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Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (MV; ; nds, Mäkelborg-Vörpommern), also known by its anglicized name Mecklenburg–Western Pomerania, is a state in the north-east of Germany. Of the country's sixteen states, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern ranks 14th in po ...

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Lake Schwerin Lake SchwerinMecklenburg Lake Plateau after the

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, and there are eleven other lakes within Schwerin's city limits. The city is surrounded by the district of Northwestern Mecklenburg to the north, and the district of

Ludwigslust-Parchim Ludwigslust-Parchim is a district in the west of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is bordered by (clockwise starting from the west) the state Schleswig-Holstein, the district Nordwestmecklenburg, the district-free city Schwerin, the districts R ...

to the south. Schwerin and the two surrounding districts form the eastern outskirts of the Hamburg Metropolitan Region. The name of the city is of Slavic origin, deriving from the root "zvěŕ" (''wild animal'') or "zvěŕin" (''

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'', ''animal garden'', ''

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''). Schwerin was first mentioned in 1018 as ''Zuarina'' and was granted

city rights Town privileges or borough rights were important features of European towns during most of the second millennium. The city law customary in Central Europe probably dates back to Italian models, which in turn were oriented towards the tradition ...

in 1160 by

Henry the Lion Henry the Lion (german: Heinrich der Löwe; 1129/1131 – 6 August 1195) was a member of the Welf dynasty who ruled as the duke of Saxony and Bavaria from 1142 and 1156, respectively, until 1180. Henry was one of the most powerful German p ...

, thus it is the oldest city of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. As main residence of the

House of Mecklenburg The House of Mecklenburg, also known as Nikloting, is a North German dynasty of Slavic origin that ruled until 1918 in the Mecklenburg region, being among the longest-ruling families of Europe. Queen Juliana of the Netherlands (1909–2004), ...

, a dynasty with Slavic roots also known as the

Obotrites The Obotrites ( la, Obotriti, Abodritorum, Abodritos…) or Obodrites, also spelled Abodrites (german: Abodriten), were a confederation of medieval West Slavs, West Slavic tribes within the territory of modern Mecklenburg and Holstein in norther ...

or Niklotides, Schwerin was the capital of the

Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin The Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin was a duchy in northern Germany created in 1701, when Frederick William and Adolphus Frederick II divided the Duchy of Mecklenburg between Schwerin and Strelitz. Ruled by the successors of the Nikloting Hous ...

from 1379 to 1815, of the

Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin The Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin was a territory in Northern Germany held by the House of Mecklenburg residing at Schwerin. It was a sovereign member state of the German Confederation and became a federated state of the North German Conf ...

(after the duke was elevated to the title of a grand duke) from 1815 to 1918, of the Free State of Mecklenburg-Schwerin from 1918 to 1934, of the State of Mecklenburg (after it was merged with the

Free State of Mecklenburg-Strelitz The Free State of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (german: Freistaat Mecklenburg-Strelitz) was a state of the Weimar Republic established in 1918 following the German Revolution which had overthrown the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. The state laste ...

) from 1934 to 1952, and of the District of Schwerin from 1952 to 1990. The romantic

Schwerin Palace Schwerin Castle (also known as ''Schwerin Palace'', german: Schweriner Schloss, ), is a schloss located in the city of Schwerin, the capital of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state, Germany. It is situated on an island in the city's main lake, Lake Schwe ...

, situated on Castle Island between Lake Schwerin and Castle Lake, known for its golden dome, the Castle Church, the throne room, and the

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statue, used to be the seat of the dukes and grand dukes of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and since 1990, it is the seat of the state parliament of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Schwerin's silhouette is completed by the towers of

Schwerin Cathedral Schwerin Cathedral (german: Schweriner Dom) is an Evangelical Lutheran Cathedral located in the town of Schwerin, Germany. It is dedicated to the Virgin Mary and Saint John. Along with St. Mary's Church, Lübeck and St. Nicholas' Church, Stra ...

, St Paul's Church and St Nicholas' Church. Because of only minor damage in World War II, the city has a largely intact building structure, both in the Altstadt (Old Town) and

Schelfstadt Schelfstadt is a central quarter of the city of Schwerin, capital of the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state of Germany. Notable people * Karl Georg Gustav Wüstnei, 19th-century naturalist and botanist, namesake of fungus and insect species. * Car ...

