Schwerin (;

Mecklenburgisch-Vorpommersch Mecklenburgisch-Vorpommersch is a Low German dialect spoken in the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. It belongs to the East Low German group. In the western parts of the language area it is similar to some West Low German dialects, while ...

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: ''Swerin''; Polabian: ''Zwierzyn'';

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: ''Suerina'', ''Suerinum'') is the

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and second-largest city of the northeastern

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as well as of the region of

Mecklenburg Mecklenburg (; ) is a historical region in northern Germany comprising the western and larger part of the federal-state Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. The largest cities of the region are Rostock, Schwerin, Neubrandenburg, Wismar and Güstrow. ...

, after

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. It has around 96,000 inhabitants, and is thus the least populous of all German state capitals. Schwerin is located on the southwestern shore of

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(''Schweriner See''), the second-largest lake of the

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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

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to the south. Schwerin and the two surrounding districts form the eastern outskirts of the

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. The name of the city is of

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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

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in 1160 by

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

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, a dynasty with Slavic roots also known as the

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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 H ...

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 C ...

(after the duke was elevated to the title of a grand duke) from 1815 to 1918, of the

Free State of Mecklenburg-Schwerin The Free State of Mecklenburg-Schwerin () was a state in the Weimar Republic that was established on 14 November 1918 upon the abdication of the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin following the German Revolution. In 1933, after the onset of Nazi ...

from 1918 to 1934, of the State of Mecklenburg (after it was merged with the

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) 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'', ( or ) is a 19th-century ''Schloss'' built in the historicist style located in the city of Schwerin, the capital of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state, Germany. It is situated on an island in the ...

, 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 () 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, Stralsund, it is one of th ...

, 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

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(

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City) quarters. Major industries and employers include high technology, machine building, healthcare, government agencies, railway supply, consumer goods and tourism. There is a

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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 ''

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'', has an area of 60 km². In the middle part of these lakes there was a settlement of the Slavic

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

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 ('; ) 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 many keys, roaming thro ...

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

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, 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

. Between 1765 and 1837, the town of

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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

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, resulting in the fall of all the

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, the Grand Duke abdicated. Schwerin became capital of the

thereafter. During

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, Schwerin was hit by bombs on four occasions during the

bombing of Schwerin The bombing of Schwerin were a series of American aerial bombing attacks on the city of Schwerin during World War II. A total of four air raids were carried out by United States Army Air Forces in 1940 and 1945 as part of the Allied campaign of ...

. The first attack took place in July 1940, causing only minor damage. After nearly 5 years of no attacks, the biggest air raid happened on 7 April 1945. 1500 bombs were dropped on the city after missing its intended target, the freight station, killing 224 people and destroying 42 houses. A third attack happened on 19 April 1945. Ultimately, 3% of the city ended up being destroyed due to the aerial attacks. 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 to the predesignated occupation zones. Schwerin was then in the Soviet Occupation Zone which was to become the

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(GDR). Upon entering of Soviet forces, accounts of

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were reported by multiple inhabitants of the city. Initially, it was the capital of the State of Mecklenburg which at that time included the western part of

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(

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). 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 .

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

Population

Schwerin has a population of about 95,000 and is the smallest state capital of Germany. In the

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era, Schwerin was an industrial city known for its leather products. In 1991, when Schwerin became the capital of

state, it had a population of 126,000. After the

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, Schwerin's population started to decline and fell below 100,000 in 2000, so that it lost its official status as a major city. Schwerin is also the only state capital that has no universities.

Geography

Lakes

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

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(''Schweriner See'') 61,5 * Brick Lake (''Ziegelsee'') 3,0 * Lake Ostorf (''Ostorfer See'') 2,1 * New Mill Lake (''Neumühler See'') 1,7 * Lake Medewege (''Medeweger See'') 1,0 * Lake Lankow (''Lankower See'') 0,5 * Foul Lake (''Fauler See'') 0,5 * Heathens 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: *

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

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, Lübesse (S),

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, Pampow, Klein Rogahn (W),

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, and Pingelshagen.

Climate

Schwerin has an

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(

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: ''Cfb''; Trewartha: ''Dobk''). Schwerin is located not far from the

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coast. Its climate is moderated by the ocean, with warm winters and cool summers throughout the year, with an average temperature ranging from in winter to in summer. The Schwerin weather station has recorded the following extreme values: * Its highest temperature was on 20 July 2022. * Its lowest temperature was on 5 February 1912. * Its greatest annual precipitation was in 2002. * Its least annual precipitation was in 1892. * The longest annual sunshine was 2,040.8 hours in 1959. * The shortest annual sunshine was 1,339.7 hours in 1926.

