387. The state capital of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania is called ...

Answer options

1. Greifswald
2. Schwerin
3. Rostock
4. Wismar

Explanation

In Germany’s federal order (Basic Law Arts. 20(1) and 28(1)), each Land determines its capital and the seats of its organs; Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania has designated Schwerin as the state capital and as the seat of the Landtag and the state government under its state constitution and laws. This continues the tradition of the (Grand) Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, for which Schwerin served as the residential capital. After the Land was reconstituted in 1990, the Landtag confirmed this choice, although Rostock is the state’s largest Hanseatic city. Greifswald and Wismar are important university and Hanseatic towns, respectively, but are not seats of government.