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Schwerin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia After the division of Mecklenburg (1621), Schwerin became the capital of the duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. When the Bundesland of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania was established in 1990, Schwerin became the capital. In 1160 Henry the Lion defeated the Obotrites and captured Schwerin. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Schwerin

SCHWERIN - LoveToKnow Article on SCHWERIN SCHWERIN, a town of Germany, the capital of the grand duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, prettily situated at the S.W. corner of the lake of Schwerin (14 m. From 1170 to 1624 it gave name to a bishopric; and it was also the capital of the duchy of Schwerin, which forms the western part of the grand-duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. SCHWERIN, a town of Germany, in the Prussian province of Posen, at the confluence of the Obra and the Warthe, 28 m. www.1911encyclopedia.org /S/SC/SCHWERIN.htm

MECKLENBURG - LoveToKnow Article on MECKLENBURG It embraces the duchies of Schwerin and Gflstrow, the district of Rostock, the principality of Schwerin, and the barony of Wismar, besides several small enclaves (Ahrensberg, Rosson, Tretzeband, andc.) in the adjacent territories. Mecklenburg lies wholly within the great North-European plain, and its flat surface is interrupted only by one raiIge of low hills, intersecting the country from south-east to north-west, and forming the watershed between the Baltic Sea and the Elba. The horse and wool markets of Mecklenburg are largely attended by buyers from various parts of Germany. www.1911encyclopedia.org /M/ME/MECKLENBURG.htm

Regional Genealogy: Mecklenburg Mecklenburg-Schwerin consisted of: The Duchy of Schwerin, The Principality of Schwerin, The Wenden District of the Duchy of Güstrow, The Lordship of Wismar (Wismar and the surrounding area were under the rule of Sweden from 1648 to 1803), Rostock District, and The Domain of Scattered Convents. From 1759 to 1764 all of Mecklenburg was occupied by Prussia. Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (Mecklenburg - Westpomerania) is a state in northeastern Germany, bounded on the north by the Baltic Sea (Ostsee), on the west by Schleswig - Holstein, on the southwest by Lower Saxony, on the south by Brandenburg, and on the east by Poland. www.genealogienetz.de /reg/MEC/mec.html

Mecklenburg-Schwerin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Mecklenburg-Schwerin was a Duchy (from 1815 a Grand Duchy) in northeastern Germany, formed by a partition of the Duchy of Mecklenburg. In 1933, after the onset of Nazi rule, it was united with the smaller neighboring state of Mecklenburg-Strelitz to form the united state of Mecklenburg. Ruled by the Nikloting dynasty, it was a relatively poor state along the Baltic littoral. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Mecklenburg History Mecklenburg came under the occupation of Prussia for a few years beginning in 1759, like many of the surrounding political units. It was during this period that the two Mecklenburg Duchies were elevated to the status of Grand Duchies and the Dukes became Grand Dukes. Emigration from Mecklenburg to the United States began in earnest in the early 1800's, accelerated through mid century and began slowing after the unification in 1871. www.femling.com /gen/meck.htm

Lalor, Cyclopaedia of Political Science, V.2, Entry 304, MECKLENBURG: Library of Economics and Liberty Mecklenburg was obliged to submit to the law of equality of religions decreed by the constitution of the empire. But the forced connection of Mecklenburg with the tariff system of the empire has abolished the transit dues; it is true, however, that by the same act the grand duchies were relieved from various expenditures. —Till 1867 the various religions did not enjoy the liberty which is granted them at present in most of the states of Europe Mecklenburgers who are not Lutherans, practiced their religion only by toleration, and it is well understood that Lutherans themselves can not change the least ceremony without the consent of "competent" authority. www.econlib.org /library/YPDBooks/Lalor/llCy695.html

Historical Flags (Mecklenburg, Germany) Mecklenburg-Schwerin was a coastal province and, as in the past, a civil ensign was adopted with the colours blue-white-red, which were the colours of Rostock — thus with a different origin with respect to the colours of the State flag. So the flag for both Mecklenburgs was the blue-yellow-red (and it always had been so), while Mecklenburg-Schwerin had also a blue-white-red civil ensign which is the flag usually reproduced on old charts and books dealing with maritime flags. So the flag for both Mecklenburgs was the blue-yellow-red (and it always had been so), while Mecklenburg-Schwerin had also a blue-white-red civil ensign (...). www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/de-mv_hi.html

AllRefer.com - Schwerin, Germany (German Political Geography) - Encyclopedia Schwerin became the capital of the former state of Mecklenburg in 1934. It was the capital of the county of Schwerin and with it passed to Mecklenburg (see Mecklenburg–West Pomerania) in 1358. From 1952 to 1990 it was the capital of the Schwerin district of East Germany. reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/S/Schwerin.html

Decorations of the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin The Mecklenburg dukes conspired with the Prussians to switch to the Allied side, and a Mecklenburg-Schwerin Brigade and a Mecklenburg-Strelitz Husaren-Regiment were formed in 1813. The Mecklenburgers participated in the opening salvos of the war, fighting at Liége on August 6-7, 1914 and facing the British at Mons on August 23. After this fight, the rest of the war was relatively quiet for the XIII Corps and the Mecklenburgers, and armistice was declared on January 28, 1871. home.att.net /~david.danner/militaria/schwerin.htm

