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Accommodations Hotels

Hotel ‘Speicher am Ziegelsee’ in Schwerin

Hotel 'Speicher am Ziegelsee' in Schwerin, Germany

The ****Hotel Speicher am Ziegelsee is located inside a former granary dating back to 1939. The edifice is situated next to a lake named Ziegelsee so guests can reach the hotel by boat. The sign HOTEL SPEICHER is the name board of the boat station.

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Manhole Covers

Manhole cover in Schwerin

Manhole cover in Schwerin, Germany

Schwerin is the capital city (LANDESHAUPTSTADT) of the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The manhole covers in Schwerin show the city arms in the version of 1991.

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Shops

Traditional shop ‘Das alte Handelshaus’ in Schwerin

Traditional shop 'Das alte Handelshaus' in Schwerin, Germany

The traditional shop generally known as ‘Das alte Handelshaus‘ (The old merchant house) is situated at the address Schmiedestraße 11. Today it houses a chain store of a tea merchant (Tee-Maass). Even though it is a tea shop you can buy a lot of different goods, e.g. a coffee named after a local ghost: Petermännchen Kaffee.

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Museums

State Museum Schwerin

Gallery of Old & New Masters in Schwerin, Germany

The Gallery of Old & New Masters (Galerie Alte & Neue Meister) in Schwerin is part of the State Museum Schwerin (Staatliches Museum Schwerin). The building designed by architect Hermann Willebrand was opened in 1882.

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Staircases

Staircase of Schwerin Palace in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Staircase at Schwerin Palace in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, GermanyLooking downstairs at Schwerin Palace (Schloss Schwerin). The palace houses a museum as well as the state diet (Landtag) of the German federal state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

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Coat of Arms Manhole Covers

Manhole cover in Kühlungsborn

Manhole cover in Kühlungsborn, Germany

The manhole covers in Kühlungsborn show the arms of the city. The coat of arms displays three silver seagulls in a blue field. The title Ostseebad refers to the fact, that Kühlungsborn is a seaside resort at the Baltic Sea (Ostsee).

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Locomotives

Molli spa railway in Mecklenburg

Steam locomotive 99 2321-0 (1932) in Mecklenburg, Germany

The Molli spa railway (Mecklenburgische Bäderbahn “Molli”) is a narrow-gauge steam-powered railway in Mecklenburg connecting several spas on the coast of the Baltic Sea. The locomotive depicted above was built by Orenstein & Koppel in 1932. It is a piece of the DRG Class 99.32.

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Accommodations Hotels

Youth hostel in Warnemünde

Youth hostel in Warnemünde, Germany

A fun way to stay in Warnemünde is this youth hostel located in the edifice of a former weather station. The equipment on top of the tower is still used for providing datas for weather forecasting.

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Aviation

Heinkel Villa in Warnemünde

Heinkel Villa in Warnemünde, Germany

This villa built in 1880 became famous for being the home of the aircraft designer Ernst Heinkel. One of his designs was the Heinkel He 178, the world’s first turbojet aircraft and jet plane. Today the villa is part of the Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research (Leibniz-Institut für Ostseeforschung).

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Museums

Museum of local history in Warnemünde

Museum of local history in Warnemünde, Germany

The museum of local history (Heimatmuseum) is located in a building dating back to 1767. The exhibition tells about local life as well as about typical elements of a seaman’s life. So one can see collections of dioramas built by sailors. There are also souvenirs like English stoneware brought home from numerous sea travels.

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Ships

Police boat FPB 25 (2001) in Rostock

Police boat FPB 25 in Rostock, Germany

This police boat was built by Fassmer in 2001. It is used by the German Police Authority Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The home port is Rostock. On this pic, it anchors next to the ‘Hohe Dünne‘ Yachting & Spa Resort.

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Industrial Heritage

Warehouses at the city harbour of Rostock

Warehouses at the city harbour of Rostock, Germany

At the Rostock City Harbour you can find old as well as reconstructed warehouses. In the rooms of the warehouse on the left side the headquarter of AIDA Cruises is based. The piers for the huge AIDA cruisers are not far way at the port of Warnemünde.