Education

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 Federal Employment Agency'').

Transport

City buses and

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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

Main sights

* The landmark of the city is the

, located on an island in the lake of the same name (

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). 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). *

, 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 The Schelf Church of St. Nicholas () 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 Evangelical Lutheran Church in Northern ...

(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

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, 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 The Mecklenburg-Vorpommern State Museum of Technology () was founded in 1961 in Schwerin as the Polytechnic Museum (''Polytechnisches Museum'') and was located in several rooms within Schwerin Castle. Later, it moved to the ''Marstall'' buildings ...

(''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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, or

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, 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.

Governance

The current mayor of Schwerin is Rico Badenschier (

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( CDU/ FDP/UB) , 6,714 , 17.1 , - , bgcolor=, , align=left, Daniel Trepsdorf , align=left, The Left , 3,506 , 8.9 , - , bgcolor=, , align=left, Regina Dorfmann , align=left,

Alliance 90/The Greens Alliance 90/The Greens (, ), often simply referred to as Greens (, ), is a Green (politics), green political party in Germany. It was formed in 1993 by the merger of the Greens (formed in West Germany in 1980) and Alliance 90 (formed in East Ger ...

, 1,088 , 2.8 , - , , align=left, Martin Steinitz , align=left, ASK , 737 , 1.9 , - ! colspan=3, Valid votes ! 39,347 ! 99.6 ! 38,438 ! 99.4 , - ! colspan=3, Invalid votes ! 161 ! 0.4 ! 225 ! 0.6 , - ! colspan=3, Total ! 39,508 ! 100.0 ! 38,663 ! 100.0 , - ! colspan=3, Electorate/voter turnout ! 78,545 ! 50.3 ! 78,390 ! 49.3 , - , colspan=7, Source: City of Schwerin
1st round2nd round
The most recent city council election was held on 9 June 2024, and the results were as follows: ! colspan=2, Party ! Votes ! % ! +/- ! Seats ! +/- , - , bgcolor=, , align=left,

(AfD) , 38,352 , 26.0 , 10.9 , 12 , 5 , - , bgcolor=, , align=left, Christian Democratic Union (CDU) , 29,051 , 19.7 , 2.5 , 9 , 1 , - , bgcolor=, , align=left,

(SPD) , 24,749 , 16.8 , 0.4 , 8 , 0 , - , bgcolor=, , align=left, The Left (Die Linke) , 15,113 , 10.2 , 5.3 , 5 , 2 , - , , align=left, Independent Citizens (UB) , 10,617 , 7.2 , 6.9 , 3 , 3 , - , bgcolor=, , align=left,

(Grüne) , 10,088 , 6.8 , 5.3 , 3 , 2 , - , bgcolor=, , align=left, Free Democratic Party (FDP) , 5,388 , 3.7 , 0.3 , 2 , 0 , - , bgcolor=, , align=left,

Die PARTEI (''Party for Labour, Rule of Law, Animal Protection, Promotion of Elites and Grassroots Democratic Initiative''), or Die PARTEI (''The PARTY''), is a German political party. It was founded in 2004 by the editors of the German satirical magazine ...

(PARTEI) , 4,876 , 3.3 , 0.3 , 1 , 0 , - , bgcolor=, , align=left,

Steinmüller , 3,480 , 2.4 , New , 1 , New , - , , align=left, Ask Group – City and Culture Protection (ASK) , 3,181 , 2.2 , 0.7 , 1 , 0 , - , bgcolor=, , align=left,

Mittelstädt , 436 , 0.3 , New , 0 , New , - , , align=left, K-I , 402 , 0.3 , New , 0 , New , - , bgcolor=, , align=left,

Szymik , 402 , 0.3 , New , 0 , New , - ! colspan=2, Valid votes ! 147,473 ! 100.0 ! ! ! , - ! colspan=2, Invalid ballots ! 2,109 ! 1.4 ! ! ! , - ! colspan=2, Total ballots ! 50,842 ! 100.0 ! ! 45 ! ±0 , - ! colspan=2, Electorate/voter turnout ! 78,517 ! 64.8 ! 6.8 ! ! , - , colspan=7, Source: City of Schwerin

Twin towns – sister cities

Schwerin is twinned with: *

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, Denmark *

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, Poland *

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, Italy *

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, Estonia *

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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 *

Friedrich Ludwig Schröder Friedrich Ludwig Schröder (3 November 1744 – 3 September 1816) was a German actor, Actor-manager, manager, dramatist and prominent freemasonry, masonic leader. He was born in Schwerin. Shortly after his birth, his mother, Sophie Charl ...

