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{{Infobox German district noregbez|
name=Ludwigslust|
state=Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania|
capital=[[Ludwigslust]]|
area=2,517|
population=131,292|
population_as_of=2001|
density=52|
carsign=LWL|
url=http://www.kreis-lwl.de|
map=mecklenburg_wp_lwl.png
}}
'''Ludwigslust''' is a ''Kreis'' (district) in the southwest of [[Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania]], [[Germany]].  Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) [[Nordwestmecklenburg]], the district-free city [[Schwerin]], [[Parchim (district)|Parchim]], [[Prignitz]] in [[Brandenburg]], [[Lüchow-Dannenberg]] and [[Lüneburg (district)|Lüneburg]] in [[Lower Saxony]] and the district [[Lauenburg (district)|Lauenburg]] in [[Schleswig-Holstein]].

==Geography==
The district is roughly situated between the [[Elbe]] river and the city of [[Schwerin]]. It is the largest district of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, but very sparsely populated. 

==History==
After the [[German reunification]] the two districts of Hagenow and  Ludwigslust were established. In [[1994]] both together with the two Ämter Rastow and Stralendorf from the district Schwerin-Land were merged to the today's district of Ludwigslust.

== Coat of arms ==
{|
|- valign=top
||[[Image:De ludwigslust coat.png|Coat of arms]]
||The coat of arms shows a horse in the top, referring to the horse breeding station in Redefin as well as the tradition of horse breeding in the area in general. The Counts of Schwerin also used a horse as their symbol. The wavy line separating the bottom symbolizes 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 colors derive from two historic counties - red-yellow from  the county of Schwerin and red-silver-green from the county Dannenberg.
|}
==Towns and municipalities==
{|
! width=50% align=left|Towns
! width=50% align=left|[[Amt (political division)|Ämter]]
|- valign=top
||
#[[Boizenburg]]
#[[Dömitz]]¹
#[[Grabow]]
#[[Hagenow]]
#[[Lübtheen]]¹
#[[Ludwigslust]]
#[[Neustadt-Glewe]]¹
#[[Wittenburg]] 
#[[Zarrentin]]¹
¹ inside a Amt
||
#Boizenburg-Land
#Dömitz
#Grabow-Land
#Hagenow-Land
#Lübtheen
#Ludwigslust-Land
#Malliß
#Neustadt-Glewe
#Rastow
#Stralendorf
#Vellahn
#Wittenburg-Land
#Zarrentin
|}
==External link==
*[http://www.kreis-lwl.de Official website] (German)

{{Germany districts mecklenburg-western pomerania}}
[[Category:Districts of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania]]
[[de:Landkreis Ludwigslust]]