Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #2 in Schwerin, Germany

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Number of sights 8 sights
Distance 5 km
Ascend 39 m
Descend 61 m

Explore Schwerin in Germany with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Individual Sights in Schwerin

Sight 1: Sport- und Kongresshalle

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Sport- und Kongresshalle is an indoor sporting arena located in Schwerin, Germany. The capacity of the arena is 8,000 people. It is currently home to the SV Post Schwerin handball team.

Wikipedia: Sport- und Kongresshalle (EN), Website

1553 meters / 19 minutes

Sight 2: Paulskirche

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St. Paul's Church is a neo-Gothic church in Schwerin, Germany. It belongs to the Evangelical Lutheran Peace Church of Schwerin in the Provostship of Wismar, Mecklenburg Church District of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Northern Germany.

Wikipedia: Paulskirche (Schwerin) (DE), Website

380 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 3: Demmlerhaus

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The Demmler-Haus in Schwerin, district Altstadt, Arsenalstraße 10 / corner of Mecklenburgstraße, is an architectural monument in Schwerin. The building now houses shops and offices.

Wikipedia: Demmler-Haus (DE)

767 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 4: E-Werk

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From 1904 to 1969, the former municipal power plant on the northeast bank of the Pfaffenteich pond in the city of Schwerin was used to produce electricity and was in operation as a switchgear in the municipal power grid until 1999. The building, which is a listed building, has been used for cultural purposes since 1998 – as a venue for the State Theatre, the Puppet Theatre, the Fritz Reuter Stage and for the Kunstverein Schwerin.

Wikipedia: Städtisches Elektrizitätswerk (Schwerin) (DE), Website

671 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 5: Schelfkirche

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Schelfkirche Fotoarchiv der Ev.-Luth. Kirchengemeinde St. Nikolai Schwerin. Recherche / Bearbeitung: Dr. Günter Pinzke / Copyrighted free use

The Church of St. Nikolai Schwerin, also known as the Schelfkirche, is a baroque brick church in the Schelfstadt district of Schwerin in the form of a central building from the early 18th century. It is one of the few baroque brick churches in northern Germany and the first large post-Reformation church building in Mecklenburg.

Wikipedia: Schelfkirche (DE)

453 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 6: Löwe

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The market in Schwerin is a rectangular historic market square in Schwerin's old town, whose history dates back to the founding of the city in 1160. To distinguish it from the shelf market of the Neustadt (Schelfe), which was independent until 1832, it is also referred to as the Old Town Market. It is located south of the cathedral. Four of the buildings surrounding the square are listed buildings.

Wikipedia: Markt (Schwerin) (DE)

196 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 7: Fachwerkhaus Buschstraße

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The half-timbered house Buschstraße 15, also known as the Zettler House, in Schwerin, district Altstadt, Buschstraße, corner of 3rd Enge Straße, is a striking architectural monument in Schwerin. Today (2020) there is a shop in the house.

Wikipedia: Fachwerkhaus Buschstraße 15 (DE)

952 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 8: Schweriner Marstall

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The Marstall of Schwerin, the capital of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, is located on a small headland, the former Wade Meadows, today the Marstall Peninsula, on the western shore of Schwerin's inner lake on Werderstraße. In 2009, the area was integrated into the grounds of the 2009 Federal Horticultural Show. Since 1990, the Marstall has housed the Ministry of Education, Science and Culture, from 1997 temporarily parts of the State Technical Museum and since 2009 the Ministry of Labour, Equality and Social Affairs.

Wikipedia: Schweriner Marstall (DE), Website

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