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After German reunification in 1990, churches and all historic buildings in the city's town center were restored, and the old towns of Wismar and Stralsund (c. 110 km or 70 mi to the east), were listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites. In 2011, Wismar became the capital of the district of Nordwestmecklenburg. [17] View over the city
Throughout the rest of the 19th century, Wismar had a special status as a half German half Swedish city as they maintained their own laws and their own flag. [ 5 ] [ 2 ] German intellectuals in Wismar speculated if Sweden (As a part of Sweden-Norway ) would ever use their right to claim overlordship over the city to reclaim some remnants of the ...
Mecklenburg (German pronunciation: [ˈmeːklənbʊʁk] ⓘ; Low German: Mękel(n)borg [ˈmɛːkəl(n)bɔrx]) is a historical region in northern Germany comprising the western and larger part of the federal-state Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. The largest cities of the region are Rostock, Schwerin, Neubrandenburg, Wismar and Güstrow.
1523 – Heinrich Never brings the Reformation to Wismar. 1632 – Wismar captured and held by Sweden until 1803. 1703 – Spire collapses in a severe Storm, severely damaging the roof, vaulting, decor and furnishing of the nave. 1867 – Revaulting of the nave and until - 1890 – Complete renovation in the contemporary neo-gothic style.
Swedish Wismar (Swedish: Svenska Wismar) was a Dominion under the Swedish Crown from 1648 to 1903 and corresponded roughly to the modern boundaries of the city of Wismar. The former Hanseatic city lies on the Baltic coast of modern-day Germany.
Germany portal Subcategories. This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total. ... Pages in category "Wismar" The following 15 pages are in this ...
Poel (German pronunciation:) or Poel Island (German: Insel Poel), is an island in the Baltic Sea. It forms the natural northern and eastern boundaries of the Bay of Wismar on the German coast. The northern coast of the island is also on the south side of the large gulf known as the Bay of Mecklenburg, which Wismar
Nordwestmecklenburg District was established in 1994 by merging the previous districts of Gadebusch, Grevesmühlen and Wismar; along with smaller parts of the districts of Sternberg and Schwerin-Land. In the 2011 district reform, it was merged with the formerly district-free town Wismar. [2]