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Schwerin Castle
N 53°37.465', E 11°25.112'
2014-05-17, 2019-08-24
http://www.schwerin.com/en/attractions/palace/palace_museum/index.html
Our rating: 8.40
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Schwerin is the smallest of the cities that are the capital of their lands, here lives less than 100 thousand people. Nevertheless, perhaps because of the capital status, it looks pretty solid. Mainly due to the large number of lakes and beautiful castle. Schwerin Castle is the jewel of Northern Germany, definetely one of the top 5 castles of the country. It was built in the years 1845-1857 by order of Grand Duke Friedrich Franz II. The castle stands on an artificial island and looks extremely photogenic from almost any angle. Especially in the evening.
Schwerin Castle ©Yuriy Buriak
Castle combines several architectural styles and numerous spiers beautifully reflected in the water of Schwerin Lake. Near the castle is a dock where you can go on a boat trip and see the castle from the water.
Schwerin Castle ©Yuriy Buriak
Schwerin Castle ©Yuriy Buriak
Schwerin Castle ©Yuriy Buriak
Schwerin Castle ©Yuriy Buriak
You can go around the castle on the island. Behind located a beautiful orangery, which now houses a restaurant.
Schwerin Castle ©Yuriy Buriak
Schwerin Castle ©Yuriy Buriak
Orangery in Schwerin ©Yuriy Buriak
Schwerin Castle ©Yuriy Buriak
Sculpture over the orangery ©Yuriy Buriak
There is also a grotto
Grotto near Schwerin Castle ©Yuriy Buriak
Inside the castle sits Parliament of Mecklenburg - Western Pomerania. There is also a museum. The interiors of the castle worth a visit.
Schwerin Castle ©Yuriy Buriak
The castle, by the way, has its own ghost "Peterman", who is walking at night in these halls :)
Schwerin Castle ©Yuriy Buriak
Schwerin Castle ©Yuriy Buriak
Architect of Schwerin Castle with his wife ©Yuriy Buriak
Schwerin Castle ©Yuriy Buriak
Schwerin Castle ©Yuriy Buriak
Schwerin Castle ©Yuriy Buriak
Schwerin Castle ©Yuriy Buriak
Near the castle is a large park with many sculptures, fountains and interesting design decisions.
Schwerin Castle ©Yuriy Buriak
Park near the Schwerin Castle ©Yuriy Buriak
Monument to Friedrich Franz II ©Yuriy Buriak
Park near the Schwerin Castle ©Yuriy Buriak
Park near the Schwerin Castle ©Yuriy Buriak
Park near the Schwerin Castle ©Yuriy Buriak
There are no medieval houses left in Schwerin, the only really old building is the cathedral.
Schwerin ©Yuriy Buriak
Probably the only surviving house in the old town of Schwerin ©Yuriy Buriak
Beautiful house in Schwerin ©Yuriy Buriak
Lots and lots of bells ©Yuriy Buriak
The central street in the old town of Schwerin ©Yuriy Buriak
Square in front of the railway station in Schwerin ©Yuriy Buriak
Sea lions? Funny :) ©Yuriy Buriak
Graffiti in Schwerin ©Yuriy Buriak
Graffiti in Schwerin ©Yuriy Buriak
Schwerin ©Yuriy Buriak
Schwerin ©Yuriy Buriak
In addition to the lakes around the castle, the city has other lakes and a lot of promenads.
One of the embankments in Schwerin ©Yuriy Buriak
Fountain at Lake Pfaffenteich ©Yuriy Buriak
Schwerin Cathedral ©Yuriy Buriak
Embankment in Schwerin ©Yuriy Buriak
Schwerin ©Yuriy Buriak
Embankment in Schwerin ©Yuriy Buriak
Embankment in Schwerin ©Yuriy Buriak
Map of Schwerin ©schwerin.com
Map of Schwerin ©schwerin.com
Here you can download the latest map of the city and other materials in English. Schwerin Webcams 1 and 2 . Getting there: by train, use bahn.de . The nearest airport is in Lübeck (http://www.flughafen-luebeck.de/en/ ), 61 km to Schwerin.
