Schwerin
capital city of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Schwerin (UK: /ʃvɛˈriːn/, US: /ʃveɪˈriːn/, German: [ʃveˈʁiːn] (
listen); Mecklenburgian Low German: Swerin; (Latin: Suerina, Suerinum) is the capital city of the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. It has a population of 97,000. It is the second biggest city (behind Rostock) in the state. It is the smallest capital of a German state.
Schwerin | |
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    From top down, left to right: Schwerin Palace (seat of the Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern), Schelfstadt, Staatliches Museum Schwerin, Schwerin Cathedral | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Schwerin  | |
  Schwerin  Schwerin | |
| Coordinates: 53°38′0″N 11°25′0″E / 53.63333°N 11.41667°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern |
| District | Urban district |
| Subdivisions | 18 boroughs |
| Government | |
| • Lord mayor | Rico Badenschier (SPD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 130.46 km2 (50.37 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 38 m (125 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 98,596 |
| • Density | 760/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 19053, 19055, 19057, 19059, 19061, 19063 |
| Dialling codes | 0385 |
| Vehicle registration | SN |
| Website | www |
County of Schwerin Grafschaft Schwerin | |||||||||
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| 1161–1358 | |||||||||
 Coat of arms | |||||||||
.svg) County of Schwerin during the time of the Hohenstaufen Emperors (circa 1250) | |||||||||
| Status | County | ||||||||
| Capital | Schwerin | ||||||||
| Government | County | ||||||||
| Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||
• Established | 1161 | ||||||||
• Partitioned to Schwerin and Schwerin-Wittenburg | 1279 | ||||||||
• Partitioned to create Schwerin-Boizenburg | 1323 | ||||||||
• Inherited Tecklenburg | 1328 | ||||||||
• Schwerin-Schwerin comital line extinct | 1344 | ||||||||
• Schwerin-Wittenburg-Boizenburg extinct | 1349 1358 | ||||||||
• Comital line extinct; sold to Mecklenburg-Schwerin | 1358 | ||||||||
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Bishopric of Schwerin Bistum Schwerin | |||||||||
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| 1165–1648 | |||||||||
.svg) Bishopric of Schwerin during the time of the Hohenstaufen Emperors (circa 1250) | |||||||||
| Status | Prince-Bishopric | ||||||||
| Capital | Schwerin | ||||||||
| Government | Prince-Bishopric | ||||||||
| Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||
• Established | 1062 | ||||||||
| 1165 | |||||||||
• Secularised to M-Schwerin | 1648 | ||||||||
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Gallery
Schwerin Castle
References
Other websites
Media related to Schwerin at Wikimedia Commons
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