Armory, Wismar

Name: Armory
Address: Ulmenstr. 15, Wismar, 23966, Germany
Telephone: +49 3841 2514020

#16 among attractions in Wismar

Library

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Facts and practical information

The old armory in Wismar-Altstadt, Ulmenstraße 15, is considered an important baroque testimony to Swedish military architecture in Germany. It is now used as a city library.

The building is a listed building.

Local name: ZeughausCoordinates: 53°53'36"N, 11°27'28"E

Address

Ulmenstr. 15Wismar 23966 Germany

Contact

+49 3841 2514020

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Day trips

Armory – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: St. Nicholas Church, St. Georgen, Wassertor, Rathaus and market place.

~1870 ftNE
Church, Gothic architecture
St. Nicholas Church, Wismar
10 min walk • The Church 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.
~1100 ftSE
Church
St. Georgen, Wismar
6 min walk • St. Jerzy in Wismar - is one of the three major parish churches in Wismar next to the church of St. Nicholas and the Mary's Church. He is the youngest and at the same time the biggest when it comes to sizes, from the mentioned sacred buildings of this Hanseatic city.
~1360 ftNE
Historical place, Architecture, Ruins
Wassertor, Wismar
7 min walk • The Water Gate in Wismar on Wasserstraße in the northwest of the city's historic center is a port gate of the Hanseatic city in the style of brick Gothic and the last surviving of formerly five city gates of the Wismar city fortifications.
~1820 ftE
Architecture, City hall
Rathaus and market place, Wismar
9 min walk • The town hall of the Hanseatic city of Wismar is a neoclassical building erected on the market square from 1817 to 1819.
1.1 miW
Museum
State Museum of Technology, Wismar
29 min walk • The Mecklenburg-Vorpommern State Museum of Technology was founded in 1961 in Schwerin as the Polytechnic Museum and was located in several rooms within Schwerin Castle. Later, it moved to the Marstall buildings next to the castle.
1.1 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Mühlenteich, Wismar
29 min walk • Mühlenteich is a lake in Wismar, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. Its elevation is 4 m and its surface area is 0.482 km2. The water body is highly indented. There is a prominent southern bay with two smaller islands and a distinct northern bay.
1.1 miW
Specialty museum, Museum
phanTECHNIKUM, Wismar
28 min walk • Phantechnikum is an interactive scientific institution in Wismar introducing visitors to the history and development of technology in the Land of Mecklenburg-Front Comotor. In addition to the traditional exhibition, guests of the museum have the chance to "test" the exhibits collected in it, including through various types of experiments.
~1940 ftE
History museum, Museum
Schabbellhaus, Wismar
10 min walk • The Museum of City History of the Hanseatic City of Wismar is located in Wismar-Altstadt in the Schabbellhaus, Schweinsbrücke No. 6 and 8.
~1370 ftSE
Church
Ruine der Marienkirche, Wismar
7 min walk • St. Mary's Church in Wismar - is one of the three main parish churches in Wismar next to the church of St. Mikołaj and the church of St. Jerzy. It was erected as the church of the Wismar City Council and belongs to the oldest buildings of this Hanseatic city.
1.3 miSW
Zoo, Aquarium
Tierpark Wismar, Wismar
34 min walk • Wismar Zoo is a zoo located on the outskirts of the Hanseatic city of Wismar, about two kilometers southwest of the historic center. The long, largely wooded area in the valley of the Köppernitz borders the Bürgerpark, the site of the 2002 state...
~1590 ftSE
Church
Neue Kirche, Wismar
8 min walk • The Neue Kirche is a listed church building on the St. Marien churchyard in Wismar in the district of Nordwestmecklenburg. The nave of the nearby Marienkirche was unusable due to war damage, and so an emergency church had to be built for the...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Armory?

Nearby attractions include St. Georgen, Wismar (6 min walk), St-Marien-Kirchhof, Wismar (7 min walk), Musik Volx Schule, Wismar (7 min walk), Wassertor, Wismar (7 min walk).

How to get to Armory by public transport?

The nearest stations to Armory:

Bus

Ulmenstraße • Lines: A, B-D, C (3 min walk)
Dahlmannstraße • Lines: 330 (4 min walk)

Ferry

Wismar • Lines: Boltenhagen - Wismar (8 min walk)

Train

Wismar (14 min walk)
Kindereisenbahn (30 min walk)