(

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City) quarters. Major industries and employers include high technology, machine building, healthcare, government agencies, railway supply, consumer goods and tourism. Schwerin has two academic colleges, the Schwerin campus of the "Fachhochschule des Mittelstands" (''University of Applied Sciences of the

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''), and the Schwerin campus of the "Hochschule der Bundesagentur für Arbeit" (''University of the

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''). There is a regional airport in

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, southeast of the city, while

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serves as the city's main airport.

History

Early years

Schwerin is enclosed by lakes. The largest of these lakes, the '' Schweriner See'', has an area of 60 km². In the middle part of these lakes there was a settlement of the Slavic

Obotrite The Obotrites ( la, Obotriti, Abodritorum, Abodritos…) or Obodrites, also spelled Abodrites (german: Abodriten), were a confederation of medieval West Slavic tribes within the territory of modern Mecklenburg and Holstein in northern Germany ( ...

(dated back to the 11th century). The area was called ''Zuarin'' ( Polabian ''Zwierzyn''), and the name ''Schwerin'' is derived from that designation. In 1160,

Henry the Lion Henry the Lion (german: Heinrich der Löwe; 1129/1131 – 6 August 1195) was a member of the Welf dynasty who ruled as the duke of Saxony and Bavaria from 1142 and 1156, respectively, until 1180. Henry was one of the most powerful German p ...

defeated the Obotrites and captured Schwerin. The town was later expanded into a powerful regional centre. A castle was built on this site, and expanded to become a ducal palace. It is supposedly haunted by the small, impious ghost, called

Petermännchen Petermännchen ('' en, "Little Peterman"'') is a small good-natured household spirit who is said to live in the Schwerin Palace in Schwerin, Mecklenburg, Germany. The diminutive spirit, maybe only a few feet tall, is often described as carrying ...

(''"Peterman"''). In 1358, Schwerin became a part of the

Duchy of Mecklenburg The Duchy of Mecklenburg was a duchy within the Holy Roman Empire, located in the region of Mecklenburg. It existed during the Late Middle Ages and the early modern period, from 1471 to 1520, as well as 1695 to 1701. Its capital was Schwerin. T ...

, making it the seat of the duchy from then on. About 1500, the construction of the Schwerin Palace began, as a residence for the dukes. After the division of Mecklenburg (1621), Schwerin became the capital of the

Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin The Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin was a duchy in northern Germany created in 1701, when Frederick William and Adolphus Frederick II divided the Duchy of Mecklenburg between Schwerin and Strelitz. Ruled by the successors of the Nikloting Hous ...

. Between 1765 and 1837, the town of

Ludwigslust Ludwigslust () is a central castle town of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, 40 km south of Schwerin. Since 2011 it has been part of the Ludwigslust-Parchim district. Ludwigslust is part of the Hamburg Metropolitan Region. The former royal re ...

served as the capital, until Schwerin was reinstated.

Recent times

In the mid-1800s, many residents from Schwerin moved to the United States, many to

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. Today Milwaukee and Schwerin are sister cities. After 1918, and during the German Revolution, resulting in the fall of all the

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, the Grand Duke abdicated. Schwerin became capital of the Free State of Mecklenburg-Schwerin thereafter. During

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

, Schwerin was hit by bombs in July 1940, on 7 April 1945 and 19 April 1945. At the end of World War II, on 2 May 1945, Schwerin was taken by United States troops. It was turned over to the British on 1 June 1945, and one month later, on 1 July 1945, it was handed over to the Soviet forces, as the British and American forces pulled back from the

line of contact The Line of Contact marked the farthest advance of American, British, French, and Soviet armies into German controlled territory at the end of World War II in Europe. In general a "line of contact" refers to the demarcation between two or m ...

to the predesignated occupation zones. Schwerin was then in the Soviet Occupation Zone which was to become the

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(GDR). Initially, it was the capital of the State of Mecklenburg which at that time included the western part of

Pomerania Pomerania ( pl, Pomorze; german: Pommern; Kashubian: ''Pòmòrskô''; sv, Pommern) is a historical region on the southern shore of the Baltic Sea in Central Europe, split between Poland and Germany. The western part of Pomerania belongs to ...

(

Vorpommern Historical Western Pomerania, also called Cispomerania, Fore Pomerania, Front Pomerania or Hither Pomerania (german: Vorpommern), is the western extremity of the historic region of Pomerania forming the southern coast of the Baltic Sea, Weste ...

). After the states were dissolved in the GDR, in 1952, Schwerin served as the capital of the Schwerin district (Bezirk Schwerin). After reunification in 1990, the former state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern was recreated as one of the '' Bundesländer''.

