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Schwerin
Schweriner Schloss (parliament of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern)
Schweriner Schloss (parliament of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern)
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Schwerin
Schwerin (Germany)
Schwerin
Administration
Country
State Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
District Urban district
Town subdivisions 18 boroughs
Lord Mayor Norbert Claussen (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area 130.46 km² (50.4 sq mi)
Elevation 38 m  (125 ft)
Population  96,280  (31/12/2006)[1]
 - Density 738 /km² (1,911 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate SN
Postal codes 19053, 19055, 19057, 19059, 19061, 19063
Area code 0385
Website schwerin.de

Coordinates: 53°38′0″N 11°25′0″E / 53.63333, 11.41667
Grafschaft Schwerin
County of Schwerin

Vassal of Holy Roman Empire
1161 – 1358
Capital Schwerin
Government Principality
Historical era Middle Ages
 - Established 1161
 - Partitioned to Schwerin
    and Sch-Wittenburg		  
1279
 - Partitioned to create
    Sch-Boizenburg		  
1323
 - Inherited Tecklenburg 1328
 - Sch-Schwerin comital line
    extinct		  
1344
 - Sch-W'burg-B'burg extinct 1349
 - Comital line extinct; sold
    to Mecklenburg-Schwerin		  
1358
Bistum Schwerin
Bishopric of Schwerin

Vassal of Holy Roman Empire
1165 – 1648
Capital Schwerin
Government Value specified for "government_type" does not comply
Historical era Middle Ages
 - Established 1062
 - Gained territory 1165
 - Secularised to M-Schwerin 1648

Schwerin is the capital city of the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania with 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.


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