CastleSchwerin

Schwerin Castle

Seat of the state parliament Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Museum

Schwerin Castle, an example of Romantic Historicism, stands on an island in Lake Schwerin and shapes the city's skyline. For centuries, it served as the residence of Mecklenburg dukes and grand dukes, and today it houses the Parliament of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern as well as a museum.

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The castle's origins date back to 965, when a Slavic ring fort was built on the present-day castle island. Around 1160, Henry the Lion conquered the castle, which was then rebuilt as a German fortress. In 1358, Duke Albrecht II acquired the county and moved the residence to Schwerin. Between 1845 and 1857, the castle underwent reconstruction and new construction based on plans by Georg Adolf Demmler, Gottfried Semper, Friedrich August Stüler, and Ernst Friedrich Zwirner, with French Renaissance castles, particularly Chambord Castle, serving as models.

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