Schwerin (disambiguation)
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Schwerin
is the capital city of the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
Schwerin may also refer to:
People named Schwerin include:
Schwerin
Schwerin is the capital and second-largest city of the northern German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The population, as of end of 2009, was 95,041.-History:...
is the capital city of the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
Schwerin may also refer to:
- Prince-Bishopric of Schwerin, a former Roman Catholic diocese and a state of the Holy Roman Empire
- Schwerin CastleSchwerin CastleSchwerin Castle is a castle located in the city of Schwerin, the capital of the Bundesland of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. For centuries it was the home of the dukes and grand dukes of Mecklenburg and later Mecklenburg-Schwerin. It currently serves as the seat of the state...
, located in Schwerin - Mecklenburg-SchwerinMecklenburg-SchwerinMecklenburg-Schwerin was a duchy in northern Germany created in 1348, when Albert II of Mecklenburg and his younger brother John were raised to Dukes of Mecklenburg by King Charles IV...
, former duchy - Schwerin, BrandenburgSchwerin, BrandenburgSchwerin is a municipality in the district of Dahme-Spreewald in Brandenburg in Germany....
, a small town - A former village now part of StorkowStorkow- Division of the town :The following villages were incorporated into Storkow after local council elections in 2003- Twin Towns :...
, Brandenburg - Schwerin an der Warthe, the German name of SkwierzynaSkwierzynaSkwierzyna is a town of 10,339 inhabitants in Lubusz Voivodeship in western Poland, the administrative seat of the Gmina Skwierzyna. It is located at the confluence of the Obra and Warta rivers, about north of Międzyrzecz and south-east of the regional capital Gorzów Wielkopolski. The town is...
, Poland
People named Schwerin include:
- Kurt Christoph Graf von SchwerinKurt Christoph Graf von SchwerinKurt Christoph Graf von Schwerin was a Prussian Generalfeldmarschall, one of the leading commanders under Frederick the Great.-Biography:...
(1684-1757), Prussian Field Marshal - Lutz Graf Schwerin von KrosigkLutz Graf Schwerin von KrosigkJohann Ludwig Graf Schwerin von Krosigk, born Johann Ludwig von Krosigk and known as Lutz von Krosigk was a German jurist and senior government official, who served during May of 1945 in the historically unique position of Leading Minister of the German Reich, the equivalent of a Chancellorship in...
(1887-1977), Chancellor of Germany - Ulrich Wilhelm Graf Schwerin von SchwanenfeldUlrich Wilhelm Graf Schwerin von SchwanenfeldUlrich-Wilhelm Graf Schwerin von Schwanenfeld was a German landowner, officer, and resistance fighter against the Nazi régime.- Biography :...
(1902-1944), German resistance fighter - Gerhard von SchwerinGerhard von SchwerinGerhard Helmuth Detloff Graf von Schwerin was a German army General in World War II. As General der Panzertruppe, he was tasked with defending the city of Aachen while in command of the 116th Panzer Division "Windhund" .By the time the 3rd US Armored Division reached Aachen on 13 September 1944,...
(1899-1980), WWII German General - Fritz Kurt Alexander von Schwerin (1847–1925), botanist whose name is abbreviated as "Schwer."