Schwerin Castle
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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.
Schwerin Castle in 2023
Exposed Slavic castle mound, 2014
The fortified castle and its bastions, 1617
The Elevation of the Brazen Serpent by Willem van den Broecke in the chapel
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
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Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, also known by its anglicised name Mecklenburg–Western Pomerania, is a coastal state in the north-east of Germany. Of the country's sixteen states, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern ranks
Schwerin Castle
…Palace, (German: or German pronunciation: ) 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…
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