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Schwerin has a population of about 95,000 and is the smallest state capital of Germany. In East Germany era, Schwerin was a industry city known for its leather productions. In 1991, when Schwerin became the capital of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state, it had a population of 126,000.
- 38 m (125 ft)
- Urban district
Schwerin ist nach Rostock die zweitgrößte Stadt und eines der vier Oberzentren des Bundeslandes. Schwerin wurde im Jahr 1018 erstmals als Wendenburg erwähnt und erhielt 1164 von Heinrich dem Löwen deutsche Stadtrechte. Damit ist sie die älteste Stadt im heutigen Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
- 98.596 (31. Dez. 2022)
- Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
- 130,52 km²
- 44 m ü. NHN
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The largest cities of the region are Rostock, Schwerin, Neubrandenburg, Wismar and Güstrow. The name Mecklenburg derives from a castle named Mikilenburg (Old Saxon for "big castle", hence its translation into Neo-Latin and Greek as Megalopolis), located between the cities of Schwerin and Wismar.
- Mecklenburgian • Mecklenburger
Kühlungsborn, posh seaside resort, 75 km north. Rostock, East Germany's major international port and biggest city of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, 90 km northeast (50–60 min by train) This city travel guide to Schwerin is a usable article. It has information on how to get there and on restaurants and hotels.
Schwerin is the capital and second-largest city of the northeastern German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern as well as of the region of Mecklenburg, after Rostock. It has around 96,000 inhabitants, and is thus the least populous of all German state capitals.
Schwerin, city, capital of Mecklenburg–West Pomerania Land (state), northern Germany. It lies on the southwestern shore of Schweriner Lake, southwest of Rostock. Originally a Wendish settlement first mentioned in 1018, the German town was founded and chartered by the Saxon duke Henry the Lion in.
