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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Schwerin

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

Updated August 27, 2018

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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.

Schwerin, Germany

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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“Münzschläger” by Wolfgang Knorr.

Gadebusch, Germany

'Gadebuscher Münzschläger'

This unusual sculpture depicts how coins were made when minting was done by hand.
12 miles from Schwerin
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