Saturday, April 11, 2015

Schwerin Palace, Castle in Germany

Das Schweriner Schloss - Blick über den Burgsee
(Schwerin Castle - View of the castle lake)

This postcard is postmarked in 2015 with two stamps from Germany.

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Schwerin Palace, or Schwerin Castle, built between 1845 and 1857,  is located in the city of Schwerin, the capital of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state in Germany. It is situated on an island in the city's main lake, the Schweriner See.

For centuries the palace was the home of the dukes and grand dukes of Mecklenburg and later Mecklenburg-Schwerin. Today it serves as the residence of the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state parliament.
Germany (Deutschland) stamp 2001
Nature, Tree
Linde Zu Himmelsberg
110 - 0,56
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Germany (Deutschland)  stamp 2005
'Tagetes' (African Marigold flower) 20

1 comment:

Sabinka said...

This postcard is beautiful!