Schwerin.City overview
Rectangular wooden city map of City overview made from oiled walnut – two layers with a black back plate.
About the product
Water reaches into Schwerin’s neighbourhoods and shapes the routes between them. This overview connects the castle and cathedral area with the main station, Lankower See and the southeastern districts around the television tower. Streets follow the shores and link the built-up areas between lakes. The rectangular map places the former residence in that broader landscape. An oiled walnut layer sits above a black backing, creating depth and a contrasting ground for the cut lines.
What does the map show?
- Castle and cathedral in the city centre
- Lankower See and station neighbourhoods
- Southeastern districts around the television tower
- Precisely cut and engraved
- Fine laser details with clear depth
- Carefully inspected and securely packed
- Handmade in Germany
Configuration
Shape: Rectangular · Design: Layered · Material: Walnut · Sizes: 20 × 30 cm, 35 × 50 cm, 50 × 70 cm
The configuration shown in the cart and at the time of ordering is authoritative. The preview is not a dimensioned technical drawing.
Availability & production
- Availability
- Made to order
- Production time
- Ships in 3-5 business days
Production starts after successful payment and complete product configuration.
Materials & care
Depending on the variant, lacquered or oiled MDF or oiled real-wood veneer on MDF; optional stainless-steel mounting screws. Acrylic lacquer spray, hard-wax oil and white glue are used in production.
Wood is a natural material. Grain and color may vary slightly from the product images.
Clean with a dry, soft cloth and protect from prolonged moisture and direct heat.
Included & installation
The selected product in the ordered configuration, securely packed and prepared for installation.
- Maximum dimensions 50 × 70 cm and maximum product weight 2 kg.
- Wall-fixing screws and wall plugs are not included. Use fixings suitable for the wall type, substrate and product weight.
- Installation must be carried out by an adult. Keep optional mounting screws and other small parts away from children until installation.
Shipping & returns
Securely packed shipping. Return and cancellation information is available in the legal section.
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Manufacturer & product identifier
- Manufacturer
- Benjamin Nöst - Lightworks
Rorichmoorer Str. 76
26802 Moormerland, Deutschland
kontakt@lightworks.de - Product identifier
- LW-CAT-60018710D84C-S, LW-CAT-60018710D84C-M, LW-CAT-60018710D84C-L
Together with the order or production batch, the relevant SKU enables traceability. Safety questions and incidents can be reported to the email address shown above.
Product safety
- Decorative product for dry indoor use only; not a toy and not intended for children.
- Protect from moisture, high heat and open flames.
- Do not continue to hang the product after a fall, breakage or visible damage. Keep damaged parts away from children.
Schwerin: a residential capital among lakes
Schwerin’s castle is its best-known landmark, but the cathedral, station districts and later housing areas are also essential to the city’s identity. Lakes connect these places visually while separating parts of their street networks. A wider perspective reveals how consistently the city’s development has responded to its shores.
The castle and the city it required
Schwerin Castle occupies an island immediately beside the historic centre. Its setting creates an unusually close relationship between monumental architecture and water. The former residence also depended on a wider urban system: administration, religion, culture and the everyday needs of the court all required buildings and connections. UNESCO’s recognition of the Residence Ensemble addresses this larger relationship.
The cathedral establishes a different kind of prominence within the built-up centre. Where the castle stands apart through its island position, the church belongs to a tighter arrangement of streets and squares. Comparing the two shows how an important building can command attention either through an open setting or through its place within a dense urban fabric.
Beyond the older centre
Around the main railway station and Paulsstadt, the street pattern changes. Paulsstadt developed as a planned nineteenth-century extension, representing growth beyond the older core. Its blocks and roads have a different rhythm from the tighter spaces near the cathedral. Railway access added another direction through which people could approach and understand the city.
Lankower See lies to the northwest. Its relationship with neighbouring residential areas demonstrates that Schwerin’s connection to water extends well beyond the castle. The lakes are not simply scenery outside the urban boundary. They influence where streets can continue, where development gathers and where substantial openings remain. Their edges are fundamental to the city’s shape.
A later layer in the southeast
The areas around Großer Dreesch and Neu Zippendorf introduce more recent housing districts. The television tower provides a recognisable reference in this part of Schwerin. It belongs to a different period from the courtly buildings, yet is equally part of the city’s accumulated identity. The distance between these areas makes the change in scale particularly apparent.
Water and green space repeatedly appear between the built-up neighbourhoods. For that reason, following the outline of development can be as revealing as linking individual sights. A detour may be explained by a shoreline; an unexpectedly open view may belong to a lake rather than a planned square.
Schwerin retains a visible relationship with the landscape in which it grew. Courtly representation, the older civic centre and later residential districts remain distinguishable. The lakes provide a shared setting for these different parts without making their urban patterns uniform.
Sources
- UNESCO World Heritage Centre: Schwerin Residence Ensemble — https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1705/
- Landeshauptstadt Schwerin: Stadtteile — https://www.schwerin.de/kultur-tourismus/Information/stadtportrait/stadtteile/
- Wikipedia: Schweriner Fernsehturm — https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schweriner_Fernsehturm
- Wikipedia: Schwerin Cathedral — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schwerin_Cathedral
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