Centrally placed in the Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania state, the former Demmin District has no coastline. This flat region is cut through by the great river Peene and makes a watery crossroads where two further rivers (the Tollense and the Trebel) flow into it.
Demmin District Map
Towns & Villages in the Demmin District
- Alt Tellin
- Altenhagen (Altentr.)
- Altentreptow
- Bartow
- Basedow (Teterow)
- Beggerow
- Bentzin
- Borrentin
- Bredenfelde (Malchin)
- Breesen (Neubrand.)
- Breest
- Briggow
- Burow
- Daberkow
- Dargun
- Demmin
- Duckow
- Düvier
- Faulenrost
- Gielow
- Gnevkow
- Golchen
- Görmin
- Grammentin
- Grapzow
- Grischow (Altentr.)
- Groß Teetzleben
- Gültz
- Gülzow (Malchin)
- Hohenbollentin
- Hohenmocker
- Ivenack
- Jarmen
- Jürgenstorf
- Kentzlin
- Kittendorf
- Kletzin
- Knorrendorf
- Kriesow
- Kruckow
- Kummerow (Malchin)
- Lindenberg
- Loitz
- Malchin
- Meesiger
- Mölln (Altentreptow)
- Neukalen
- Nossendorf
- Pripsleben
- Remplin
- Stavenhagen
- Ritzerow
- Röckwitz
- Rosenow (Altentr.)
- Sarow
- Sassen-Trantow
- Schönfeld
- Siedenbollentin
- Siedenbrünzow
- Sommersdorf
- Tutow
- Tützpatz
- Utzedel
- Verchen
- Völschow
- Warrenzin
- Werder (Altentr.)
- Wildberg (Altentr.)
- Wolde
- Zettemin
As a result, this region and its capital, Demmin, were very important in Hanseatic times, and were ruled by the Slavs. Based on rural affairs, it became a great stronghold and the ruins of its town wall and entrance towers attest to this.
Royalty from Russia frequented this area, including Peter the Great.
Dargun is the other larger town in the Demmin District, and is in the Peene valley surrounded by some large recreational lakes. The Klosterruine (monastery) open air concert here is one of the 100 or so venues of the huge annual summer Mecklenburg-Vorpommern music festival.
All the locations chosen for concerts are unusual and include St Peters Church in Altentreptrow and many castles and town halls nearby.
