Hanseatic City of Wismar

UNESCO World Heritage Site recalls Störtebeker's Times

The Middle Ages are alive. There is no doubt about that in Wismar. Over many hundreds of years, the city's layout has remained virtually unchanged. Since 2002, this treasure trove of history has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Aerial view of the Hanseatic city of Wismar with St. Nicholas Church.

Strolling through the alleys of Wismar, one encounters a historical "piece" of Sweden: Swedish heads, the annual Swedish Festival and buildings decorated with blue and yellow flags are reminders of the time under the Swedish crown.

Wismar, the cradle of German Department Store Culture

How about a stroll through the Karstadt Stammhaus, located in one of Wismar's oldest streets? The associated museum room provides insights into the early years of the young entrepreneur Rudolph Karstadt and illustrates his innovative business policy.

A City that celebrates Extraordinarily

Did you know that the Hanseatic city dedicates a day in honor of the herring? The annual Herring Days celebrate the fish in all its varieties with a culinary supporting program. With a little luck, you will see the Pole cog "Wissemara" - a replica of a cog that sank in the Wismar Bay - in the harbor at city festivals such as the harbor festival in Wismar.

In the scenery between patrician houses, warehouses and Kontoren you will feel back in the Hanseatic era. Guided city tours, harbor tours and sightseeing tours best reflect the many historical events of the city: In the evening hours, you can follow a city guide dressed as a medieval night watchman through the UNESCO World Heritage City. Or you can hear the infamous stories of the city told by Klaus Störtebeker himself.

The Vacation Experts for the Hanseatic City of Wismar

Discover Wismar in Moving Pictures

Excursion Destinations

Sights and Leisure Tips

  1. Market square with water art in the Hanseatic City of Wismar at sunrise, © TMV/Gross

    Water art on the market place Wismar

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  2. © Tierpark Wismar

    Wismar Zoo

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  3. © TMV, Danny Gohlke

    World Heritage House Wismar

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  4. Only the 80 m high church tower has been preserved as a landmark and sea mark visible from afar, © TZ Wismar/Alexander Rudolph

    St. Mary's Church, Wismar

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  5. © TMV, Danny Gohlke

    Wismar, Holy Spirit Church

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  6. © TZ Wismar, Alexander Rudolph

    Old Harbour of Wismar

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  7. Store, © Erik Gross

    Fish Leather Concept Store

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    Indoor play park "Mumpitz

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    Wonnemar Wismar

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  10. © TZ Wismar, Alexander Rudolph

    Gable houses Wismar

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  11. © TMV, Danny Gohlke

    Water Gate Wismar

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  12. The Old Swede in Wismar, © Hansestadt Wismar, Pagels

    Restaurant Old Swede

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    WONNEMAR Resort Hotel Wismar

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    Brewery at the Lohberg

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  15. Exterior view St. George Church, © TZ Wismar, Anibal Trejo

    St. George Church

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  16. © TZ Wismar, Alexander Rudolph

    Karstadt and Krämerstrasse

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  17. Exterior view of the Wismar Museum of City History SCHABBELL, © TZ Wismar, Christoph Meyer (paperheroes)

    Museum of the History of the Hanseatic City of Wismar in the Schabbell

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    phanTECHNIKUM - National Technical Museum

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    Chocohelden Wismar

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Tour Tips for Exploring

On Foot or by Bike

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    Via Baltica

    • Length: 360 km
    • Etappen: 16

    In our hectic times, more and more people are looking for heavenly peace and divine inspiration. They find it in the liberating expanse of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

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    Baltic Sea Coast Hiking Trail E9

    • Length: 400 km
    • Etappen: 14

    Atlantic, North Sea, Baltic Sea – the Hiking Trail E9 connects the coasts of Europe. On the stretch between Travemünde and Ahlbeck, hikers can enjoy the diversity of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern's coastal landscape.

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    Residence Cities Circuit

    • Length: 285 km
    • Etappen: 5

    The Dukes of Mecklenburg left behind a veritable flood of castles. Through disputes over the regency, they divided the land several times. The circular route follows the tracks of the dukes to the former residences - government palaces, summer residences, pleasure and hunting palaces.

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  • Cycling on Fischland-Darß-Zingst, © TMV/Gänsicke

    Baltic Sea Cycle Route

    • Length: 690 km
    • Etappen: 15

    The part of the Baltic Sea Cycle Route which leads through Mecklenburg-Vorpommern is a beautiful trail in Northern Germany, which winds through idyllic scenery, Hanseatic towns, three islands and classic villages.

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Hotels in the Hanseatic City of Wismar

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    Vacation Village Country House Wohlenberg

    • An der Chaussee, 23948 Wohlenberg

    The family-run vacation resort is located directly on the Baltic Sea, between the Hanseatic cities of Lübeck and Wismar, near Boltenhagen in the idyllic village of Wohlenberg.

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  • Starry view, © Gutshaus Manderow

    Manor house Manderow

    • Alt Jassewitzer Straße, 23968 Hohenkirchen

    Feel like at home with friends! The Manderow manor house just outside Wismar in Klützer Winkel has been carefully brought back to life and offers individual guest rooms in the style of the Golden 1920s.

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  • Hotel bar Wyndham Garden Wismar, © Wyndham Garden Wismar

    WYNDHAM GARDEN Wismar Hotel

    • Bellevue, 23968 Gägelow

    The hotel is located just outside the Hanseatic City of Wismar, in the small village of Gägelow.

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  • © Thomas Krieger

    Tressow Castle

    • Schloss Tressow, 23966 Tressow

    The late classicist manor house Schloss Tressow from 1865 once belonged to the von Schulenburg family. Today it is used as a hotel and looks forward to vacation guests.

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    Vienna House Stadt Hamburg

    • Am Markt, 23966 Wismar

    The city centre of the picturesque, old Hanseatic town of Wismar on the Mecklenburg Baltic Coast has been declared a World Heritage Site and invites you to sample the living history. Thanks to its central location, the Vienna House Stadt Hamburg provides the perfect starting point for a voyage of discovery. Its cosy atmosphere and modern, fresh appearance is a welcome change.

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    WONNEMAR Resort Hotel Wismar

    • Bürgermeister-Haupt-Straße, 23966 Wismar

    Your vacation - the most beautiful time of the year. Treat yourself to a break from everyday life and let yourself be pampered in our 4-star WONNEMAR Resort Hotel in the Hanseatic City of Wismar. Here you can expect everything that belongs to a perfect vacation with bathing weather guarantee.

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    Baltic Sea Guest House

    • Hauptstraße, 23974 Blowatz

    Cozy group house on the Baltic coast between Wismar and Rerik. Very suitable for group trips, families and vacations for the disabled. Self-catering or catering on request. All rooms with shower/WC, large playground and sunbathing lawn, wheelchair accessible.

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    Monastery Gut Saunstorf

    • Am Gutspark, 23996 Saunstorf

    The modern, non-denominational monastery bows to the spiritual tradition and leads it further into the modern age. The monastery Gut Saunstorf - place of silence, near the Hanseatic City of Wismar, invites you to a time for yourself and to retreat from the noisy demanding world with its accelerated life.

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    Hotel Gamehl Castle

    • Dorfstraße, 23970 Benz/Ot Gamehl

    Hotel Schloss Gamehl is located at the gates of Wismar in the midst of the charming landscape of Mecklenburg. Enjoy peace and relaxation with modern comfort.

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