Old Swede (Wismar)

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Alter Schwede is called the oldest town house in Wismar . The building was built around 1380 in the late brick Gothic style on the Wismar market square. The term Old Swede did arise later, in connection with the investigation of the Swedish period in Wismar in the 19th century, to which also one of Sweden heads the portal points above the entrance door.

The stepped gable structure is characteristic of the patrician house . At the time, the ground floor contained residential and business premises. The other floors were used as storage. In 1878 an inn was opened in the building for the first time. The building was extensively restored in the GDR era in 1977. Today it is used as a restaurant.

  • 1892

  • 1935

  • 2010

literature

  • Georg Dehio : Handbook of the German art monuments. Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Edited by Hans-Christian Feldmann. Munich / Berlin 2000, p. 698 (there under Am Markt 20).
  • Institute for Monument Preservation (Ed.): The architectural and art monuments in the GDR. Mecklenburg coastal region. Munich 1990, p. 141.

Web links

Commons : Alter Schwede  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 53 ° 53 '28.68 "  N , 11 ° 28' 1.1"  O