Water art on the market place Wismar

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

Wasserkunst Hansestadt Wismar_8(1), © TMV/Gohlke — ©© TMV/Gohlke

Monuments and Sights, Historical Buildings

The waterworks were built from 1580 to 1602 according to the plans of the Dutch master builder Philipp Brandin from Utrecht in the style of the Dutch Renaissance and served until 1897 for the drinking water supply of the city. The banners in Latin and German tell about the drinking water supply in earlier times.

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Wasserkunst

Am Markt
23966 Wismar

touristinfo@wismar.de
+49 (0)3841 19433
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Am Markt
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phanTECHNIKUM - National Technical Museum

Open today
Zum Festplatz, 23966 Wismar

The exhibition building of the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern State Technical Museum presents the fascinating world of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern's technical and industrial history on an area of around 3,500 square meters and is divided according to the elements FIRE, WATER, AIR and EARTH.

House Hoppe - Studio for visual arts

Open today
Zum Breitling, 23974 Stove

Gallery with original art painting & graphics - Workshop with historical letterpress for the production of woodcuts - Demonstration of woodblock printing technique (original color woodblock prints from up to 12 woodblocks)

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

Open today
Schweinsbrücke, 23966 Wismar

The "Schabbell", one of the earliest Renaissance buildings in the Baltic region, the neighboring building at Schweinsbrücke 6 and the associated courtyards were reopened in December 2017 after extensive and careful renovation and now serve as exhibition and event space for the Stadtgeschichtliches Museum Wismar.

Levetzow Manor House

Am Gutshaus, 23972 Lübow

In the Levetzow manor house you can expect a spacious ambience, in the vacation apartments a mixture of comfort, modernity and the "old".

Vacation and riding farm Landgut Lischow

Lischow, 23974 Lischow

Not far from the Hanseatic City of Wismar in beautiful nature lies the country estate - Lischow. Vacation with many horses, geese and goats in a closed estate with a large farm pond for fishing and an idyllic park to relax.

Wild herb farm Winkelkraut Beckerwitz

Zur Wiek, 23968 Hohenkirchen OT Beckerwitz

Colorful wild herb garden in mandala form under construction with its own farm store, bistro & café and seminar business.

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.

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.

World Heritage House Wismar

Open today
Lübsche Straße, 23966 Hansestadt Wismar

The Visitor Centre is the third of its kind in Germany after Regensburg and Stralsund. Just in time for the opening of the new exhibition and event venue on World Heritage Day (June 1st, 2014), the prestigious Wallpaper Room and the surrounding panoramic pictures were also restored.

St. George Church

Open today
St.-Georgen-Kirchhof, 23966 Wismar

St. George's Church is one of the three large main churches in Wismar and an outstanding architectural monument of North German brick Gothic. It was once the place of worship for craftsmen and tradesmen. The origins of St. George's lie in the 13th century. Its construction thus falls into the turbulent time of the late Middle Ages and the Reformation.

Climate forest Bad Kleinen

Freely accessible at any time
Viechelner Chaussee, 23996 Bad Kleinen

This 1.2 hectare climate forest area, financed by the "Waldaktie MV", is located around 800 m away on the northern shore of Lake Schwerin. The first planting campaign together with customers of the Schwerin-based energy supplier WEMAG AG took place here in spring 2013.

Old Harbour of Wismar

Freely accessible at any time
Alter Hafen, 23966 Wismar

Since 1211, the Old Harbour has largely preserved its harbour basin in its location and design. Moreover, the harbour continues to be important as a mooring for excursion steamers, for leisure captains and traditional ships such as the 'Kogge' and the 'Atalanta'.

Plüschow Castle - Mecklenburg House of Artists

Am Schlosspark, 23936 Upahl / OT Plüschow

In 1763, the Hamburg merchant Philipp Heinrich Stenglin had the two-story brick Plüschow Castle built between Wismar and Lübeck. Today the castle is used for many cultural events and invites especially art lovers.

©© Kloster Gut Saunstorf / Aneka Schwerdtfeger

Monastery café at Saunstorf Monastery

Closed today
Alte Dorfstraße, 23996 Saunstorf

Enjoy our delicacies and a little time out in a quiet, relaxed atmosphere. There are homemade cakes, home-made juices and a selection of fine organic teas and coffees. Some of the products are also made for sale at the counter so that you can take them away with you.

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.