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 | |
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 | |||||||||
![]() County of Schwerin during the time of the Hohenstaufen Emperors (circa 1250) | |||||||||
Status | County | ||||||||
Capital | Schwerin | ||||||||
Government | County | ||||||||
Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||
• Established | 1161 | ||||||||
1279 | |||||||||
1323 | |||||||||
• Inherited Tecklenburg | 1328 | ||||||||
• Schwerin-Schwerin comital line extinct | 1344 | ||||||||
• Schwerin-Wittenburg-Boizenburg extinct | 1349 1358 | ||||||||
1358 | |||||||||
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Bishopric of Schwerin Bistum Schwerin | |||||||||
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1165–1648 | |||||||||
![]() 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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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.