State Capital Schwerin

Germany's Smallest State Capital

Schwerin Castle - its splendor still shines beyond the green expanses of its worth seeing parks, © TMV/Allrich

State Capital Schwerin

Germany's Smallest State Capital

Since its foundation by Henry the Lion, Mecklenburg's oldest city has always been the navel of this state. Set in the middle of an idyllic water landscape, the blue of the lakes has always dominated. They take up a quarter of the city's area and in the middle of Lake Schwerin "swims" the imposing castle.

Since its foundation by Henry the Lion, Mecklenburg's oldest city has always been the navel of this state. Set in the middle of an idyllic water landscape, the blue of the lakes has always dominated. They take up a quarter of the city's area and in the middle of Lake Schwerin "swims" the imposing castle.

Floating Fairy Tale Castle

The castle "floats" on a small island in the large Schwerin Lake. Fairytale-like, graceful and filigree at the same time, it towers proudly and full of dignity out of Germany's fourth largest lake. The impressive ancestral gallery, royal state rooms and the orangery are not to be missed. Where once the dukes ruled, the state parliament of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern has its seat today.

A Stroll Through the City from a Picture Book

Stroll through the streets of Schwerin and you will see one architectural beauty after another. The oldest building in the city is the Gothic cathedral - one of the most beautiful and powerful brick churches in Germany. By the way, the 117-meter-high tower of the church, which was completed in 1416, was only added a good 100 years ago.

Otherwise, the city is rather characterized by the Baroque and the historicizing styles of the 19th century. For example, the town hall opposite the cathedral. With its Tudor-style façade, it is reminiscent of an English castle. In grand-ducal Schwerin, even the train station and the post office are a feast for the eyes. From the modern shopping streets in the city center, you can walk along romantic riverside promenades.

Cultural Enjoyment

In the city of the seven lakes, you will find true cultural treasures - as far as the eye can see: For example, in what is probably Schwerin's most beautiful square, the "Old Garden", you will find the traditional Mecklenburg State Theater - together with the painting gallery of the State Museum, it stands as a symbol for the popular city of music and art.

Numerous major events such as the Schwerin Summer of Culture, the Schwerin Castle Festival, the Film Festival, the Dragon Boat Festival on the Pfaffenteich, as well as top-class exhibitions and concerts entice visitors to take a city break in the state capital with its fairytale flair throughout the year.

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Tour Tips for Exploring

By Canoe, Bicycle or on Foot

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Schwerin Lakes Tour

  • Length: 50 km

Stages: 4-5 days Enchanting castle scenery, endless expanses and green shores - a treat for nature and culture lovers. The challenging tour across the two-part Schwerin Lake, in which the Schwerin Castle is imposingly reflected, leads past small islands, cozy villages and rustling reed belts.

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Sonnenaufgang im Rostocker Stadthafen, © TMV/Gänsicke

Warnowtal circular route

  • Length: 230 km

Stages: 4 | The river with the most water in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern impresses with its versatility. Sometimes the Warnow meanders peacefully through flower meadows and floodplain forests, sometimes it rushes like a mountain stream over large boulders and fallen trees. A wild and romantic adventure not only for cyclists.

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Unterwegs mit dem Rad am Schloss Güstrow, © TMV/Gänsicke

Residence Cities Circuit

  • Length: 285 km

Stages: 5 | The Dukes of Mecklenburg left behind a veritable flood of castles. Through disputes over the regency, they divided the land several times. The circular route follows the tracks of the dukes to the former residences - government palaces, summer residences, pleasure and hunting palaces.

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Natur erleben am Schaalsee, © TMV/Roth

Elbetal-Schaalsee circular route

  • Length: 380 km

Stages: 7 | Some time ago, the inner-German border ran directly along the Elbe and the Schaalsee. In the former no man's land, an original landscape with unique flora and fauna has been preserved. The round trip promises unforgettable experiences of nature and history.

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Hamburg-Rügen bike path

  • Length: 525 km

Stages: 10 | An enticing bike path connects northern Germany's largest city with Germany's largest island. It takes cyclists right through the middle of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern: past fairy-tale castles and shimmering lakes, over hills in Mecklenburg Switzerland to the world-famous chalk cliffs of Rügen.

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Enjoy nature in Krakow on the lake with water view, © TMV/Gänsicke

Mecklenburg Lakes Circuit

  • Length: 265 km

Stages: 4 | In the southwest of the country, the water sparkles in enchanting diversity. One blue pearl follows the next. There are over ninety in the Sternberg Lake District Nature Park alone. Lake Schwerin is the largest on this tour. For bathing enthusiasts and history buffs, the route is pure pleasure.

