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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 )
via Wikipedia infobox
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.
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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.