Schwerin, Germany Poster

"Schwerin, Germany" By Catherine Sherman. A view from Lake Schwerin shows some of the beautiful buildings of the city of Schwerin, featuring the majestic Schwerin Castle with its many towers and turrets and Schwerin Cathedral with its magnificent spire, in the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in northeast Germany. Its anglicized name is Mecklenburg–Western Pomerania. Schwerin is the capital city. Schwerin Castle is one of Europe's foremost examples of historicist architecture. For centuries the palace was the home of the dukes and grand dukes of Mecklenburg and later Mecklenburg-Schwerin. It currently serves as the seat of the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state parliament (German: Landtag). works of romantic Historicism in Europe. Schwerin Castle is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is nicknamed "Neuschwanstein of the North." The brick Gothic cathedral is the oldest building in the city of Schwerin, has the highest church tower in Mecklenburg at 117.5 metres and is the only true cathedral in the state. Mecklenburg-Vorpommern's Baltic Sea coast is about 2,000 kilometres (1,200 miles ) long. The state is known as the "Land of a Thousand Lakes" and is also known for nature preserves. There are more than 2,000 castles and palaces in the state.