(1744–1816), actor, theatre director and playwright. * Karl Albert von Kamptz (1769–1849), lawyer, Prussian Minister of Justice from 1832 to 1842. * Heinrich von Bülow (1792–1846), diplomat and Prussian statesman *

Carl von Lemcke Carl von Lemcke, or Karl (von) Lemcke, who sometimes wrote as Karl Manno (26 August 1831 – 7 April 1913) was a German aesthetician and art historian who also wrote songs and novels. He was born in Schwerin. Between 1852 and 1856 he studied art ...

(1831–1913), art historian, songwriter, rector at the University of Stuttgart * Pauline Soltau (1833–1902), portrait painter, violinist *

August Kundt August Adolf Eduard Eberhard Kundt (; 18 November 1839 – 21 May 1894) was a German physicist known for developing Kundt's tube, an appartus used to measure the speed of sound in gases and solids. Early life Kundt was born in Schwerin, Meckle ...

(1839–1894), physicist; invented Kundt's tube. *

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 (1799–1880 ...

(1843 in n Sachsenberg – 1905), biologist and founder of

cytogenetics Cytogenetics is essentially a branch of genetics, but is also a part of cell biology/cytology (a subdivision of human anatomy), that is concerned with how the chromosomes relate to cell behaviour, particularly to their behaviour during mitosis an ...

* Marie Hankel (1844–1929), writer of

Esperanto literature Literature in the Esperanto language began before the first official publication in Esperanto in 1887: the language's creator, L. L. Zamenhof, translated poetry and prose into the language as he was developing it as a test of its completeness and ...

and advocate of

women's suffrage Women's suffrage is the women's rights, right of women to Suffrage, vote in elections. Several instances occurred in recent centuries where women were selectively given, then stripped of, the right to vote. In Sweden, conditional women's suffra ...

. *

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 Koester ...

(1844–1928), naval officer, became

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* Franziska Ellmenreich (1847–1931), actress * Friedrich Klockmann (1858–1937), mineralogist *

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

(1860–1948), entomologist and bee researcher *

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

(1862–1938), politician (SPD) and writer * William Berwald (1864–1948), an American composer and conductor * Wilhelm Friedrich Loeper (1883–1935), military officer and Nazi Party politician *

Hermann Baranowski Hermann Baranowski (11 June 1884 in Schwerin – 5 February 1940 in Aue) was a German politician and military figure. A member of the Nazi Party, he is best known as the commandant of two German concentration camps of the SS Death's Head ...

(1884–1940), Nazi SS concentration camp commandant * Paul Gösch (1885–1940), painter and architect, Nazi victim * Bernhard Schwentner (1891–1944), Catholic priest and resistance fighter *

Max Burghardt Max Burghardt (November 27, 1893 – January 22, 1977) was a German actor, director, and president of the Cultural Association of the GDR. Life Burghardt was born in Wickendorf, Schwerin, where his maternal grandfather owned a small estate nea ...

(1893–1977), actor, director, and President of the

Cultural Association of the GDR The Cultural Association of the GDR (, KB) was a federation of local clubs in the German Democratic Republic (GDR). It formed part of the Socialist Unity Party-led National Front, and sent representatives to the Volkskammer. The association had ...

* Wilhelm Facklam (1893 in Upahl – 1972), landscape artist and draftsman *

Wilhelm Gustloff Wilhelm Gustloff (30 January 1895 – 4 February 1936) was a German politician and meteorologist who founded the Swiss branch of the Nazi Party/Foreign Organization (NSDAP/AO) at Davos in 1932. The NSDAP/AO was formed as the wing of the Nazi Pa ...

(1895–1936), Nazi party leader, worked in

Davos Davos (, ; or ; ; Old ) is an Alpine resort town and municipality in the Prättigau/Davos Region in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. It has a permanent population of (). Davos is located on the river Landwasser, in the Rhaetian ...

, assassinated * Rudolf Metzmacher (1906–2004), cellist *

Ludwig Bölkow Ludwig Bölkow (30 June 1912 – 25 July 2003) was one of the aeronautical pioneers of Germany. Background Born in Schwerin, in then north-central Germany, in 1912, Bölkow was the son of a foreman employed by Fokker, one of the leading air ...

