What is Bad Doberan (district)?
{{Infobox District DE | name = Bad Doberan | image_coa = DEU Landkreis Bad Doberan COA.svg | state = Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | capital = [[Bad Doberan]] | area = 1362 | Kreisschlüssel = | population = 117,197 | population_as_of = 2010-12-31 | density = 87 | carsign = DBR | dissolved = 2011 | url = [http://www.lk-dbr.de lk-dbr.de] | map = File:Locator map DBR in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.svg }} '''Bad Doberan''' is a former [[district]] in [[Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania]], [[Germany]]. In the Middle Ages the region was made rich because [[Hanseatic League|Hanseatic]] city of [[Rostock]] was close. Today the city of Rostock is surrounded by the district, but not a part of it. In [[1793]] the bathing resort of Heiligendamm (today a [[borough]] of Bad Doberan) was started, and the region became a summer residence for the dukes of [[Mecklenburg-Schwerin]]. In [[1952]] the districts of [[Bad Doberan]] and [[Rostock-Land]] were made. They were joined in [[1994]] to make the present district. == Coat of arms == {| |- valign=top ||[[Image:DEU Landkreis Bad Doberan COA.svg|150px|left|Coat of arms]] ||The coat of arms displays: * the [[griffin]] from the arms of Rostock, to show how important the city has been for the district * the bull from the arms of the former duchy of [[Mecklenburg]] * the clerical staff stands for the old and famous [[Cistercian]] monastery of Bad Doberan |} == Towns and municipalities == {| |----- !''Amt''-free towns||''Amt''-free municipalities |- |valign=top| # [[Bad Doberan]] # [[Kröpelin]] # [[Kühlungsborn]] # [[Neubukow]] |valign=top| # [[Graal-Müritz]] # [[Sanitz]] # [[Satow, Germany|Satow]] |} {| ! colspan=3|[[Amt (political division)|Ämter]] |- valign=top || * '''1. [[Bad Doberan-Land]]'''<br/>[seat: Bad Doberan] # [[Admannshagen-Bargeshagen]] # [[Bartenshagen-Parkentin]] # [[Börgerende-Rethwisch]] # [[Hohenfelde, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern|Hohenfelde]] # [[Nienhagen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern|Nienhagen]] # [[Reddelich]] # [[Retschow]] # [[Steffenshagen]] # [[Wittenbeck]] * '''2. [[Carbäk]]''' #