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Schwerin

Western Europe

Schwerin is the capital and second-largest city of the northeastern German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, after Rostock, and also the capital of the region of Mecklenburg. It has around 96,000 inhabitants, making it the least populous of all German state capitals.

Facts
Population
97,922 1
Area (sq km)
130.52 1
Founding Year
1161 1
Population Estimate Year
2025 1
Elevation (m)
52 1
Latitude
53.628889 degrees north 1
Longitude
11.415 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Temperate 3
Time Zone
UTC+01:00 2
Sources
1. Schwerin (Wikidata)
  • P571 (inception)
    +1161-00-00T00:00:00Z
  • P1082 (population)
    population 97,922 (2025)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 53.628889, longitude 11.415
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 52 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 130.52 sq km
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 97922 (2025)
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2. GeoNames: Schwerin - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 2834282
    53.62937 11.41316 P PPLA DE 12 00 13004 13004000 96641 48 Europe/Berlin
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 48 m
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 53.75, 11.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 53.75, 11.25
53.75 11.25 Cfb
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Wikidata: Schwerin
Wikidata Q1709, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
Schwerin (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Western Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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