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The Kühlung is a forested ridge, up to 129.8 m above  sea level (NHN) , in the north German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern . The name is derived from the word Kuhlen (referring to the extensive fissuring of the northern slope).

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10-683: The Kühlung is situated in the district of Rostock , southeast of the Bay of Mecklenburg , south of the Baltic Sea coast, and south and west of Bad Doberan and its seaside resort Kühlungsborn . The major part of this hilly landscape forms a protected area . The Kühlung is part of the Baltic Uplands that extend along the southern coast of Baltic Sea from Ostholstein to the Baltic republics . The ridge extends from northwest to southeast for about 23 kilometres and

20-448: Is a district in the north of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern , Germany . It is bounded by (from the west and clockwise) the district Nordwestmecklenburg , the Baltic Sea , the district-free city Rostock and the districts Vorpommern-Rügen , Mecklenburgische Seenplatte and Ludwigslust-Parchim . The district seat is the town Güstrow . Rostock District was established by merging the former districts of Bad Doberan and Güstrow as part of

30-644: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Neubukow-Salzhaff Neubukow-Salzhaff is an Amt in the district of Rostock , in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern , Germany . The seat of the Amt is in Neubukow , itself is not part of the Amt . The Amt Neubukow-Salzhaff consists of the following municipalities: As a precursor, the Neubukow-Land office was formed as an administrative community in 1991, and

40-683: Is between three and eight kilometres wide. The northwestern part is a ridge, eleven kilometres long, called the Driedrichshagener Berge ("Driedrichshagen Hills"), or – colloquially – simply "Kühlung". The Driedrichshagener Berge begin near the sea with the hill known as the Bastorfer Signalberg (height 78.8 metres), on which stands the landmark of the Bastorf Lighthouse. The northern slope of this ridge with its short valleys and deep, natural pits ( Ger.: "Kuhlen") gave its name to

50-497: Is situated on the eastern edge of the eastern Kühlung, called Ivendorfer Höhen ("Ivendorf Heights"). This little upland is almost as broad as it is long. On its heights there are forests on the soil of former mosses. A little over half the Kühlung is used for fields and pasture. The hills and the unusual soil composition of the Kühlung were created during the Last glacial period of Europe by

60-415: The community of Jörnstorf joined Biendorf, and the community of Roggow was integrated into the town of Rerik on January 1, 2002. On March 15, 2004, the communities of Kamin, Karin (from the former Kröpelin office ), Krempin and Ravensberg merged to form the new community of Carinerland . On June 13, 2004, the municipalities of Pepelow and Rakow merged to form the new municipality of Am Salzhaff and Westenbrügge

70-543: The compression of moraines. The natural pits in the northern slope that were created by blocks of slowly melting ice, when the glacier was retreating. In the Kühlung, some of the sites referred to as a "Berg" ( Eng.: hill or mountain) are merely promontories, while some of its summits are unnamed. Some of the main hills with heights above sea level: 54°6′36″N 11°46′38″E  /  54.11000°N 11.77722°E  / 54.11000; 11.77722 Landkreis Rostock Rostock ( German : Landkreis Rostock )

80-780: The local government reform of September 2011. The name of the district was decided by referendum on 4 September 2011. The project name for the district was Mittleres Mecklenburg . There are a number of lakes within the boundaries of Rostock district, including: 1. Bad Doberan-Land [seat: Bad Doberan] 2. Bützow Land 3. Carbäk 4. Gnoien 5. Güstrow-Land (seat: Güstrow) 6. Krakow am See 7. Laage 8. Mecklenburgische Schweiz (seat: Teterow) 9. Neubukow-Salzhaff [seat: Neubukow] 10. Rostocker Heide 11. Schwaan 12. Tessin 13. Warnow-West 53°55′N 12°10′E  /  53.917°N 12.167°E  / 53.917; 12.167 This Rostock district location article

90-525: The whole landscape. This slope is covered by a contiguous strip of forest, between 500 metres and one kilometre wide, with a total area of 6,300 hectares. Another important forest on the Kühlung is the Hütter Wohld in the east. In its longest valley there is a series of ponds, the Hüttener Klosterteiche , that are under a higher level of protection than the rest of the Kühlung. The Hütter Wohld

100-454: Was renamed an office a year later. At that time, the municipalities of Alt Bukow, Jörnstorf, Kamin, Kirch Mulsow, Krempin, Pepelow, Rakow, Ravensberg and Westenbrügge belonged to the office. In 1993, the municipalities of Roggow, Biendorf and Bastorf as well as the town of Rerik from the Salzhaff administrative community were added, and the office was renamed " Neubukow-Salzhaff”. On July 1, 1998,

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