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Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

Make the most of your time in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, use the information provided on this web site by clicking on the links to plan your visit.

The sparsely populated north-east German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern is known for its unspoilt nature, its expansive coast and beaches and its many lakes. Indeed, the Mecklenburg has earned a status as ‘the state of a thousand lakes’. The two-part state is home to a vast number of nature reserves, conservation areas, biosphere reserves and nature parks, and so it is not hard to see why it has a reputation for being unspoilt and green.

While being one of Germany’s least populated areas it is the sixth largest of the country’s 16 states. To the east the region borders Poland, while in other directions it meets Brandenburg, Lower Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein. To the north Mecklenburg meets the sea and it is here that there are many islands, including the nation’s largest island Rügen. While Schwerin is the state’s official capital, Rostock is the largest city with a population of 200,000.

Mecklenburg maintains a fairly strong regional culture, along with other states in the north of Germany. There are several north German distinctives such as its Hanseatic style architecture and its Low German form of the language. Although the regional brand of the German language was phased out a couple of hundred years ago it is still protected by the constitution and taught in schools. There are also several museums located throughout the region as well as a number of festivals and events. Traditional Meckenburg cuisine, meanwhile, generally involves fish, beef and pork.

The state’s landscape features no fewer than 2,000 castles, palaces and manor houses to go with the plethora of hotels and other impressive buildings. There are also many protected green areas in the region too; there are 300 nature reserves, 140 landscape conservations areas, three biosphere reserves, seven nature parks and three of the country’s 12 national parks, namely the Jasmund, the Müritz and the Western Pomerania Lagoon Area parks.

The Old Towns of Wismar and Stralsund have both been designated UNESCO World Heritage sites and feature Gothic brick architecture and dominating churches in their market squares. As already mentioned there are several museums in Mecklenburg; among them are: the Schwerin State Museum, the German Maritime Museum in Stralsund and the German Amber Museum in Ribnitz-Damgarten. The cities of Rostock and Greifswald are each home to a university, both of which are among Europe’s oldest educational institutions.

This renewable materials and sustainable energies-focused state has become a popular destination for visitors in recent years who visit seeking to take in some of its unique culture, to explore its national parks and to make the most of its beaches, sights and attractions.
 

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