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Müritz is a former Kreis (district) in the southern part of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is named after the lake Müritz. Neighboring districts were (from the west clockwise) Parchim, Güstrow, Demmin, Mecklenburg-Strelitz, the district-free city Neubrandenburg and the district Ostprignitz-Ruppin in Brandenburg. The district was disbanded at the district reform of September 2011. Its territory has been part of the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district since.
The ([]; from Slavic "little sea") is a lake in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, northern Germany. Its area is 117 km², which makes it the second largest lake in Germany (after Lake Constance) and the largest lake located entirely within German territory.
Its maximum depth is . It is fed and drained by the river Elde. Part of the Müritz and adjacent forests and wetlands are protected by the Müritz National Park. The former Müritz district was named after the lake. The biggest towns bordering the lake are Waren (Müritz) and Röbel, both major centres of tourism in the Mecklenburg Lake District.
Lake Müritz is part of the Müritz-Elde Waterway, a Class I federal waterway. It is managed by the Lauenburg Waterway and Shipping Authority (Wasser- und Schifffahrtsamt Lauenburg).
Müritz [ˈmyʁɪts] comes from the Slavic word morcze = "small sea" and may refer to:
- Müritz, the largest inland lake within Germany
- Landkreis Müritz, a former county in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
- Müritz National Park in the Mecklenburg Lake District, Germany
- Graal-Müritz a village in the county of Rostock in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
- Klein Müritz, in the borough of Ribnitz-Damgarten in the county of Vorpommern-Rügen in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
See also:
- Müritzsee, a lake south of the Müritz