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© Archiv Ev.-Luth. Kirchenkreis Mecklenburg

St. Birgitta Pilgrimage Route (310 km)

  • Length: 310 km

Stages: 14 days Today's Birgitta Pilgrimage Route runs from Sassnitz on the island of Rügen via the Hanseatic City of Stralsund, Güstrow, the State capital Schwerin on to Zarrenthin and on to Lower Saxony. Past masterpieces of brick Gothic, through the Sternberg Lake District and to former monasteries - this is how the pilgrimage route of St. Birgitta is believed to have been in 1341.

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Event Tips

Events, Exhibitions and Concerts

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Small pub chat

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Public guided tour Schwerin

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Sweety Glitter & The Sweethearts

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dIRE sTRATS

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Tango Cafecito - the small Tango Cafe of Tango am See in Schwerin

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46th Comedy Night

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Dark Dark Party at Schwerin Zoo

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Itziar Lesaka & Friedemann Braun: BarockTango (only few tickets left)

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Natural cosmetics workshop

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Nobody Knows

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Large book flea market

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ReCartney

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BLACK GROATS

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Schweriner Martensmarkt

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Schwerin for Locals: Tour of the Residence Ensemble FREE CITY TOUR

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Tour with the night watchman of Schwerin

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20 minutes organ music

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TRAINERS SCHMIDT "Morning you louses, lushes and lurchers!"

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A moon for the loaded

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Virtual State Museum of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

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Milonguita - the tango night of Tango am See in Schwerin

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Filming location Schwerin

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Old Town Tour with Castle Garden Guided Tour

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Guided tour in Schwerin Cathedral

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Tango Salon Extra

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Highlights in dialogue

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Leonce and Lena

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Stefan Grasse

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Rendezvous in the exhibition "Highlights in Dialog".

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Till Frömmel

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"You want it too"

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musiKKlub

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Evening safari through the zoo

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Excursion Destinations

Cultural Tips for a Visit to the State Capital

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Schwerin Cathedral St. Marien and St. Johannis

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View into the permanent exhibition, © Foto: J. Lehmmann, Stiftung Mecklenburg

Permanent exhibition "Mecklenburg - so far, so near" of the Mecklenburg Foundation

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© Silke Winkler

Mecklenburg State Theater

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© Schweriner Kletterwald

Schwerin Climbing Forest

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The State Museum Schwerin is also an experience for blind and visually impaired people, © Foto: G. Bröcker, Staatliches Museum Schwerin

State Museum Schwerin

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Building of the Kücken Foundation at the Pfaffenteich in Schwerin., © Stadtmarketing Gesellschaft Schwerin

Chick Foundation

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Museum Grinding Mill Schwerin

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Dreamlike location: Scherin Castle on a small island in Schwerin Lake, © SSGK MV / Timm Allrich

Schwerin Palace

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Penguins feeding time, © © Roeder

Schwerin Zoological Garden

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Greenhouse Garden and Alexandrine Monument

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Schwerin Castle Museum

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Accommodation in Schwerin

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© AWO Feriendorf Mueß

AWO SANO - Holiday Center Schwerin Lake

  • Alte Crivitzer Landstraße, 19063 Schwerin / Mueß

Located on the outskirts of the city of Schwerin, just a few meters from the shore of Lake Schwerin, in the midst of a uniquely varied green area, lies the AWO SANO Ferienzentrum Mueß.

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© Mercure Hotel Schwerin Altstadt

BOULEVARD Hotel Old Town Schwerin

  • Klosterstraße, 19053 Schwerin

The BOULEVARD Hotel Schwerin Altstadt is located in a central yet quiet city center location. In just a few minutes walk you can reach the Schwerin Castle, theaters and museums, state parliament, cathedral, as well as the business and shopping centers.

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© Pension Bett am Kornfeld

Pension Bed by the Cornfield

  • An der Crivitzer Chaussee, 19065 Pinnow

Our pension is located near the state capital, surrounded by vast fields and trees, and is only 500 meters from the beautiful and clear Pinnow swimming lake.

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Hotel Speicher am Ziegelsee Schwerin

  • Speicherstraße, 19055 Schwerin

Enjoy a climate-neutral overnight stay in a historic, listed granary, extensively renovated in 1998 to create a unique first-class hotel.

