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Schwerin Castle Garden – Schwerin Castle loop from Neu Zippendorf

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Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Schwerin Castle Garden – Schwerin Castle loop from Neu Zippendorf

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Schwerin Castle Garden – Schwerin Castle loop from Neu Zippendorf

00:35

9.72km

40m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 6, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 5.20 km for 191 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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3.47 km

Schwerin Castle

Highlight • Castle

In the evening light, this side of the Schwerin Castle comes into its own.

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3.81 km

Schwerin Kitchen Garden

Highlight • Viewpoint

From this side, you have a wonderful view of the castle across the lake. Here we started to begin our lake tour.

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4.41 km

Equestrian Statue of Grand Duke Friedrich Franz II (Schwerin Palace Garden)

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After the death of the popular Grand Duke Friedrich Franz II - the builder of the castle in Schwerin - his son commissioned the construction of a monumental statue. The object was financed through donations. It is considered the only historical equestrian statue in all of Mecklenburg.

The work of the Mecklenburg sculptor Ludwig Brunow was ceremoniously unveiled in 1893 - in the presence of high-ranking state guests such as Emperor Wilhelm II and Grand Duke Vladimir of Russia, as well as everyone who was of rank and name in the Mecklenburg court nobility. Inspired by the equestrian statues of Roman emperors and the Prussian Elector in Berlin, it was designed according to the typical, mostly military-influenced taste of the late 19th century. The figures of the Grand Duke and his horse stand on a marble base more than 4 m high.

The base is surrounded by allegories of the 4 ruler virtues: strength, justice, wisdom and faith. Two commemorative plaques show events from the reign of Friedrich Franz II - the construction of the new university building in Rostock and the Grand Duke's arrival in Schwerin in 1871.

The monument survived two wars and two dictatorships with great luck. It escaped being melted down for war purposes, the iconoclasm after the end of the war and being scrapped.

Sources:
auf-nach-mv.de/reiseziele/a-reiterdenkmal-friedrich-franz-ii-im-schlossgarten-schwerin
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reiterdenkmal_Friedrich_Franz_II.

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4.47 km

View of the boathouses on Lake Schwerin

Highlight • Viewpoint

From here you actually have the very best views of the fairytale castle - great photo spot.

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4.53 km

Schwerin Castle Garden

Highlight • Natural Monument

The approximately 25-hectare Schwerin palace garden is one of the most beautiful baroque gardens in northern Germany. The Schwerin Palace Garden was originally laid out as a pleasure garden based on the French model.

From 1748 it was given its present form. This includes the cross channel, which was created as the centerpiece according to designs by the garden architect Jean Legeay. In the middle of the 19th century, the park was then expanded to include greenhouse gardens, kitchen gardens and the riparian zones based on the English model.

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4.82 km

Schwerin Castle

Highlight • Castle

This magnificent jewel is located directly on Lake Schwerin. Schwerin Castle is certainly one of the most beautiful in Germany. I couldn't decide which side is the prettiest. Whether at sunset from the lake side or with the beautifully landscaped castle park in the foreground. After the walk, you can also visit the fairytale castle from the inside as part of a guided tour.

Opening times castle museum:
April 14th to October 13th
Tuesday to Sunday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m

October 14th to April 13th
Tuesday to Sunday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m
closed on Monday

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4.93 km

Mecklenburg State Theatre, Schwerin

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The State Theater offers open-air performances in front of the theater with a view of the castle in summer.

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7.16 km

Frenchmen's Way (Schwerin)

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In 1870 about 800 French prisoners of war arrive in Schwerin. Some of them had to create a path from the Kalkwerder bathing establishment to the Seevilla am Schweriner See. The origin of the workers gave it its name: Franzosenweg.

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9.72 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.62 km

4.28 km

456 m

169 m

127 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

8.22 km

1.15 km

231 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 10 July

26°C

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Comments

July 11, 2022,Feierabend(test)runde 🤕🚴‍♀️💪

Due to an arm injury (which of all things was only noticeable when I was riding my bike), I haven't touched my "donkey" (editor's note: the name of my bike) once in the last few weeks. But he can't be in the basement all the time, so I took a chance today and chose a short, quiet stretch and drove …

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September 26, 2021,1. Fahrt mit „Alter Falter“ 🚲🧘‍♀️🥳

My last tour on “Patchwork” was two weeks ago in the pouring rain and I had to find out: It doesn't work anymore or the bike doesn't want anymore. In addition to the gear shift, the bottom bracket also broke. But these are only two things that no longer work on the bike. So from last Friday I decided to …

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Schwerin Castle

Schwerin Kitchen Garden

Equestrian Statue of Grand Duke Friedrich Franz II (Schwerin Palace Garden)

View of the boathouses on Lake Schwerin

Schwerin Castle Garden

Schwerin Castle

Mecklenburg State Theatre, Schwerin

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