Citizenship test Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania: the state questions

Bull’s head and griffin, Schwerin not Rostock, a four-colour flag: the ten Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania questions with answers and translation.

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Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania lies in the north-east on the Baltic Sea, which is also how the map question in the citizenship test shows it. Three of the state’s ten questions come up in the exam. The coat of arms unites the two parts of the state: a bull’s head for Mecklenburg and a red griffin for Pomerania, on gold and white. The state flag has four colours, blue, white, yellow and red, which makes it easy to recognise. The capital is Schwerin, not the larger Rostock, nor Greifswald or Wismar. The state parliament is elected for five years, and you can vote in municipal elections from 16. The correct district is the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte. The head of government is the Minister-President, and there is no foreign ministry. Information comes from the state agency for civic education.

The ten Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania questions

The correct answer is marked, with our translation; picture questions are described in words.

  1. Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 1 Welches Wappen gehört zum Bundesland Mecklenburg-Vorpommern?Which coat of arms belongs to the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania?

    Shown as a picture in the test; described in words here.

    1. rot-weiß gestreifter Löwe mit acht weißen Sternen auf Blau (red and white striped lion with eight white stars on blue)
    2. roter Adler auf Weiß (red eagle on white)
    3. Stierkopf und roter Greif auf Gold und Weiß (bull’s head and red griffin on gold and white) (correct answer)
    4. weißes springendes Pferd auf Rot (white leaping horse on red)

  2. Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 2 Welches ist ein Landkreis in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern?Which is a district (Landkreis) in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania?

    1. Prignitz (Prignitz)
    2. Mecklenburgische Seenplatte (Mecklenburgische Seenplatte) (correct answer)
    3. Vogtlandkreis (Vogtlandkreis)
    4. Rhein-Sieg-Kreis (Rhein-Sieg-Kreis)

  3. Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 3 Für wie viele Jahre wird der Landtag in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern gewählt?For how many years is the state parliament of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania elected?

    1. 3 (3)
    2. 4 (4)
    3. 5 (5) (correct answer)
    4. 6 (6)

  4. Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 4 Ab welchem Alter darf man in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern bei Kommunalwahlen wählen?From what age may you vote in municipal elections in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania?

    1. 14 (14)
    2. 16 (16) (correct answer)
    3. 18 (18)
    4. 20 (20)

  5. Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 5 Welche Farben hat die Landesflagge von Mecklenburg-Vorpommern?What colours does the state flag of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania have?

    1. schwarz-rot-gold (black, red and gold)
    2. blau-weiß-gelb-rot (blue, white, yellow and red) (correct answer)
    3. grün-weiß-rot (green, white and red)
    4. schwarz-gelb (black and yellow)

  6. Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 6 Wo können Sie sich in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern über politische Themen informieren?Where can you find information on political topics in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania?

    1. bei der Landeszentrale für politische Bildung (at the state agency for civic education (Landeszentrale für politische Bildung)) (correct answer)
    2. bei den Kirchen (at the churches)
    3. beim Ordnungsamt der Gemeinde (at the municipal public order office)
    4. bei der Verbraucherzentrale (at the consumer advice centre)

  7. Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 7 Die Landeshauptstadt von Mecklenburg-Vorpommern heißt …The state capital of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania is …

    1. Greifswald. (Greifswald.)
    2. Schwerin. (Schwerin.) (correct answer)
    3. Rostock. (Rostock.)
    4. Wismar. (Wismar.)

  8. Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 8 Welches Bundesland ist Mecklenburg-Vorpommern?Which federal state is Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania?

    Shown as a picture in the test; described in words here.

    1. Fläche ganz im Norden zwischen Nord- und Ostsee (area in the far north between the North Sea and the Baltic)
    2. Fläche in der Mitte des Ostens (area in the middle of the east)
    3. Fläche im Nordosten an der Ostsee (area in the north-east on the Baltic) (correct answer)
    4. Fläche im Osten an der Grenze zu Polen (area in the east on the border with Poland)

  9. Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 9 Wie nennt man die Regierungschefin/den Regierungschef in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern?What is the head of government of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania called?

    1. Erste Ministerin/Erster Minister (First Minister)
    2. Premierministerin/Premierminister (Prime Minister)
    3. Bürgermeisterin/Bürgermeister (mayor)
    4. Ministerpräsidentin/Ministerpräsident (Minister-President (Ministerpräsident)) (correct answer)

  10. Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 10 Welche Ministerin/welchen Minister hat Mecklenburg-Vorpommern nicht?Which minister does Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania not have?

    1. Justizministerin/Justizminister (justice minister)
    2. Außenministerin/Außenminister (foreign minister) (correct answer)
    3. Finanzministerin/Finanzminister (finance minister)
    4. Innenministerin/Innenminister (interior minister)

Behind the answers

The state’s name already explains why its arms are divided: it combines Mecklenburg and Western Pomerania, two regions with their own history. The crowned black bull’s head is the old Mecklenburg emblem, the red griffin the Pomeranian one. Other arms in the test show lions or a horse.

The flag is the only one in the catalogue with four colour stripes. Remember that and the question holds no fear: black, red and gold; green, white and red; and black and yellow belong elsewhere.

Schwerin lies in the west of the state and has a palace where the state parliament meets. Rostock is larger and known as a port, and Greifswald and Wismar are old Hanseatic towns. The Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district is named after the region’s many lakes, among them the Müritz.

After the test

The test is one of several conditions for applying in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. The tool works out when the others are met:

Earliest application

Earliest application

January 2027

Deadline (s. 10 StAG: 5 years’ residence)January 2027
Length of residencefrom January 2027
Residence titlemet
Livelihoodmet
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The 300 general questions are in the question catalogue; to book, see booking the citizenship test.

Common questions

What is the capital of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania?

Schwerin. The test offers Greifswald, Schwerin, Rostock and Wismar. Rostock is the largest city in the state, but parliament and government sit in Schwerin, the parliament even in the palace. So tick Schwerin, even if Rostock sounds more familiar to you.

What colours is the Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania flag?

Blue, white, yellow and red, four colours in all. That makes the question easy, because no other option in the test has four colours. Black, red and gold is the federal flag, green, white and red belongs to North Rhine-Westphalia, and black and yellow is a decoy.

What does the Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania coat of arms show?

A bull’s head and a red griffin on gold and white. The bull’s head stands for Mecklenburg and the griffin for Pomerania, so the arms join the two parts of the state. In the exam it is a picture; here it is described in words. Look for the two different animals.

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