecklenburg 1178 1306 44,26 3214
Wesenberg Mecklenburgische Seenplatte 1252 1252 89,43 3031
Wismar Nordwestmecklenburg 1147 1226 41,36 42963
Wittenburg Ludwigslust-Parchim 1154 1230 46,25 6265
Woldegk Mecklenburgische Seenplatte 1236[22] 1298 103,70 4315
Wolgast Vorpommern-Greifswald 1123 1257 61,52 11879
Zarrentin am Schaalsee Ludwigslust-Parchim 1139 1938 91,89 5228

Former cities on the current territory of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
City Coat of Arms District first mentioned City
from-until
AltkalenN/ARostock11741253–1281Town privileges given to Neukalen
DamgartenVorpommern-Rügen12581258–19501950 fusion with Ribnitz to Ribnitz-Damgarten
FeldbergMecklenburgische Seenplatte12561919–1999on June 13, 1999 incorporated in Feldberger Seenlandschaft
KummerowMecklenburgische Seenplatte12221255–1671after depopulation in 30-years-war
RibnitzVorpommern-Rügen12101233–19501950 fusion with Damgarten to Ribnitz-Damgarten
Strelitz-AltMecklenburgische Seenplatte12781349–19311931 incorporation into Neustrelitz

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