Famous house Alter Schwede in the market place of the Hanseatic City of Wismar Mecklenburg West Pomerania Germany.

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Wismar (Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania). North Germany. Wismar is a small port and Hanseatic League town in northern Germany on the Baltic Sea, in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, about 45 km due east of Lübeck, and 30 km due north of Schwerin. Its natural harbour, located in the Bay of Wismar is well-protected by a promontory. The population was in March 2005, more than doubled from 21,902 in 1905. Representative of Hanseatic League city brick construction as well as the Eastern German brick churches, it is included in the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites since 2002.

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