What is Ludwigslust (district)?
{{Infobox German district | name=Ludwigslust| image_coa=DEU Landkreis Ludwigslust COA.svg| state=Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania| capital=[[Ludwigslust]]| area=2,517| population=131,292| population_as_of=2001| density=52| carsign=LWL| dissolved=September 2011| url=http://www.kreis-lwl.de| map=mecklenburg_wp_lwl.png |latd=53.32|longd=11.49 }} '''Ludwigslust''' is a former [[district]] in the southwest of [[Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania]], [[Germany]]. The district is mostly between the [[Elbe]] river and the city of [[Schwerin]]. It is the largest district of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, but not many people live there. ==History== After the [[German reunification]] the two districts of Hagenow and Ludwigslust were made. In [[1994]] both districts with the two Ämter of Rastow and Stralendorf from the district Schwerin-Land were joined to make |100pxtoday's district of Ludwigslust. ==Coat of arms== {| |- valign=top ||[[Image:DEU Landkreis Ludwigslust COA.svg|100px|Coat of arms]] ||The coat of arms shows a horse in the top, to remember the horse breeding station in Redefin as well as the tradition of horse breeding in the area. The Counts of Schwerin also used a horse as their symbol. The wavy line separating the bottom is for the river Elbe. The three [[oak]] leaves in the bottom stand for the three districts which were merged to make up today's district. The colours are from the two historic counties - red-yellow from the county of Schwerin and red-silver-green from the county Dannenberg. |} ==Towns and municipalities== {| |----- !''Amt''-free towns |- |valign=top| # [[Boizenburg]] # [[Hagenow]] # [[Lübtheen]] # [[Ludwigslust]] |} {| ! colspan=3|[[Amt (political division)|Ämter]] |- valign=top || * '''1. [[Boizenburg-Land]]''' <br />[seat: Boizenburg] # [[Bengerstorf]] # [[Besitz]] # [[Brahlstorf]] # [[Dersenow]] # [[Gresse]] # [[Greven, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern|Greven]] # [[Neu Gülze]] # [[Nostorf]] # [[Schwanheide]] # [[Teldau]] # [[Tessin bei Boizenburg]] * '''2. [[Dömitz-Malliß]]''' # [[Dömitz]]<sup>1, 2</sup>