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© Hof Medewege/ Hof Ferien Medewege UG

Medewege farm vacations

  • Hauptstraße, 19055 Schwerin

Experience the unique atmosphere on one of the largest Demeter farms in Germany! Located on the northern outskirts of the State capital Schwerin, spend your vacations in the freshly renovated and converted "Old Horse Stable". After an extensive renovation, 4 vacation apartments and 5 guest rooms with a total of 30 beds have been created. Our farm store and the farm cafe are also looking forward to your visit.

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The 59 modern and cozy rooms in country style are distributed among several guesthouses, © Best Western Seehotel Frankenhorst

Best Western Seehotel Frankenhorst

  • Frankenhorst, 19055 Schwerin

Summer freshness and winter idyll on the shore of Lake Schwerin

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InterCity Hotel Schwerin

  • Grunthalplatz, 19053 Schwerin

Schwerin is not only the State capital of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, but also the oldest city in the state and a pearl with its beautiful landmark, the Schwerin Castle. Explore Schwerin and the Mecklenburg Lake District from the hotel and enjoy your stay.

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Historisches Weinhaus Wöhler

  • Puschkinstraße, 19055 Schwerin

Das Weinhaus Wöhler mitten in der Schweriner Altstadt mit Hotel, Restaurant und Weinhandel ist ein geschichtsträchtiges Wahrzeichen von Schwerin. Im historischen Ambiente der Gaststube oder im einladenden Sommergarten können Sie sich auf saisonale Küche mit frisch zubereiteten Fisch-,Fleisch-, und Wildgerichten freuen.

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AMEDIA Plaza Schwerin

  • Bleicher Ufer, 19053 Schwerin

Our hotel is located directly at the Ostorfer Lake in beautiful Schwerin.The famous Schwerin sights, such as the Schwerin Castle, the Mecklenburg State Theater and the historic Old Town are only a few minutes walk away.

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© Bauspielplatz Schwerin e.V.

School hostel Raben Steinfeld

  • Am See, 19065 Raben Steinfeld

Our two guest houses are located on a beautiful 15,000m² natural area in the immediate vicinity of Lake Schwerin. We are easy to reach by car as well as by the Schwerin public transport. For groups up to 40 people we offer accommodation, full board and varied programs.

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Relaxing hours in the guest room of the inn "Zum Fäßchen, © Gasthof & Pension "Zum Fäßchen" / Wilken

Gasthof & Pension "Zum Fäßchen

  • Consrader Strasse, 19086 Plate Ortsteil Consrade

Our guesthouse and pension is surrounded by lakes and forests in the middle of the beautiful Lewitz. Here you can enjoy the countryside and are still not far from the State capital Schwerin, where many excursion opportunities await you. Especially popular are our bicycle, hiking and boat tours.

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Hotel exterior view, © Martina Lux-Grella

Hotel & Restaurant Niederländischer Hof

  • Alexandrinenstraße, 19055 Schwerin

Schwerin traditional hotel in the heart of the city of Schwerin directly on the Pfaffenteich. Experience art, culture and nature.

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Marina North / Aparthotel at Lake Heidensee

  • Buchenweg, 19055 Schwerin

Idyllically located on Lake Heidensee is the Aparthotel and Marina Nord with marina and sailing school.

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SCHWERIN PLUS Touristik-Service GmbH Travel from Castle to Castle

  • Mecklenburgstraße, 19053 Schwerin

Travel from castle to castle in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern: Individual trips to castles, manor houses and manor houses. We offer castle tours, walking tours with luggage transfer, bicycle tours with luggage transfer, car tours and concert tours to the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Festival.

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© AWO Feriendorf Mueß

AWO SANO - Holiday Center Schwerin Lake

  • Alte Crivitzer Landstraße, 19063 Schwerin / Mueß

Located on the outskirts of the city of Schwerin, just a few meters from the shore of Lake Schwerin, in the midst of a uniquely varied green area, lies the AWO SANO Ferienzentrum Mueß.

Read more: "AWO SANO - Holiday Center Schwerin Lake"
© Mercure Hotel Schwerin Altstadt

BOULEVARD Hotel Old Town Schwerin

  • Klosterstraße, 19053 Schwerin

The BOULEVARD Hotel Schwerin Altstadt is located in a central yet quiet city center location. In just a few minutes walk you can reach the Schwerin Castle, theaters and museums, state parliament, cathedral, as well as the business and shopping centers.

Read more: "BOULEVARD Hotel Old Town Schwerin"
© Pension Bett am Kornfeld

Pension Bed by the Cornfield

  • An der Crivitzer Chaussee, 19065 Pinnow

Our pension is located near the state capital, surrounded by vast fields and trees, and is only 500 meters from the beautiful and clear Pinnow swimming lake.