(1912–2003), industrialist and aeronautical pioneer * Gudrun Zapf-von Hesse (1918–2019), typographer calligrapher and bookbinder * Verena Keller (born 1940), mezzo-soprano * André Brie (born 1950), politician (The Left), Member of the European Parliament, 1999/2009 *

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 t ...

(born 1956), actress *

Heidrun Bluhm Heidrun Bluhm (born 18 January 1958 in Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) is a German politician and member of Left Party (Germany), "Die Linke." Life Since 2005 Bluhm has served as a Member of the Bundestag. In June 2021, Bluhm announced that ...

(born 1958), politician (The Left) *

Oliver Riedel Oliver "Ollie" Riedel (born 11 April 1971) is a German musician, best known as one of the founders and the bassist of band Rammstein. Early life Riedel was born in Schwerin on 11 April 1971. Growing up, he had relatively good relationships wi ...

(born 1971), musician, member of the band

Rammstein Rammstein (, "ramming stone") is a German band formed in Berlin in 1994. The band's lineup—consisting of lead vocalist Till Lindemann, lead guitarist Richard Kruspe, rhythm guitarist Paul Landers, bassist Oliver Riedel, drummer Christoph ...

Aristocracy

Cecilie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Crown Princess of Germany and Prussia

Albert II, Duke of Mecklenburg Albert II, Duke of Mecklenburg (c. 1318 – 18 February 1379) was a feudal lord in Northern Germany on the shores of the Baltic Sea. He reigned as the head of the House of Mecklenburg. His princely seat was located in Schwerin beginning in t ...

(ca 1318 – 1379), feudal lord in Northern Germany *

Sophia Louise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Sophia Louise of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (Sofie Luise; 6 May 1685 – 29 July 1735) was Queen consort in Prussia by marriage to King Frederick I of Prussia. She was famed for her beauty. Life Sophia Louise was the fourth child of Frederick, Duke ...

(1685 – 1735 in Schwerin Castle).

Queen consort in Prussia The Queen of Prussia () was the queen consort of the ruler of the Kingdom of Prussia, from its establishment in 1701 to its Abolition of monarchy, abolition in 1918. As all rulers of Prussia had to be male, there was never a Queen Monarchy, regnan ...

by marriage to King

Frederick I of Prussia Frederick I (; 11 July 1657 – 25 February 1713), of the Hohenzollern dynasty, was (as Frederick III) List of margraves and electors of Brandenburg, Elector of Brandenburg (1688–1713) and Duke of Prussia in personal union (Brandenburg–Pr ...

Frederick Francis I Frederick Francis I (10 December 1756 – 1 February 1837) ruled over the German state of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, first as Duke from 1785 to 1815, and then as Grand Duke from 1815 until his death in 1837. Early life Frederick Francis I was born in ...

(1756–1837), ruler as duke 1785/1815, and as grand duke 1815/1837 *

Duchess Louise Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Duchess Louise Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (19 November 1779 – 4 January 1801) was the maternal grandmother of Prince Albert, husband of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. Louise Charlotte was born Duchess of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, her ...

(1779–1801), maternal grandmother of

Prince Albert Prince Albert most commonly refers to: *Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1819–1861), consort of Queen Victoria *Albert II, Prince of Monaco (born 1958), present head of state of Monaco Prince Albert may also refer to: Royalty * Alb ...

, the husband of

Queen Victoria Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until Death and state funeral of Queen Victoria, her death in January 1901. Her reign of 63 year ...

Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg Duke Adolf Friedrich Albrecht Heinrich of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (German: ''Adolf Friedrich Albrecht Heinrich, Herzog zu Mecklenburg-Schwerin''; 10 October 1873 – 5 August 1969), was a German explorer in Africa, a colonial politician, and the ...

(1873–1969), Africa traveler, colonial politician and first President of the

German Olympic Committee The German Olympic Sports Confederation (, DOSB) was founded on 20 May 2006 by a merger of the ''Deutscher Sportbund'' (DSB), and the ''Nationales Olympisches Komitee für Deutschland'' (NOK) which dates back to 1895, the year it was founded a ...

Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (Alexandrine Auguste; 24 December 1879 – 28 December 1952) was Queen of Denmark from 1912 to 1947, as well as Queen of Iceland from 1918 to 1944 as the spouse of King Christian X. Alexandrine was a daugh ...

