Facts

Population 1.82 million. Area 23,170 sq. km. The state is one of Germany’s most popular domestic holiday destinations.

Famous Facts

Much of F.W. Murnau’s classic 1922 vampire film “Nosferatu” was filmed in Wismar. Rostock has Europe’s only remaining astronomical clock, which was made in 1472 and has been running continuously since 1643. Ernst Barlach, the 20th Century’s greatest German sculptor, lived in Güstrow for 28 years. Much of his work still remains in the city, despite the Nazis’ artistic purges before World War II. The V2 rocket was developed and launched at Peenemünde. ... >> more