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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Schwerin

4 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Schwerin, Germany

Updated February 19, 2026
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Schwerin Lenin

Schwerin, Germany

Schwerin Lenin

Germany's last remaining Lenin statue has become a lightning rod of debate about the country's divided past.
The “bottom parade.”

Schwerin, Germany

Henry the Lion Monument

A city's controversial tribute to its founder depicts townspeople flashing their bare behinds.
The crypt.

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The Ducal Family Crypt in the Church of St. Nikolai

Seventeen members of the local royal family are interred in this Baroque church in northern Germany.
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Petermännchen Statue at Schwerin Castle

A carved figure embodying the palace’s pint-sized but protective spirit rooted in local folklore.
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“Münzschläger” by Wolfgang Knorr.

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'Gadebuscher Münzschläger'

This unusual sculpture depicts how coins were made when minting was done by hand.
12 miles from Schwerin
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Gedenkstein Major Arthur Donald Nicholson

Memorial for the last casualty of the Cold War, causing the last major crisis of the Cold War
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