Official question catalogue
All 10 questions about Mecklenburg-Vorpommern from the official BAMF catalogue, with the correct answer and an explanation. In the test you get 3 of them, plus 30 of the 300 general questions.
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Quelle: BAMF, Gesamtfragenkatalog, Stand 07.05.2025 · Questions and answers word for word as published. Explanations are written by EUpassway and are not official; the test itself is only in German.
The answer is Bild 3: the coat of arms of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern shows on the left a black bull’s head with a crown on gold, on the right a red griffin on white.
Mecklenburgische Seenplatte (Mecklenburg Lake District) is a Landkreis (district) in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and the largest district in Germany by area. Prignitz is in Brandenburg, Vogtlandkreis in Saxony and Rhein-Sieg-Kreis in North Rhine-Westphalia.
The Landtag (the state parliament) of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania is elected every 5 years. Almost all German states have a 5-year term; only Bremen still has 4 years.
In Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania you may vote in Kommunalwahlen (local elections for municipality, town and district) from the age of 16. For Bundestag (federal parliament) elections you must be 18.
The state flag of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania has horizontal stripes in blue, white, yellow and red. Black-red-gold is the federal flag, green-white-red belongs to North Rhine-Westphalia.
The Landeszentrale für politische Bildung (state agency for civic education) in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania provides neutral, mostly free information about politics, e.g. brochures and events. The Ordnungsamt (public order office), consumer advice centre and churches have other tasks.
The state capital of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania is Schwerin; the Landtag (state parliament) meets in Schwerin Castle. Rostock is the largest city, but not the capital.
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania lies in the far north-east of Germany on the Baltic Sea. It borders Poland, Schleswig-Holstein, Lower Saxony and Brandenburg.
The head of government of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania is called Ministerpräsident / Ministerpräsidentin (minister-president). A Bürgermeister (mayor) leads a town or municipality (and the city-states).
Foreign policy is the job of the federal government (Bund), so Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania has no foreign minister (Außenminister). Every state does have ministers of justice, finance and the interior.
Quelle: BAMF, Gesamtfragenkatalog, Stand 07.05.2025