Rostock Rostock (), officially the Hanseatic and University City of Rostock (german: link=no, Hanse- und Universitätsstadt Rostock), is the largest city in the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and lies in the Mecklenburgian part of the state, c ...

was a serious contender for state capital but the decision went in favour of Schwerin.

Geography

Lakes

The 12 lakes within Schwerin's city limits and their size in km²: *

Lake Schwerin Lake SchwerinBrick Lake (''Ziegelsee'') 3,0 * Lake Ostorf (''Ostorfer See'') 2,1 * New Mill Lake (''Neumühler See'') 1,7 * Lake Medeweg (''Medeweger See'') 1,0 * Lake Lankow (''Lankower See'') 0,5 * Foul Lake (''Fauler See'') 0,5 * Heaths Lake (''Heidensee'') 0,2 * Clergymen's Pond (''Pfaffenteich'') 0,1 * Castle Lake (''Burgsee'') 0,1 * Lake Grimke (''Grimkesee'') 0,04 * Big Karausche (''Große Karausche'') 0,02

Islands

*Rabbit

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(''Kaninchenwerder'') in Lake Schwerin *Brick Ait (''Ziegelwerder'') in Lake Schwerin *Castle Island (''Schlossinsel'') between Lake Schwerin and Castle Lake *Big Murrkiten Island (''Große Murrkiteninsel'') in the Brick Lake *Small Murrkiten Island (''Kleine Murrkiteninsel'') in the Brick Lake *Big Stone (''Großer Stein'') in Lake Schwerin

Boroughs

The urban area of Schwerin is subdivided into 17 local districts, each with a local council. The districts consist of one or more boroughs. The local councilors have between 5 and 15 members depending on the number of inhabitants. They are determined by the city council for the duration of the election period of the city council after each municipal election. The local councilors are to hear important matters concerning the district and have a right of initiative. However, the final decisions are made by the city council of the city as a whole. The 17 districts and 26 boroughs: *

Schelfstadt Schelfstadt is a central quarter of the city of Schwerin, capital of the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state of Germany. Notable people * Karl Georg Gustav Wüstnei, 19th-century naturalist and botanist, namesake of fungus and insect species. * Car ...

, Werdervorstadt, Schelfwerder (1) *Altstadt (Old Town), Feldstadt, Paulsstadt, Lewenberg (2) *Großer Dreesch (formerly ''Dreesch I'') (3) *Neu Zippendorf (formerly ''Dreesch II'') (4) *Mueßer Holz (formerly ''Dreesch III'') (5) *Gartenstadt, Ostorf (formerly ''Haselholz'', ''Ostorf'') (6) *Lankow (7) *Weststadt (8) *Krebsförden (9) *Wüstmark, Göhrener Tannen (10) *Görries (11) *Friedrichsthal (12) *Neumühle, Sacktannen (13) *Warnitz (14) *Wickendorf, Medewege (15) *Zippendorf (16) *Mueß (17) There is a small

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between the boroughs of Neumühle and Görries, belonging to the neighbouring municipality of

Klein Rogahn Klein Rogahn is a municipality in the Ludwigslust-Parchim district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. Notable people * (1921–2006), martial music composer * (1904–1994), political commissar (SED) and vice admiral of the National People's A ...

. Schwerin clockwise borders the municipalities of Klein Trebbow (N), Seehof (Mecklenburg), Leezen (Mecklenburg) (lake border and border on Paul's Dam (''Paulsdamm'') only),

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(E),

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,

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,

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(S),

Holthusen Holthusen is a Municipalities of Germany, municipality in the Ludwigslust-Parchim district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. References

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,

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,

Klein Rogahn Klein Rogahn is a municipality in the Ludwigslust-Parchim district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. Notable people * (1921–2006), martial music composer * (1904–1994), political commissar (SED) and vice admiral of the National People's A ...

(W), Wittenförden, Brüsewitz, and Pingelshagen.

Transport

City buses and trams are run by NVS (Nahverkehr Schwerin).

Schwerin Hauptbahnhof Schwerin Hauptbahnhof is the main railway station of the capital of the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and is located in the northwest of the central city. It includes four tracks on two platforms and a siding west of the fourth track. Cu ...

(central station) is connected by rail to Berlin,

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and

Rostock Rostock (), officially the Hanseatic and University City of Rostock (german: link=no, Hanse- und Universitätsstadt Rostock), is the largest city in the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and lies in the Mecklenburgian part of the state, c ...

.