(1879–1952),

Queen of Denmark The monarchy of Denmark is a constitutional institution and a historic office of the Kingdom of Denmark. The Kingdom includes Denmark proper and the autonomous territories of the Faroe Islands and Greenland. The Kingdom of Denmark was alrea ...

, 1912/1947 & Queen of Iceland, 1918/1944 *

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

(1886–1954), last Crown Princess of the

German Empire The German Empire (),; ; World Book, Inc. ''The World Book dictionary, Volume 1''. World Book, Inc., 2003. p. 572. States that Deutsches Reich translates as "German Realm" and was a former official name of Germany. also referred to as Imperia ...

Friedrich Franz, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Friedrich Franz, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (; 22 April 1910 – 31 July 2001) was the heir apparent to the throne of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and a member of the Waffen-SS. Early life He was born in Schwerin, the eldest child of t ...

(1910–2001), heir apparent to the

Sport

Manfred Schneider Manfred Schneider (born 9 October 1941) is a German rower, who competed for the SC Dynamo Berlin / Sportvereinigung (SV) Dynamo The Sportvereinigung Dynamo () (''Dynamo Sports Association'') was the Sports associations (East Germany), sport ...

(born 1941), rower, bronze medallist at the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially branded as Munich 1972 (; ), were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. It was the ...

Detlef Pirsig Detlef Pirsig (22 October 1945 – 9 December 2019) was a German football player and manager. He played in 385 matches, primarily with MSV Duisburg Meidericher Spielverein 02 e. V. Duisburg, commonly known as simply MSV Duisburg (), is a Foo ...

(1945–2019), football player and manager; he played 385 matches *

Gabriele Hinzmann Gabriele Hinzmann ( Trepschek; born 31 May 1947) is a German former track and field athlete who competed mainly in the discus throw, such as at the 1976 Summer Olympics held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, where she competed for East Germany and wo ...

(born 1947), discus thrower; bronze medallist at the 1976 Summer Olympics *

Wolf-Rüdiger Netz Wolf-Rüdiger Netz (born 15 December 1950 in Schwerin) is a former football player from East Germany. Netz began playing football at SG Dynamo Schwerin when he was eight years old and made his professional debut with SG Dynamo Schwerin in the ...

(born 1950), former footballer, played over 300 games *

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. Westendorf was born in Schwerin. In 1976, Westendorf was par ...

(born 1954), Olympic volleyball player * Rosemarie Gabriel (born 1956), swimmer, team gold and silver medallist at the

1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Montreal 1976 (), were an international multi-sport event held from July 17 to August 1, 1976, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Montreal ...

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, multiple medallist at the

1976 Events January * January 2 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 18 – Full diplomatic ...

1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad () and officially branded as Moscow 1980 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1980 in Moscow, Soviet Union, in present-day Russ ...

* Torsten Bréchôt (born 1964) judoka, bronze medallist at the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and officially branded as Seoul 1988 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. 159 nations were represe ...

Steffen Zühlke Steffen Zühlke is a German rower who won one bronze Olympic medal in the single sculls during the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul as well as one more in the World Rowing Cup II in Mannheim. Furthermore, he participated in the World Rowing Junior ...

(born 1965), rower, bronze medallist at the

* Matthias Stammann (born 1968), footballer, played 299 games * Sylvia Roll (born 1973), Olympic volleyball player * Hanka Durante (born 1976), Olympic volleyball player * Robert Müller (born 1986), footballer, played 489 games *

Peter Kretschmer Peter Kretschmer (born 15 February 1992) is a German sprint canoer who won an Olympic gold medal in the men's C-2 1000 metre event at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He has also won four World Championship gold medals. Canoe Career Kretschmer was b ...

(born 1992), sprint canoer, gold medallist at the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

Gallery

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

Mecklenburg State Theatre The Mecklenburg State Theatre () 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 theatre and ballet. Designed by Georg Daniel, the p ...

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

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

in the city centre Schelfstadt.jpg,

and its baroque Schelf Church,

Lake Schwerin Lake Schwerin''Frommer's Germany 2006''
by Darwin Porter and Danforth Pri ...

in the back Schwerin_St_Paul.jpg, Saint Paul's Church E-Werk Schwerin (5407745529).jpg, Former power station (''E-Werk'') Schwerin_Fridericianeum.jpg, FHM, private university 13-06-20-orangerie-schwerin-033.jpg, Castle orangerie Schwerin Staatliches Museum 2009-10-20 010.jpg, State Museum and

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

References

External links

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Tourism portal of Schwerin
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