Map of Schwerin, Germany

Schwerin is the administrative centre of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, with a population of about 96,641. It lies at 53.6294°N, 11.4132°E. Schwerin is about 181 km (113 mi) northwest of Berlin, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Wismar, 29 km to the north.

Schwerin at a glance

Where is Schwerin?

• The 2nd largest city in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 7 h 26 min on the shortest day to 17 h 04 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Schwerin

• Wismar — 29 km north
• Lübeck — 55 km northwest
• Rostock — 70 km northeast
• Lüneburg — 78 km southwest
• Uelzen — 93 km southwest
• Kiel — 114 km northwest
• Stendal — 118 km south
• Gifhorn — 140 km southwest
• Wolfsburg — 140 km south
• Celle — 143 km southwest

Largest cities in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

• Rostock — 198,293
• Neubrandenburg — 68,082
• Stralsund — 58,976
• Greifswald — 52,731
• Wismar — 45,255

Largest cities in Germany

• Berlin — 3,426,354
• Hamburg — 1,973,896
• Munich — 1,505,005
• Cologne — 1,024,621
• Frankfurt am Main — 650,000
• Düsseldorf — 618,685
• Stuttgart — 612,663
• Essen — 593,085
• Dortmund — 588,462
• Dresden — 564,904

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.