Schwerin

Schwerin is a City located at 53° 38' 7.81" N, 11° 24' 4.50" E. It is located in the Region Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

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Overview

Schwerin (Latin:Suerinum) is the capital and second-largest city of the northern German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The population is 91,264 (as of Dec 31, 2012).

Schwerin is surrounded by many picturesque lakes. The largest of these lakes, the Schweriner See, has an area of 60 km². In the midst of these lakes there was a settlement of the Slavic Obotrite (dated back to the 11th century). The area was called Zuarin (Polabian Zwierzyn), and the name Schwerin is derived from that designation.