Main sights

* The landmark of the city is the

Schwerin Palace Schwerin Castle (also known as ''Schwerin Palace'', german: Schweriner Schloss, ), is a schloss located in the city of Schwerin, the capital of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state, Germany. It is situated on an island in the city's main lake, Lake Schwe ...

, located on an island in the lake of the same name ( Schweriner See). It was, for centuries, the residence of the

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and today is the seat of the ''

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'' (state parliament). *

Schwerin Cathedral Schwerin Cathedral (german: Schweriner Dom) is an Evangelical Lutheran Cathedral located in the town of Schwerin, Germany. It is dedicated to the Virgin Mary and Saint John. Along with St. Mary's Church, Lübeck and St. Nicholas' Church, Stra ...

, built in 1260–1416 in

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style. * The ''Alter Garten'' (Old Garden) square, surrounded by buildings such as the 18th-century ''Altes Palais'' (Old Palace), the neoclassical ''

Staatliches Museum Schwerin The Staatliches Museum Schwerin (State Museum Schwerin) is an art gallery and museum in Schwerin in Germany. It was established by Frederick Francis II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin in 1882 its historicist Haupthaus as the ''Staatsgalerie'' ...

'' (State Art Museum, built in 1877–1882), and the '' Staatstheater'' (City Theater, erected in 1886). * The city hall (18th century). * Schelfkirche (Saint Nicolai Church), originally built 1238, but rebuilt in 1713 after destruction by a storm. * TV Tower Schwerin-Zippendorf.

Museums

* The Staatliches Museum Schwerin-Kunstsammlungen (State Art Museum) houses a remarkable collection of 17th-century Dutch paintings and German art from medieval and renaissance masters up to the present day. There are also a collection of Greek vases, the notable collection of Paintings of Jean-Baptiste Oudry, a collection of sculptures of Houdon, German 18th-century court paintings, and works by such modern artists as

Max Liebermann Max Liebermann (20 July 1847 – 8 February 1935) was a German painter and printmaker, and one of the leading proponents of Impressionism in Germany and continental Europe. In addition to his activity as an artist, he also assembled an important ...

, Franz Stuck, Marcel Duchamp etc. The Graphic cabinet houses rich collections of Dutch and German drawings and prints (Jan van Goyen, Dürer, Cranach, Rembrandt, Merian) and a notable collection of coloured graphics from the time of the GDR. * The State Museum of Technology (''Technische Museum''), housed in the former ''Marstall'' (Royal Stables). In 2012 the Technische Museum moved to the city of Wismar located 40 km north of Schwerin.

Crime rate

According to the official 2007 Crime Report for Germany, Schwerin was the only German city with a crime rate over 17,000 total offenses committed per 100,000 inhabitants; thus being 1st in the list of Germany's most dangerous cities. The larger cities, such as

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,

Frankfurt am Main Frankfurt, officially Frankfurt am Main (; Hessian: , "Frank ford on the Main"), is the most populous city in the German state of Hesse. Its 791,000 inhabitants as of 2022 make it the fifth-most populous city in Germany. Located on its na ...

, or

Bremen Bremen (Low German also: ''Breem'' or ''Bräm''), officially the City Municipality of Bremen (german: Stadtgemeinde Bremen, ), is the capital of the German state Free Hanseatic City of Bremen (''Freie Hansestadt Bremen''), a two-city-state consis ...

, all have crime rates ranging from 14,000 to 16,000 total offenses committed per 100,000 people. However, Schwerin is the only city where riding a bus (or tram) without a ticket and social security fraud is counted towards the crime rate, significantly boosting the numbers.

Twin towns – sister cities

Schwerin is twinned with: *

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, Denmark *

Piła Piła (german: Schneidemühl) is a city in northwestern Poland and the capital of Piła County, situated in the Greater Poland Voivodeship. Its population as of 2021 was 71,846, making it the third-largest city in the voivodeship after Poznań ...

, Poland *

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, Italy *

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, Estonia *

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, Finland *

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, Sweden *

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, Germany

Notable people

*

Konrad Ernst Ackermann Konrad Ernst Ackermann (1 February 1710 – 13 November 1771) was a German actor. Ackermann first accompanied field marshal Burkhard Christoph von Münnich on his travels and in battles. Born in Schwerin, he first entered the stage under a ...

(1712–1771), actor * Heike Balck (born 1970), athlete * Hermann Baranowski (1884–1940), Nazi SS concentration camp commandant *

Heidrun Bluhm Heidrun Bluhm (born 18 January 1958 in Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) is a German politician and member of "Die Linke." Life Since 2005 Bluhm has served as a Member of the Bundestag The Bundestag (, "Federal Diet") is the German fede ...

