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Paulsstadt, Schwerin — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Paulsstadt is the Schwerin district holding Schwerin Castle, the Staatliches Museum Schwerin, and the Schwerin Victory Column.
About Paulsstadt
Where to stay in Paulsstadt
Each area has its own feel; here's who each one suits.
Schloßstraße decides most of it. Beds near Schloßstraße put Schwerin Castle, the Schlosskirche, and the Staatliches Museum Schwerin inside a short walk, which is the practical argument for choosing Paulsstadt over the outlying Schwerin quarters. Puschkinstraße carries listed addresses too.
Werderstraße and the Sport- und Kongresshalle give the district a second focus, and a stay on that side suits you if the Berliner Tor and the Technisches Landesmuseum Schwerin matter more than the castle gates.
About Paulsstadt
What are the main landmarks in Paulsstadt?
Schwerin Castle heads the list. The Staatliches Museum Schwerin, the Technisches Landesmuseum Schwerin, and the Mecklenburgisches Eisenbahn- und Technikmuseum give the quarter three museums, while the Schwerin Victory Column, the Berliner Tor, and the Paul Friedrich statue in Schwerin cover the monuments. Churches run to three.
The Paulskirche, the Schelf church, and the Schlosskirche stand alongside the Franziskanerkloster Schwerin, and the Sport- und Kongresshalle adds the one large modern hall the register names inside Paulsstadt.
What is the history of Paulsstadt?
The Berliner Tor and the Franziskanerkloster Schwerin carry the oldest names on the file. No founding year is recorded for Paulsstadt itself, so the quarter's past has to be read from what stands in it, from a friary and a city gate through to the Schlosskirche beside Schwerin Castle. Two memorials name individuals.
The Reiterdenkmal Friedrich Franz II. and the Paul Friedrich statue in Schwerin fix those two names in the streets, while the Schwerin Victory Column stands under a title the file does not explain any further.
Where is Paulsstadt?
Schloßstraße, Puschkinstraße and Werderstraße carry the quarter's listed addresses, and Paulsstadt sits inside Schwerin in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany.
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Updated August 2026