Wismar

Wismar[1] is a city in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania which lies on the Baltic Sea coast. The historic center was designated a Unesco world cultural heritage site in 2002. Understand The city was established in the 13th Century during a period of Germanic colonisation of Slavic areas. Wismar was first mentioned in a document in 1229. It was part of the Hanseatic League, originally an association of North German merchants, which grew to become a trade network of about 200 ports and inland towns. During the Thirty Years' War (1618-1648) Wismar came under Swedish rule, a status which it kept until 1720. Get in Get around See Do Buy Eat Drink Sleep Contact Tourist-Information Wismar, Am Markt 11, 23966 Wismar, ☎ +49 3841 19433 (touristinfo@wismar.de, fax: +49 3841 251-3091). 9AM-6PM daily. Get out This article is an outline and needs more content. It has a template, but there is not enough information present. Please plunge forward and help it grow!