Schwerin

the City is had on the bank of the big loch Shverinerzee. The population numbers 130  thousand inhabitants. The history of Schwerin begins with 1116  year when the duke of Saxony to the east from Elba has based second after Luebeck a German city. The city was residence of a diocesan of the Shverinsky county, and later, in XVI century, - spiritual and cultural capital of Mecklenburg, but knew also the times of decline bound to transmission of capital. Its revival refers to to the beginning of XIX century.

The Historical centre of Schwerin is insignificant, it is easy for detouring on foot, but dazzling constructions in which various architectural styles successfully combine, the beautiful nature, an environment of picturesque loches and the nice historical past do a city attractive to tourism. On an islet, at-sight ancient military strengthening of slavs and the German predecessor of XI century the dazzling lock - residence of dukes Shverinsky, - well-known for the beauty and architectural eclecticism is had. This pentagonal, with assemblage of towers a building with gothic elements, baroque, the Renaissance. In the lock is not only land Mecklenburg-Pomorze parliament, but also the museum open for visitation. The prices for the ticket the scanty.