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Location : ------------ 1 - Far beyond the settlements, you must spend minimum a day 2 - Near the small town, you need to walk long distance 3 - Can be reached only by car 4 - A small town with a poor public transport 5 - Outside the settlements, but with excellent transport links 6 - A small town with excellent transport links 7 - Medium-size city 8 - Suburb of the capital or major city, the ability to reach by public transport 9 - Big city 10 - Capital
Impressions : ------------ 1 - No point in visiting 2 - Boring, wasted time 3 - You can visit, if you have a lot of free time and nothing better to do 4 - A lot of things, but not so interesting 5 - It seems to be interesting, but hard way to spoil the impression 6 - There is something interesting, but the rest is not worth the attention 7 - Probably interesting, but for everybody 8 - Very cool, but difficult to see everything and long-distance trails 9 - Very cool, but there are similar facilities in other locations 10 - Very cool, this is not anywhere else
Number of tourists (weekend afternoon) : ------------ 1 - Crowds, impossible to see everything normally 2 - A lot of tourists, a long wait 3 - A lot of tourists, the organization is lame 4 - A lot of tourists, but good organization 5 - There are many tourists, but they are concentrated in one place and you can walk freely 6 - Many tourists everywhere, but the large space is compensated 7 - The average number of tourists. To photograph, you must wait 8 - Tourists are, but they do not interfere 9 - There are few tourists 10 - You are alone
State : ------------ 1 - Only title left 2 - Dull ruins 3 - On restoration 4 - The picturesque ruins 5 - Have not been restored, the state is poor 6 - Partially destroyed, but the rest of the normal state 7 - Have not been restored, good condition 8 - OK, but it is possible to make better 9 - Looks good from the outside, partial repair inside or without repair 10 - In excellent condition, well-groomed area
Picturesque (for the photographer) : ------------ 1 - - 2 - - 3 - Horrible background, normal pictures only from the top 4 - wires and cars do not allow make normal photo 5 - Interfere with foreign objects 6 - In the city, but more or less normal photo can be made 7 - Beautiful, but you can take pictures with just one point 8 - Very nice, but you can only shoot at a certain time 9 - Very nice, but hard to get to the good weather or permanently interfere with tourists 10 - Very nice, but occasionally interferes with the weather or tourists
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Our rating - 8.40
Location : ------------ 1 - Far beyond the settlements, you must spend minimum a day 2 - Near the small town, you need to walk long distance 3 - Can be reached only by car 4 - A small town with a poor public transport 5 - Outside the settlements, but with excellent transport links 6 - A small town with excellent transport links 7 - Medium-size city 8 - Suburb of the capital or major city, the ability to reach by public transport 9 - Big city 10 - Capital
Impressions : ------------ 1 - No point in visiting 2 - Boring, wasted time 3 - You can visit, if you have a lot of free time and nothing better to do 4 - A lot of things, but not so interesting 5 - It seems to be interesting, but hard way to spoil the impression 6 - There is something interesting, but the rest is not worth the attention 7 - Probably interesting, but for everybody 8 - Very cool, but difficult to see everything and long-distance trails 9 - Very cool, but there are similar facilities in other locations 10 - Very cool, this is not anywhere else
Number of tourists (weekend afternoon) : ------------ 1 - Crowds, impossible to see everything normally 2 - A lot of tourists, a long wait 3 - A lot of tourists, the organization is lame 4 - A lot of tourists, but good organization 5 - There are many tourists, but they are concentrated in one place and you can walk freely 6 - Many tourists everywhere, but the large space is compensated 7 - The average number of tourists. To photograph, you must wait 8 - Tourists are, but they do not interfere 9 - There are few tourists 10 - You are alone
State : ------------ 1 - Only title left 2 - Dull ruins 3 - On restoration 4 - The picturesque ruins 5 - Have not been restored, the state is poor 6 - Partially destroyed, but the rest of the normal state 7 - Have not been restored, good condition 8 - OK, but it is possible to make better 9 - Looks good from the outside, partial repair inside or without repair 10 - In excellent condition, well-groomed area
Picturesque (for the photographer) : ------------ 1 - - 2 - - 3 - Horrible background, normal pictures only from the top 4 - wires and cars do not allow make normal photo 5 - Interfere with foreign objects 6 - In the city, but more or less normal photo can be made 7 - Beautiful, but you can take pictures with just one point 8 - Very nice, but you can only shoot at a certain time 9 - Very nice, but hard to get to the good weather or permanently interfere with tourists 10 - Very nice, but occasionally interferes with the weather or tourists
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Visitor's rating - 0.00
Location : ------------ 1 - Far beyond the settlements, you must spend minimum a day 2 - Near the small town, you need to walk long distance 3 - Can be reached only by car 4 - A small town with a poor public transport 5 - Outside the settlements, but with excellent transport links 6 - A small town with excellent transport links 7 - Medium-size city 8 - Suburb of the capital or major city, the ability to reach by public transport 9 - Big city 10 - Capital
Impressions : ------------ 1 - No point in visiting 2 - Boring, wasted time 3 - You can visit, if you have a lot of free time and nothing better to do 4 - A lot of things, but not so interesting 5 - It seems to be interesting, but hard way to spoil the impression 6 - There is something interesting, but the rest is not worth the attention 7 - Probably interesting, but for everybody 8 - Very cool, but difficult to see everything and long-distance trails 9 - Very cool, but there are similar facilities in other locations 10 - Very cool, this is not anywhere else
Number of tourists (weekend afternoon) : ------------ 1 - Crowds, impossible to see everything normally 2 - A lot of tourists, a long wait 3 - A lot of tourists, the organization is lame 4 - A lot of tourists, but good organization 5 - There are many tourists, but they are concentrated in one place and you can walk freely 6 - Many tourists everywhere, but the large space is compensated 7 - The average number of tourists. To photograph, you must wait 8 - Tourists are, but they do not interfere 9 - There are few tourists 10 - You are alone
State : ------------ 1 - Only title left 2 - Dull ruins 3 - On restoration 4 - The picturesque ruins 5 - Have not been restored, the state is poor 6 - Partially destroyed, but the rest of the normal state 7 - Have not been restored, good condition 8 - OK, but it is possible to make better 9 - Looks good from the outside, partial repair inside or without repair 10 - In excellent condition, well-groomed area
Picturesque (for the photographer) : ------------ 1 - - 2 - - 3 - Horrible background, normal pictures only from the top 4 - wires and cars do not allow make normal photo 5 - Interfere with foreign objects 6 - In the city, but more or less normal photo can be made 7 - Beautiful, but you can take pictures with just one point 8 - Very nice, but you can only shoot at a certain time 9 - Very nice, but hard to get to the good weather or permanently interfere with tourists 10 - Very nice, but occasionally interferes with the weather or tourists
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