Wismar, officially the Hanseatic City of Wismar, has around 43,000 inhabitants and is the sixth-largest city of the northeastern German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, and the fourth-largest city of the historical region of Mecklenburg after Rostock, Schwerin and Neubrandenburg. It was the third-largest port city in former East Germany after Rostock and Stralsund.
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Area (sq km) Founding Year Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) FAQs
How important was Wismar in the Hanseatic League?
It ranked with Lübeck among the most important cities of the Hanseatic League.
In 1259 Wismar signed an agreement with Lübeck and Rostock for the mutual protection of their trade routes. Alongside Lübeck, Wismar belonged to the most important cities in the Hanseatic League.
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Wismar is the sixth-largest city of the northeastern German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
Source Wismar (Wikipedia)
Germany is listed under Western Europe in the UN M49 geoscheme.
Source United Nations M49 Standard Country or Area Codes for Statistical Use (Geoscheme)
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1. Wismar (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
population 43,103 (2025)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 53.8925, longitude 11.465
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 17 m
P2046 (area)
area 41.36 sq km
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 43103 (2025)
View the Source2. Wismar (Wikipedia)
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It is estimated that Wismar was founded in 1226 under Henry Borwin I, Lord of Mecklenburg from the House of Mecklenburg, a German dynasty of Slavic origin also known as the Obotrites or Niklotides.
- In Group: Cities of Western Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
View the Source 3. Wikidata: Wismar
- Wikidata Q7030, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Wikidata Q7030 P571
View the SourceUnited Nations M49 Standard Country or Area Codes for Statistical Use (Geoscheme)
United Nations Statistics DivisionAssociated With: Western Europe, Western Europe subregion listQuote, Associated With: Western Europe, Western Europe subregion list
Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands (Kingdom of the), Switzerland
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