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Mecklenburg-Vorpommern lies in the north-east of Germany on the Baltic Sea and, with around 1.6 million inhabitants, is the most sparsely populated German state. Travelling here you mostly see space: fields, tree-lined avenues, beech forests and more than 2,000 lakes, among them the Müritz, the largest lake lying entirely within Germany. The state is famous for its Baltic coast with the islands of Rügen and Usedom, the chalk cliffs at the Königsstuhl and the imperial-era seaside resorts with their white spa architecture. The capital is Schwerin, and that is where the landmark stands: Schwerin Castle, a fairy-tale building with turrets and a golden dome on an island in the lake: today the seat of the state parliament. The coat of arms combines the symbols of its regions, above all a bull's head for Mecklenburg and a griffin for Pomerania. On the coast lie the Hanseatic cities of Rostock, Wismar and Stralsund, whose brick Gothic architecture is World Heritage. Did you know that Germany's longest pier is here? At Heringsdorf on Usedom it reaches over 500 metres out to sea.
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Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern lies on the Baltic in Germany's north-east and is the country's most sparsely populated state: home to the Mecklenburg Lake District and the islands of Rügen and Usedom.
💡 Did you know? Rügen is Germany's largest island; its chalk cliffs at the Königsstuhl inspired one of Caspar David Friedrich's most famous paintings.
Schwerin
Schwerin is Germany's smallest state capital; its landmark, the fairytale Schwerin Palace on an island, houses the state parliament today.
💡 Did you know? The capital title went to Schwerin rather than larger Rostock: partly because the palace made such a representative seat of parliament.
Rostock
about 1.6 million
the north-east
Foto: Carsten Steger · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Schwerin Palace
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a bull's head and a griffin
the Baltic coast
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern is known for its Baltic coast, its lakelands and the island of Rügen.
💡 Did you know? It is home to the Mecklenburg Lake District, Germany's largest connected lakeland.
the Baltic Sea
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