(born 1958), politician (The Left) * Ludwig Bölkow (1912–2003), industrialist * André Brie (born 1950), politician (The Left) * Heinrich von Bülow (1792–1846), diplomat and Prussian statesman *

Heinrich Cunow Heinrich Cunow (11 April 1862, in Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Schwerin – 20 August 1936) was a German Social Democratic Party politician and a Marxist theorist. Cunow was originally against the First World War in 1914 but he changed his viewpoint. ...

(1862–1938), politician (SPD) and writer * Franziska Ellmenreich (1847–1931), actress *

Walther Flemming Walther Flemming (21 April 1843 – 4 August 1905) was a German biologist and a founder of cytogenetics. He was born in Sachsenberg (now part of Schwerin) as the fifth child and only son of the psychiatrist Carl Friedrich Flemming (1799–18 ...

(1843–1905), biologist and founder of cytogenetics *

Heinrich Friese Heinrich Friese (Heinrich Friedrich August Karl Ludwig Friese, was born on 4 May, 1860 in Schwerin, and died 8 September, 1948 in Schwerin) was a German biologist and entomologist, specialist of bees ( melittologist).

(1860–1948), entomologist and bee researcher *

Paul Gösch Paul Gösch (30 August 1885 – 22 August 1940), also Goesch or Göschen, was a German artist, architect, lithographer, and designer of the early twentieth century; he was associated with the main elements of German Expressionism. Beginnings G� ...

(1885–1940), painter and architect, Nazi victim * Stephan Gusche (born 1990), footballer *

Wilhelm Gustloff Wilhelm Gustloff (30 January 1895 – 4 February 1936) was the founder of the Swiss NSDAP/AO (the Nazi Party organisation for German citizens living outside Germany) at Davos. He remained its leader from 1932 until he was assassinated in 193 ...

(1895–1936), Nazi party leader * Gabriele Hinzmann (born 1947), athlete *

Karl Albert von Kamptz Freiherr Karl Albert Christoph Heinrich von Kamptz (16 September 1769 in Schwerin - 3 November 1849 in Berlin) was a German jurist and Prussian Ministers of Justice from 1832 to 1842. Life Kamptz's parents were the later Mecklenburg-Strelitz Mi ...

(1769–1849), lawyer, Prussian Minister of Justice * Verena Keller (b. 1940), mezzo-soprano *

Friedrich Klockmann Friedrich Klockmann (12 April 1858, Schwerin – 17 November 1937, Aachen) was a German geologist and mineralogist. He studied geology and mineralogy at the Clausthal University of Technology, Bergakademie in Clausthal and at the University of Ros ...

(1858–1937), mineralogist *

Hans von Koester Hans Ludwig Raimund von Koester (29 April 1844 – 21 February 1928) was a German naval officer who served in the Prussian Navy and later in the Imperial German Navy. He retired as a Grand Admiral. Career overview Born Hans Ludwig Raimund Koeste ...

(1844–1928), naval officer * Rosemarie Kother (born 1956), swimmer * Detlef Kübeck (born 1956), sprinter *

August Kundt August Adolf Eduard Eberhard Kundt (; 18 November 183921 May 1894) was a Germans, German physicist. Early life Kundt was born at Schwerin in Mecklenburg. He began his scientific studies at Leipzig, but afterwards went to Berlin University. At fi ...

(1839–1894), physicist *

Friedrich Ludwig Schröder Friedrich Ludwig Schröder (3 November 1744 – 3 September 1816) was a German actor, manager, dramatist and prominent masonic leader. He was born in Schwerin. Shortly after his birth, his mother, Sophie Charlotte Bierreichel (1714&nda ...

(1744–1816), actor, theatre director and playwright * Karl Lemcke (1832–1913), art historian, songwriter, rector at the University of Stuttgart *

Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (24 December 1879 – 28 December 1952) was Queen of Denmark from 1912 to 1947, as well Queen of Iceland from 1918 to 1944 as the spouse of King Christian X. She was the paternal grandmother of the current reig ...

(1879–1952), duchess * Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg (1873–1969), duke, Africa traveler, colonial politician and first President of the German Olympic Committee *

Cecilie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Duchess Cecilie Auguste Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (20 September 1886 – 6 May 1954) was the last German Crown Princess and Crown Princess of Prussia as the wife of Wilhelm, German Crown Prince, the son of German Emperor Wilhelm II. Cecili ...

