Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #2 in Wismar, Germany

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Number of sights 6 sights
Distance 2.7 km
Ascend 25 m
Descend 29 m

Experience Wismar in Germany in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Individual Sights in Wismar

Sight 1: Alter Wasserturm

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The Old Water Tower in the Hanseatic city of Wismar was originally a defensive tower of the medieval fortifications of the city.

Wikipedia: Alter Wasserturm (Wismar) (DE)

341 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 2: Schabbellhaus

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The City History Museum of the Hanseatic City of Wismar is located in Wismar's old town in the Schabbellhaus, Schweinsbrücke No. 6 and 8.

Wikipedia: Schabbellhaus (Wismar) (DE), Website

119 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 3: Saint Nicolai

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Saint Nicolai Peter Voeth / CC BY-SA 3.0

St Nicholas of Wismar was built from 1381 until 1487 as a church for sailors and fishermen. St Nicholas is one of the finest testaments to mediaeval brick architecture in northern Germany.

Wikipedia: St Nicholas Church, Wismar (EN)

888 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 4: Baumhaus

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The tree house is a listed building in the Hanseatic city of Wismar, Old Harbour, Stockholmer Straße.

Wikipedia: Baumhaus (Wismar) (DE), Website

692 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 5: Wassertor

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The Wassertor in Wismar on the Wasserstraße in the northwest of the city's historic city center is a harbor gate of the Hanseatic city in the style of brick Gothic and the last of the former five city gates of Wismar's city fortifications. The leading road is called Spiegelberg. It was also the only beach or harbour gate through which you could get directly from the harbour to the city. The others, all country gates, were the Poeler Tor or Haraldstor in the north, the Mecklenburg Gate in the south, the Lübsche Tor in the west and the Altwismartor or Rostocker Tor as a counterpart in the east, each at the end of the street of the same name. South of the water gate there was a "water gate" as a wall passage of the pit, a canal-like east-west running artificial water arm from the 13th century and in the southeast a wind gate.

Wikipedia: Wassertor (Wismar) (DE)

631 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 6: S.S. Wissemara

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S.S. WissemaraLencer / Attribution

The Poel cog is a misinterpretation of a wreck find and a ship is referred to as a medieval cog under the name Wissemara.

Wikipedia: Poeler Kogge (DE)

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