Read more: "Pension Bed by the Cornfield"
© Hotel Speicher am Ziegelsee

Hotel Speicher am Ziegelsee Schwerin

  • Speicherstraße, 19055 Schwerin

Enjoy a climate-neutral overnight stay in a historic, listed granary, extensively renovated in 1998 to create a unique first-class hotel.

Read more: "Hotel Speicher am Ziegelsee Schwerin"
© Hof Medewege/ Hof Ferien Medewege UG

Medewege farm vacations

  • Hauptstraße, 19055 Schwerin

Experience the unique atmosphere on one of the largest Demeter farms in Germany! Located on the northern outskirts of the State capital Schwerin, spend your vacations in the freshly renovated and converted "Old Horse Stable". After an extensive renovation, 4 vacation apartments and 5 guest rooms with a total of 30 beds have been created. Our farm store and the farm cafe are also looking forward to your visit.

Read more: "Medewege farm vacations"
The 59 modern and cozy rooms in country style are distributed among several guesthouses, © Best Western Seehotel Frankenhorst

Best Western Seehotel Frankenhorst

  • Frankenhorst, 19055 Schwerin

Summer freshness and winter idyll on the shore of Lake Schwerin

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InterCity Hotel Schwerin

  • Grunthalplatz, 19053 Schwerin

Schwerin is not only the State capital of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, but also the oldest city in the state and a pearl with its beautiful landmark, the Schwerin Castle. Explore Schwerin and the Mecklenburg Lake District from the hotel and enjoy your stay.

Read more: "InterCity Hotel Schwerin"
© Weinhaus Wöhler

Historisches Weinhaus Wöhler

  • Puschkinstraße, 19055 Schwerin

Das Weinhaus Wöhler mitten in der Schweriner Altstadt mit Hotel, Restaurant und Weinhandel ist ein geschichtsträchtiges Wahrzeichen von Schwerin. Im historischen Ambiente der Gaststube oder im einladenden Sommergarten können Sie sich auf saisonale Küche mit frisch zubereiteten Fisch-,Fleisch-, und Wildgerichten freuen.

Read more: "Historisches Weinhaus Wöhler"
© Plaza BW Schwerin GmbH

AMEDIA Plaza Schwerin

  • Bleicher Ufer, 19053 Schwerin

Our hotel is located directly at the Ostorfer Lake in beautiful Schwerin.The famous Schwerin sights, such as the Schwerin Castle, the Mecklenburg State Theater and the historic Old Town are only a few minutes walk away.

Read more: "AMEDIA Plaza Schwerin"
© Bauspielplatz Schwerin e.V.

School hostel Raben Steinfeld

  • Am See, 19065 Raben Steinfeld

Our two guest houses are located on a beautiful 15,000m² natural area in the immediate vicinity of Lake Schwerin. We are easy to reach by car as well as by the Schwerin public transport. For groups up to 40 people we offer accommodation, full board and varied programs.

Read more: "School hostel Raben Steinfeld"
Relaxing hours in the guest room of the inn "Zum Fäßchen, © Gasthof & Pension "Zum Fäßchen" / Wilken

Gasthof & Pension "Zum Fäßchen

  • Consrader Strasse, 19086 Plate Ortsteil Consrade

Our guesthouse and pension is surrounded by lakes and forests in the middle of the beautiful Lewitz. Here you can enjoy the countryside and are still not far from the State capital Schwerin, where many excursion opportunities await you. Especially popular are our bicycle, hiking and boat tours.

Read more: "Gasthof & Pension "Zum Fäßchen"
Hotel exterior view, © Martina Lux-Grella

Hotel & Restaurant Niederländischer Hof

  • Alexandrinenstraße, 19055 Schwerin

Schwerin traditional hotel in the heart of the city of Schwerin directly on the Pfaffenteich. Experience art, culture and nature.

Read more: "Hotel & Restaurant Niederländischer Hof"
© Marina Nord

Marina North / Aparthotel at Lake Heidensee

  • Buchenweg, 19055 Schwerin

Idyllically located on Lake Heidensee is the Aparthotel and Marina Nord with marina and sailing school.

Read more: "Marina North / Aparthotel at Lake Heidensee"
© Schlosshotel & Orangerie Klink

SCHWERIN PLUS Touristik-Service GmbH Travel from Castle to Castle

  • Mecklenburgstraße, 19053 Schwerin

Travel from castle to castle in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern: Individual trips to castles, manor houses and manor houses. We offer castle tours, walking tours with luggage transfer, bicycle tours with luggage transfer, car tours and concert tours to the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Festival.

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