Wittenberge via Schwerin

Sat 6th May 2023

It rained heavily all night and we have had a few showers today whilst we were driving, it’s made walking around feel raw and damp. Firstly we drove to Schwerin to see the Schloss there, reports said it was magnificent, judge for yourself.

Schwerin is the state capital of Mecklenburg – Western Pomerania and is home to Schwerin Schloss (castle). It began life as a fortified castle on a small island in Lake Schwerin and it developed over the centuries to todays magnificent building. The castle is now a museum and the state parliament building.

Sadly the Schloss wasnt currently open to the public, there was a degree of renovation being undertaken in several areas, and as we had parked in a rather expensive car park we beat a hasty retreat and drove onto Wittenberge where we are staying tonight.

Wittenberge is a small town on the River Elbe where it is joined by the river Havel. The town has a history of industry and was known as “The City of Sewing Machines” as it once had a large factory of Singer sewing machines here. Over the centuries it has suffered from flooding and various schemes have been put in place to protect the town. Where we are parked there are new flood barriers, there are signs saying if the river floods you will be asked to move, I don’t think I would hang around to be asked.