What is Parchim (district)?
{{Infobox German district | name=Parchim| image_coa=Wappen Landkreis Parchim.svg| state=Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania| capital=[[Parchim]]| area=2,233| population=107,996| population_as_of=2001| density=48| carsign=PCH| dissolved=September 2011| url=http://www.kreis-pch.de/| map=mecklenburg_wp_pch.png |latd=53.42|longd=11.83 }} '''Parchim''' is a former [[district]] in the southwestern part of [[Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania]], [[Germany]]. ==Geography== Most of the district is now used for farming, but in the easternmost part there are several lakes, the largest of them being the Plauer See (39&nbsp;km²). The Plauer See marks the western end of the [[Müritz|Müritz lakeland]]. ==History== Until [[1994]] the present-day district was divided into the three districts of Parchim, Sternberg and Lübz. == Coat of arms == {| |- valign=top ||[[Image:Wappen Landkreis Parchim.svg|180px|Coat of arms]] ||The coat of arms shows a bull's head, which is both the symbol of the former Estate of Parchim, as well as of Mecklenburg. The two blue corners symbolize the two biggest lakes of the district - the ''Schweriner See'' and the ''Plauer See''. |} ==Towns and municipalities== {| |----- !''Amt''-free town |- |valign=top| #[[Parchim]] |} {| ! colspan=3|[[Amt (political division)|Ämter]] |- valign=top || *'''1. [[Banzkow (Amt)|Banzkow]]''' #[[Banzkow]]<sup>1</sup> #[[Goldenstädt]] #[[Plate, Germany|Plate]] #[[Sukow]] *'''2. [[Crivitz (Amt)|Crivitz]]''' #[[Barnin]] #[[Bülow, Germany|Bülow]] #[[Crivitz]]<sup>1, 2</sup> #[[Demen]] #[[Friedrichsruhe]] #[[Göhren, Parchim|Göhren]] #[[Tramm, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern|Tramm]] #[[Wessin]] #[[Zapel]] *'''3. [[Eldenburg Lübz]]''' #[[Broock]] #[[Gallin-Kuppentin]] #[[Gischow]] #[[Granzin]] #[[Herzberg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern|Herzberg]] #[[Karbow-Vietlübbe]] #[[Kreien]] #[[Kritzow]] #[[Lübz]]<sup>1, 2</sup> #[[Lutheran, Germany|Lutheran]] #[[Marnitz]] #[[Passow, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern|Passow]] #[[Siggelkow]] #[[Suckow]] #[[Tessenow]] #[[Wahlstorf]] #[[Werder, Parchim|Werder]] || *'''4. [[Goldbe