Royal Family of Europe - pafg31 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File Ursule Duchess Of MECKLENBURG SCHWERIN was born on 17 Oct 1488 in Of, Berlin, Brandenburg, Prussia. Ursule, Princess Of MECKLENBURG SCHWERIN was born on 30 Aug 1510 in Of, Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Germany. Magnus, Prince Of MECKLENBURG SCHWERIN was born on 4 Jul 1509 in Of, Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Germany. www.ishipress.com /royalfam/pafg31.htm

Deutsche Wappen - German Civic Heraldry - MECKLENBURG 3 : the griffin of the Principality of Schwerin, Mecklenburg is an area in the north-east of present Germany. The oldest arms of the Dukes of Mecklenburg date from the 12th century and show a griffin. www.ngw.nl /int/dld/mecklenb.htm

Mecklenburg Vorpommern WorldGenWeb Page The duchy was subdivided in 1621 into the duchies of Mecklenburg Schwerin and Mecklenburg Strelitz, both of which were elevated to grand duchies in 1815. The Mecklenburg Surnames/Queries page is where you can submit your surnames and research queries for the areas of Mecklenburg- Schwerin, Mecklenburg Strelitz, or Vorpommern. These pages cover Mecklenburg Schwerin, Mecklenburg Strelitz, the state of Mecklenburg, and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. www.blacklake.biz /meck

CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Mecklenburg The Peace of Westphalia (1648) assigned the Dioceses of Schwerin and Ratzeburg as principalities to Schwerin, in return for which the city of Wismar and the districts of Poel and Neukloster were yielded to Sweden. The Landschaft is composed of the burgomasters of the cities of Rostock and Wismar, and the municipal authorities of the forty inland cities of Schwerin and the seven inland cities of Strelitz. The preparatory school at Schwerin came to an end when the Emperor Joseph II suppressed the Collegium Nordicum. www.newadvent.org /cathen/10107a.htm

Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Pictures Schwerin, city in north central Germany on Lake Schwerin, capital of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. After 1358, the city served as the capital of the duchy of Mecklenburg, later Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and from 1934 to 1952 as capital of Mecklenburg State. Schwerin, originally a settlement of the Wends, was first mentioned in 1018. www.greatestcities.com /Europe/Germany/Mecklenburg-Western_Pomerania/Schwerin_city_regional_capital.html

DAMSHAGEN, KITTENDORF, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Germany Mecklenburg fell into the hands of the son of Theodore Kliefoth that I have mentioned earlier in connection with my grandfather’s album. In Mecklenburg one of the Grand Dukes took up the fight; among his nastiest opponents were the Herren von Oertzen. I seem to recall that my father had told me that his father had been considered the best Hebrew scholar in the church at Mecklenburg. www.mse.mtu.edu /~ehgroth/uhans.htm

index_20648.html The receipt for the success of Schwerin´s Mecklenburg State Theater is clear. Especially the open-air stagings of „Aida“ (1999), „Nabucco“ (2001), and „Turandot“ (2002) have brought fame to Schwerin´s Mecklenburg State Theater and set the standard that has made Schwerin a mecca for opera-lovers. Schwerin´s „Old Garden“, in the center of this landscape, will be transformed into the royal court of King Philip II around 1560, the setting for this musical drama of love, friendship, betrayal, and death. www.germany-tourism.de /printview.htm?theprintfile=//e/index_20648.html

Mecklenburg : Mecklenburg-Schwerin Situated in north-eastern Germany, Mecklenburg was a duchy within the Holy Roman Empire from 1348 until its division in 1621 into the two duchies of Mecklenburg-Güstrow (replaced in 1701 by Mecklenburg-Strelitz) and Mecklenburg-Schwerin. Upon Germany's reunification (1990) it was combined with the smaller neighbouring region of Western Pomerania (German Vorpommern) to constitute the state (Bundesland) of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. After the World War II, Mecklenburg was included in East Germany. www.termsdefined.net /me/mecklenburg-schwerin.html

Mecklenburg Census Records, 1751 The original handwritten reports are in the State Archives in Schwerin, and the transcriptions of the records are printed in the eleven books by Franz Schubert. The 1704 Mecklenburg "census" is really the first inventory of the population after the Thirty-Years'-War. If you know that your ancestor emigrated from Mecklenburg in 1840, but you can't find the name of the town he lived in, check the 1819 census index for your surname. blacklake.biz /meck/census.htm

Mecklenburg Mecklenburg, a region in northeastern Germany, is the ancestral home of my ancestors, the LABORN family. According to an article edited by Carol Gohsman Bowen at http://pages.prodigy.net/jhbowen/garling.htm, in the 1850's Mecklenburg had the third-highest emigration rate in Europe, exceeded only by Ireland and Galicia (part of present-day Poland and Ukraine). Medow is at latitude 53.57426 N, longitude 12.078 E, due east of Schwerin, due south of Rostock. members.cox.net /smithgen/places/meck/mecklenburg.htm

