Mecklenburg-West Pomerania - Mecklenburg-Voor-Pommeren

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Mecklenburg-West Pomerania (Low German: Mäkelborg-Vorpommern) is a federal state in Northern Germany. The area is 23,185 km² and the number of inhabitants is 1,664,356. This makes it one of the least populated federal states of the Federal Republic. The capital is Schwerin, but the largest city is the port city Rostock.

Regions

Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania can roughly be divided into the following regions:

Towns

Rostock
Schwerin
Stralsund

Other Destinations

  • ruegen: Germany's largest island in the Baltic Sea. Here you will find the Jasmund National Park, known for its white chalk cliffs.

Info

Geography

It is part of the North German lowlands, mainly flat with only a few hills and borders the Baltic Sea to the north, to the west by Schleswig-Holstein and Lower Saxony. To the south on Brandenburg and in the East to Poland. In terms of administrative structures, it is divided into twelve districts and six 'kreisfreie' towns. The capital is Schwerin.

History

The state came into existence in 1945 as a result of a merger of the old state of Mecklenburg with Vorpommern, the remaining part of the former Prussian Province of Pomerania allocated to Germany after the Second World War. During the reign of the German Democratic Republic, it was split into three Districts in 1952. After reunification in 1990, it became a federal state of the Federal Republic of Germany.

Landscape

Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania has a total coastline of approximately 1,700 km, making it the longest coastline of all German states. Most of it consists of the Western Pomeranian Lagoon and the Haff Coast. The outer coast is about 350 km long. The coast is strongly serrated, especially in the eastern part (Western Pomerania). The largest islands are Rügen, Usedom, Poel as well as Hiddensee. The main peninsula is Fischland-Darß-Zingst.

The landscape in the Mecklenburg-Vorpommerscee North German Plain is dominated by the last ice age (Pleistocene). The landscape forms south of the coastline roughly divide from northeast to southwest.

  • The northeastern plain consists of the Vorpommern mainland. It has mainly loamy soil and is less than 50 m above sea level. The level of most lakes are even less than 10 m above sea level.
  • The back of the Lake District consists of the counties of Demmin, Uecker-Randow and the northeastern part of Mecklenburg.

The largest lakes, such as the Müritz and Plau, are located in the Mecklenburg Lake District (in the south of the federal state). Further lake areas are the Feldberg and Sternberger lakes. Other large lakes are the Schwerin lake, Schaalsee Mecklenburg and the Malchiner lake, Kummerow lake and Tollensesee in the eastern part. In total there are 2028 Lakes in Mecklenburg-West Pomerania with a total area of ​​738 km².

The country is flat to hilly. Some of the highest hills are part of the Baltic Plain: the Helpter Mountains (179 m), the Ruhner Mountains (176.6 m) and the Brohmer Mountains (152.9 m). Others are near the coast, such as the Piekberg on Rügen (161 m), the Koeling (129.7 m) northwest of Rostock and the Golm (69.1 m) Usedom. Pronounced valleys are found around the rivers Warnow, Recknitz and Tollense and the shorter parts of Peene, Trebel and Großer Landgraben.

Language

German is spoken.

Arrive

Airport

Located approximately 20 km southeast of Rostock, Rostock-Laage Airport is a regional airport with scheduled flights from Munich and Cologne. There are also numerous charter flights in the summer. You will not find an international airport here.

Train

There are direct trains from Berlin to Stralsund and from Hamburg nasty Schwerin and Rostock. For information see the website of the Deutsche Bahn.

Car

In the south-west, the A24 from Berlin to Hamburg cuts through the region. Near Wittstock the A19 bends to Rostock and near Neustadt-Glewe the A241 bends to Swcherin. The reason for the low traffic on the A241 is probably that the extension to Wismar is still pending. The last section of the A19 to Warnemünde has to be paid tolls.

Since the completion of the A20, you can drive directly from Berlin to Western Pomerania.

Boat

There are ferry services from Rodby Havn in Denmark to Warnemünde near Rostock and from Trelleborg in Sweden to Sasnitz on the island ruegen.

Travel around

To look at

  • the Hanseatic towns on the Baltic coast, namely Wismar, Stralsund, Rostock and Greifswald are well worth a visit.
  • the 118 m chalk cliff "Königstuhl" ("King's chair") on the island of Rügen in the Jasmund National Park.
  • The 5 km long KdF building complex and the ruins in Prora on the east coast of Rügen (KdF = "Kraft durch Freude" => "Strength through joy"): Not beautiful, but impressive
  • the Kap Arkona (Cape Arkona) on the north coast of Rügen
  • the beautiful sea bridges (Seebrücke - or "piers" in Dutch) of some coastal towns (eg Sellin / Rügen Eiland and Ahlbeck / Usedom Eiland/ Kühlungsborn/)

Routes

To do

  • Recommended are the castles of the region. eg:

Schloss Schwerin: The castle was the residence of the Dukes and Grand Dukes of Mecklenburg and Mecklenburg-Schwerin for centuries. Now it is used as the seat of the parliament of Mecklenburg-West Pomerania. Built in the Neo-Renaissance style, it is one of the most important works of Romantic Historicism in Europe. Some halls and rooms in the castle are still furnished, in others you will find exhibitions. The interior reminds you a bit of a baroque castle, very impressive, a large library and enfilades. Some highlights are the throne room, the Tsar vases and the flower room.

Schloss Ludwigslust: Also called 'the Versailles of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania', due to the composition of the castle and its impressive gardens. Between 1763 and 1837 it was the main residence of the (grand) dukes of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.

  • City walks in the Hanseatic cities: Stralsund, Rostock, Greifswald, Wismar ...
  • You will also find many churches in Mecklenburg-West Pomerania

Stadtkirche Ludwigslust: The church is a Protestant church building and was originally the court church of the Baroque Schloss Ludwigslust. Since the 19th century, the church has served as the Evangelical Lutheran town church of Ludwigslust. This church was the scene of protests against the GDR regime in the autumn of 1989. In addition to regular worship services, concerts take place in the church. The highlight of the church hall is the monumental painting of the "Announcement to the Shepherds" on the south wall. With an area of ​​more than 350 m², the work of art dominates the entire altar. It was made by the court painter Johann Dietrich Findorff and finally completed by Johann Heinrich Suhrlandt.

Konzertkirche Neubrandenburg: Originally called Marienkirche, this church was the main parish church of Neubrandenburg. But in the period after the Second World War, a fire was set by the Red Army. The building remained in ruins for a long time. Until 2001 the building was renovated into a concert church. With the reopening, the name of the church was changed to Konzertkirche Neubrandenburg. The concert hall is one of the best in Germany. The hall has 850 seats and has very good acoustics. In addition, the building is still a fine example of North German Brick Gothic.

  • National Park Jasmund: National Park Jasmund is the smallest national park in Germany. The park is best known for the chalk cliffs and in particular the Königsstuhl. Nevertheless, with 320,000 visitors, Jasmund is the most visited national park in Germany. The rest of the park consists of very old beech forests. This combination makes for impressive views and beautiful walks. To protect the chalk cliffs, it became a protected nature reserve in 1920, but it was only included in the national parks program in 1990.

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