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Schwerin Castle

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Schwerin Castle

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Also known as Schwerin Palace

castle in Germany

Key facts

Alternative names
Schwerin Castle
Location
Schwerin , Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state , Germany
Official name
Schwerin Residence Ensemble
Type
Cultural
Criteria
iv
Designated
2023 (46th session )

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Official website

Schloss Schwerin | Staatliche Schlösser und Gärten M-V

Malerisch auf einer Insel im Schwerin See gelegen, ist das Schweriner Schloss mit seinen zahlreichen Türmen ein Märchenschloss wie man es sich schöner nicht ausmalen kann.

museum-schwerin.de

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Wikidata facts

Country
Germany
Located in
Schwerin
Elevation
45
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Image
Schwerin-Schloss-gp.jpg
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Commons category
Schweriner Schloss
heritage designation
World Heritage Site
Commons gallery
Schweriner Schloss
architectural style
historicist architecture
Commons Institution page
Schweriner Schloss
located in/on physical feature
Schweriner See
street address
Lennéstrasse 1
P12749
U12
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Encyclopedic overview

Schwerin Castle (German: Schweriner Schloss, German pronunciation: [ʃveˈʁiːnɐ ˈʃlɔs] also known as Schwerin Palace, (German: [ʃveˈʁiːn] or German pronunciation: [ʃvɛˈʁiːn]) 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 city's main lake, Lake Schwerin.

For centuries, the castle on the present site was the home of the dukes and grand dukes of Mecklenburg and later Mecklenburg-Schwerin, although few parts of the pre-19th-century castle have survived. Today, parts of the castle serve as the residence of the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state parliament (German: Landtag) while other parts are used for the palace museum, a restaurant, and cultural events, like open-air theatre in the courtyard.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Schwerin Castle” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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