The Hutchinson Encyclopedia: Schwerin@ HighBeam Research Formerly the capital of Mecklenburg and earlier of the old republic of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Schwerin became capital of Mecklenburg-West Pomerania with the reunification of Germany in 1990. Capital of the Land (administrative region) of Mecklenburg-West Pomerania, Germany, on the western shore of the lake of Schwerin; population (1995) 117,200. The historic streets and squares of the old town have been restored and rebuilt since World War II. www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1P1:100174857&refid=ip_encyclopedia_hf

RTW Leg 133 East Germany politically restructured the country in 1952 and Mecklenburg was divided into districts of Rostock, Schwerin, and Neubrandenburg. Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania was formed from the previous GDR districts of Rostock, Schwerin, and Neubrandenburg. The Baltic coast of Mecklenburg extends from the east side of the Bay of Lübeck to Fischland to where Vorpommern begins. www.unc.edu /~mackuen/RTW/narr/133.htm

Grand Ducal Standards 1815-1918 (Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Germany) The county of Schwerin in the central inescutcheon and in the quarters Mecklenburg (oxhead with hide), Rostock (griffin), principality of Schwerin (griffin and green rectangle), Ratzeburg (crowned cross), Stargard (hand holding ring) and Wenden (oxhead). Neubecker 1933 shows a standard for grand duchess Alexandra of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, princess of Hannover (1882-1963), showing her shield and that of Mecklenburg joined by the order of the Wendic Crown in a white oval. According to Siebmacher 1878, the grand ducal house of Schwerin used a flag of 3.75 m × 5.625 m with the middle arms on a white square (sides 1.75 m) in the middle. www.fotw.us /flags/de-mv_gd.html

Articles - Mecklenburg In 1952, the East German government ended the independent existence of Mecklenburg, creating 3 districts ("Bezirke") out of its territory: Rostock, Schwerin and Neubrandenburg. Mecklenburg contributed about two-thirds of the geographical size of the new state and the majority of its population. Ethnically, people from Mecklenburg are a mix of early settlers from Westphalia, the Rhineland and Saxony on the one hand and West Slavic people on the other. www.lastring.com /articles/Mecklenburg

boys clothing: German royalty -- Mecklenburg Mecklenburg-Schwerin was made up of the Duchy of Schwerin, the Principality of Schwerin, the Wenden District of the Duchy of Guestrow, the Lordship of Wismar (Wismar and the surrounding area were under the rule of Sweden from 1648 to 1803), Rostock District, and The Domain of Scattered Convents. The Duchy of Mecklenburg took its name from a Slavic castle named "Mechelenburg" which is located between the cities of Schwerin and Wismar. The German Democratic Republic reorganized the administrative units in 1952 and Mecklenburg was divided into the districts of Rostock, Schwerin, and Neubrandenburg. histclo.hispeed.com /royal/gers/meck/royal-meck.htm

Schwerin - infos.aus-germanien.de Herzogin Anna von Mecklenburg, Gemahlin von Herzog Albrecht stellte 1524 einen evangelischen Hofprediger ein, zwei Jahre später gab es in Schwerin die erste öffentliche evangelische Predigt und 1533 wurde ein eigenes kleines Kirchlein errichtet, das jedoch alsbald wieder verfiel, weil sich bis 1548 das Franziskanerkloster auflöste und die Gemeinde die Kirche nutzen konnte. Das Wappen der Stadt Schwerin zeigt in Blau einen schreitenden goldenen Reiter, in der Rechten eine Lanze, mit daran befestigter dreizipfliger Fahne, in der Linken einen Schild tragend. Schwerin wurde auch bald Sitz eines Amtes, aus dem 1935 der Landkreis Schwerin hervorging, der bei der jüngsten Kreisreform 1994 aufgelöst wurde. infos.aus-germanien.de /Schwerin

Schwerin hotels and accommodation, hotel reservations in Mecklenburg - Western Pomerania, by All-Hotels(tm) The Crowne Plaza Hotel Schwerin is located on the shore of lake Ostorf, within walking distance to Schwerin Castle and the... Ramada Schwerin is the best quality hotel in the Schwerin area offering first class accommodations and a "Primavera" restaurant... This comfortable hotel nestling in the city center of Schwerin offers business travelers all modern facilities and provides the... www.all-hotels.com /europe/germany/mecklenburg_-_western_pomerania/schwerin_e1.htm

Zoo Schwerin - Ihr Zoologischer Garten in Schwerin / Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Zoo Schwerin - Ihr Zoologischer Garten in Schwerin / Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Der Zoo Schwerin lädt zu einem interessanten Besuch von Bären, Löwen, Tigern, Nashörnern, Giraffen, Affen, Flamingos, Wölfen, Zebras und vielen weiteren Tieren ein. www.zoo-schwerin.de

Mecklenburg-Schwerin 1815-1934 (Germany) By the Treaty of Hamburg (1701), most of the Mecklenburg territory went to Mecklenburg-Schwerin. Znamierowski 1999 labels this flag "Mecklenburg State Flag 1900-1918". www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/de-mv_sc.html

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