8 Schwerin has a population of around 100,000 and is not only the capital of the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern but also its political centre, housing the parliament at the castle. The 131 square kilometres of the city are embedded in a unique lake landscape; Lake Schwerin is the fourth largest lake in Germany at 61.5 square kilometres. With the residential ensemble around Schwerin Castle, which also includes the State Theatre and the State Museum, the city is applying to become a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The city looks back on a manifold industrial tradition. In addition to early aircraft construction, cable and plastics processing as well as mechanical and plant engineering also established themselves. Today, Schwerin‘s industrial park is home to companies from the food and packaging industries as well as aerospace suppliers and pharma sector companies. The latter brought a dynamic growth industry to the city. With about 180 hectares of vacant land, the industrial park offers the largest industrial land potential in the Hamburg metropolitan region - only 100 kilometres from the port of Hamburg. And thanks to the excellent ICE rail connection, the journey from Schwerin to Hamburg takes less than one hour. I West Mecklenburg Region
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