participants Transport Public transport Waren (Müritz) station offers fast rail connections to Rostock at the Baltic Sea, Berlin, Leipzig and Munich. Within the town a network of buses is available. Several regional buses connect the town to almost every village in the district and the towns in the surroundings. Boat connections There are also boat connections to Klink, Röbel, Malchow, Plau and Land Fleesensee via the lakes of the lake district. Twin towns – sister cities Waren is twinned with: Gorna Oryahovitsa, Bulgaria Magione, Italy Rokkasho, Japan Schleswig, Germany Springe, Germany Suwałki, Poland Notable people Johann Albrecht II (1590–1636), Duke of Mecklenburg Bernhard II (c. 1320–1382), Prince of Werle-Waren 1347–1382 Katrin Borchert (born 1969), canoeist Rudolf Borchert (1952–2019), politician Sylvia Bretschneider (1960–2019), politician, member and speaker of the state assembly (Landtag) of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Carl Henrich Dreyer (1723–1802), jurist and politician Martha Fritsch (1860–1917), publisher and daughter of Theodor Fontane Heinz Penzlin (born 1932), zoologist and animal physiologist Heinz Sarkowski (1925–2006), publisher and author Victor Schlegel (1843–1905), geometer and author Jürgen Seidel (born 1948), politician, vice state prime minister of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern David Timm (born 1969), organist and choral conductor Henriette von Blissing (1798–1879), novelist Richard Wossidlo (1859–1939), folklorist Klausjürgen Wussow (1929–2007), actor References External links Waren (Müritz) Tourist Information (www.waren-tourismus.de) Waren Town Information (www.meinestadt.de/waren-mueritz/stadtplan) site de rencontre Populated places established in the 13th century 1260s establishments in the Holy Roman Empire 1260 establishments in Europe Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Holocaust locations in Germany