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A number of outstanding VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
original features compare well
with the finest works from Practical Information
Antwerp during this time. Road map D2. * 110,000.
They include the wooden n Am Markt 14 (Rathaus) (0385-
late-Gothic multi-panelled 59 252 12). _ Schloßfestspiele
Cruci fixion worked in sandstone, (Jun–Jul), Drachenboot (Aug),
the 14th-century baptismal Altstadtfest (Sep).
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font, a memorial to Duchess
Helen of Mecklenburg Transport
created by the Vischer work- £ Am Bahnhof.
The Dom and houses in Schwerin shop in Nuremberg and the
tombstones of Duke
Gebäude on the north side. This Christopher and his wife (1595). The museum contains a
“new building” is a covered collection of Mecklenburg folk
market from 1783–5, with a E Freilichtmuseum architecture, including 17 houses
showpiece façade comprising Schwerin-Muess of the 17th–19th centuries,
12 Doric columns. Alte Crivitzer Landstraße 13. which strive to recreate the look
Tel (0385) 208 41-0. Open late Apr– of an original village. Combine
R Dom St Maria und late Sep: 10am–6pm Tue–Sun; late a visit with a leisurely day on
St Johannes Sep–Oct: 10am–5pm Tue–Sun. & the beach in Zippendorf.
Am Dom 4. Tel (0385) 56 50 14. Tower
Open Apr–Oct: 10am–5pm Mon–Sat,
noon–5pm Sun; Nov–Mar: 11am–2pm
Mon–Fri, 11am–4pm Sat, noon–3pm
Sun. &
This cathedral is regarded as the
most important work of Gothic
brick architecture in the Baltic
region, in spite of its Neo-Gothic
tower, which affords a
marvellous view of the entire
town. The basilica, dating from
1240–1416, with its wide transept
and passageway around the
presbytery and its wreath of
chapels, is reminiscent of the
design of French cathedrals. Houses of an earlier era in open-air Freilichtmuseum in Schwerin-Mueß
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A UGUST-
Schwerin City Centre
1 Schloß Hauptbahnhof FRIEDRICHSTR. MÜNZSTRASSE
500 m (550 yards)
2 Burg- und Schloßgarten Dom St Maria PUSCHKINSTRASSE
3 Staatliches Museum & St Johannes GRÜNE STRASSE
4 Rathausplatz Neues Gebäude B U R G S T R A S SE
5 Dom St Maria und St Johannes RATHAUS Rathaus G R O S S E R M O O R W ED ERST RAS S E
PLATZ
GOETHE STR A S S E M EC K L ENBURGSTR A S S E Mecklenburgisches GARTEN Staatliches M A RSTA L L
KLE INER MOOR
SCHLOSSSTRASSE
Staatstheater
Museum
ALTER
G R A F - S C H A C K -A LLEE Burgsee Burggarten See
H.-MANN-STR. Schloss Schweriner

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0 metres 300 BURGSEESTRASSE N É S T RASS E
0 yards 300 Freilichtmuseum Schlossgarten

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