Schwerin (German pronunciation: [ʃvɛˈʁiːn] or [ʃvəˈʁiːn]) is the capital and second-largest city of the northern German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The population, as of end of 2009, was 95,041.
It should not be confused with the former Schwerin an der Warthe at 52°30'N-15°20'E, now known as Skwierzyna in Poland.