Schelfstadt is a central quarter of the city of
Schwerin
Schwerin (; Mecklenburgisch-Vorpommersch dialect, Mecklenburgisch-Vorpommersch Low German: ''Swerin''; Polabian language, Polabian: ''Zwierzyn''; Latin: ''Suerina'', ''Suerinum'') is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Germ ...
, capital of the
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (MV; ; ), also known by its Anglicisation, anglicized name Mecklenburg–Western Pomerania, is a Federated state, state in the north-east of Germany. Of the country's States of Germany, sixteen states, Mecklenburg-Vorpom ...
state of
Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...
.
Notable people
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Karl Georg Gustav Wüstnei
Karl Georg Gustav Wüstnei (18 February 1810 – 12 October 1858) was a German theologian, naturalist and school teacher. He collected numerous specimens of fungi, plants and insects from the Mecklenburg region. He is commemorated in the fungus ge ...
, 19th-century naturalist and botanist, namesake of fungus and insect species.
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Carl Wüstnei, 19-century ornithologist: author of ''Die Vögel der Grossherzogthümer Mecklenburg''
he Birds of the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg(1900), often considered the "Mecklenburg bird bible"
Gallery
File:13-06-22-schwerin-50mm-by-RalfR-100.jpg, Overview of the Schelfstadt quarter
File:Schwerin Schelfkirche 2011-11-13 048.JPG, Baroque Schelf Church
File:Kunstverein-schwerin-20150616 172533.jpg, Former Electricity Powerstation (''E-Werk'') at Pfaffenteich
Pfaffenteich is a pond in Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south ...
, today a cultural centre for theatre plays
File:Sunset - 2009-01-21 - Pfaffenteich Schwerin (3227506051).jpg, Pfaffenteich
Pfaffenteich is a pond in Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south ...
File:Schwerin Neustaedtisches Palais 2008-07-26 032a.jpg, ''Neustädtisches Palais''
File:Schwerin Neustaedtisches Rathaus Schelfstadt.jpg, ''Neustädtisches Rathaus'', former Schelfstadt town hall at Schelfmarkt
File:Schweinemarkt Schwerin.jpg, Schweinemarkt
File:Schwerin Ziegenmarkt.jpg, Ziegenmarkt
File:Вид на северную часть Шверина.jpg, Docks
File:Schwerin Puschkinstraße Schleswig-Holstein-Haus 2012-11-26 002.JPG, Schleswig-Holstein-Haus
File:Schwerin Fachwerkhaus Fischerstraße Puschkinstraße 2007-11-04 037.jpg, ''Weinstuben Wöhler'', Fischerstrasse
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Schwerin
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