(1886–1954), duchess, last Crown Princess of the German Empire * Rudolf Metzmacher (1906–2004), cellist * Robert Müller (born 1986), footballer * Hanka Pachale (born 1976), volleyball player *

Andrea Pollack Andrea Pollack (later Pinske; 8 May 1961 – 13 March 2019) was a butterfly swimmer from East Germany who won three Olympic gold medals. Pollack was born in 1961 in Schwerin. She was a member of SC Dynamo Berlin. She who won two gold medals a ...

(born 1961), swimmer *

Oliver Riedel Oliver "Ollie" Riedel (born 11 April 1971) is a German musician, best known as the bassist for Neue Deutsche Härte band Rammstein. Early life Riedel was born in Schwerin on 11 April 1971. Growing up, he had relatively good relationships with ...

(born 1971), musician of band Rammstein * Sylvia Roll (born 1973), volleyball player *

Katrin Sass Katrin Sass (, for a time Katrin Saß) is a German actress. She became known internationally for playing the idealistic socialist mother Christiane Kerner in the 2003 tragicomedy ''Good Bye, Lenin!'' Biography She was born in Schwerin, in th ...

(born 1956), actress * Bernhard Schwentner (1891–1944), Catholic priest and resistance fighter * Hans Sellschopp (1891–1978), German businessman and Nazi cultural officer * Matthias Stammann (born 1968), footballer *

Anke Westendorf Anke Westendorf (later Maukel, born 26 February 1954) is a German former volleyball player who competed for East Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics and in the 1980 Summer Olympics. She was born in Schwerin Schwerin (; Mecklenburgian Low ...

(born 1954), volleyball player *

Gudrun Zapf-von Hesse Gudrun Zapf-von Hesse (2 January 1918 – 13 December 2019) was a German book binding, book-binder, calligrapher and type designer, typographer. She also designed #Typeface designs, several typefaces. She was the 1991 winner of the Frederic W. G ...

(1918–2019), typographer and bookbinder

Gallery

Schwerin Mecklenburgisches Staatstheater Schwerin Mecklenburg State Theatre Mecklenburg Staatstheater.jpg,

Mecklenburg State Theatre The Mecklenburg State Theatre (german: Mecklenburgisches Staatstheater Schwerin) is the principal theatre of Schwerin in Germany. Its main theatre (or ''Großes Haus'') seats 650 people and is used for the performance of plays, opera, musical th ...

Schloss Schwerin (Mecklenburg).jpg, Castle of Schwerin in the evening Blick über schwerin2016 15.jpg, View of the old town Шверин. Улочка.jpg,

Schelfstadt Schelfstadt is a central quarter of the city of Schwerin, capital of the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state of Germany. Notable people * Karl Georg Gustav Wüstnei, 19th-century naturalist and botanist, namesake of fungus and insect species. * Car ...

Germany schwerin aerial view ArM.jpg, Aerial view of Schwerin 13-06-22-schwerin-50mm-by-RalfR-098.jpg,

Schwerin Cathedral Schwerin Cathedral (german: Schweriner Dom) is an Evangelical Lutheran Cathedral located in the town of Schwerin, Germany. It is dedicated to the Virgin Mary and Saint John. Along with St. Mary's Church, Lübeck and St. Nicholas' Church, Stra ...

in the city centre Schelfstadt.jpg,

Schelfstadt Schelfstadt is a central quarter of the city of Schwerin, capital of the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state of Germany. Notable people * Karl Georg Gustav Wüstnei, 19th-century naturalist and botanist, namesake of fungus and insect species. * Car ...

and its baroque

Schelf Church The Schelf Church of St. Nicholas (german: Schelfkirche St. Nikolai) is an Evangelical Lutheran church dedicated to Saint Nicholas in the Schelfstadt quarter of Schwerin in Germany. The church is owned and used by a congregation within the Evangel ...

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Lake Schwerin Lake SchwerinState Museum and

Mecklenburg State Theatre The Mecklenburg State Theatre (german: Mecklenburgisches Staatstheater Schwerin) is the principal theatre of Schwerin in Germany. Its main theatre (or ''Großes Haus'') seats 650 people and is used for the performance of plays, opera, musical th ...

Frühling im Schlossgarten.jpg, ''Schlossgarten'' Panorama Schwerin

References

External links

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Tourism portal of Schwerin
{{Authority control German state capitals Cities and towns in Mecklenburg Populated places established in the 12th century Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin