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Swedish Wismar
Svenska Wismar
Schwedisch Wismar
1648–1903
Flag of Wismar
Flag of Sweden
of Wismar
Coat of arms
Location of Wismar (orange) under Swedish rule within the Kingdom of Sweden (green) in 1658
Location of Wismar (orange) under Swedish rule within the Kingdom of Sweden (green) in 1658
StatusSwedish Dominion
CapitalWismar
Common languagesLow German/German,
Swedish
Religion
Lutheranism
GovernmentPrincipality
Duke 
• 1648–1654
Christina (first)
• 1872–1903
Oscar II (last)
History 
• Peace of Westphalia
24 October 1648
• Pawned to Mecklenburg-Schwerin
1803
• Swedish Renouncement of Claim
1903
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Swedish Wismar Duchy of Mecklenburg-Güstrow
Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Swedish Wismar

Swedish Wismar (Swedish: Svenska Wismar) was a Dominion under the Swedish Crown from 1648 to 1903 and corresponded roughly to the modern boundaries of the city of Wismar. The former Hanseatic city lies on the Baltic coast of modern-day Germany.

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