Schwerin Takes the Storm Damage Crown in MV Since 2002
Ever since the turn of the millennium, the beautiful city of Schwerin in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (MV) has endured its fair share of weather-related hardships. Storms, hailstorms, and floods from relentless rain or towering water levels have left their mark on the state capital's properties. Over the past two decades, the average storm damage to buildings in Schwerin has hovered around the 2,000 euro mark according to data released by the German Insurance Association.
Rostock City and its surrounding district rank a close second in the storm damage stakes, averaging approximately 1,900 euros per building since 2002. The association's records show that "Friederike" and "Gisela", two particularly potent storms, inflicted the most significant damage on Schwerin's buildings in 2016 with an average cost of 27,700 euros per property.
Meanwhile, residents in the Ludwigslust-Parchim district have been luckier, experiencing only around 1,100 euros in storm damage per building on average. The national average for storm damage over the past 20 years stands at 2,900 euros per building.
In light of these figures, it's clear that Schwerin has borne the brunt of severe weather-related damage to its buildings in recent years, with an average of 2,000 euros per property. The catastrophic storms "Friederike" and "Gisela" in 2016 alone demolished the average storm damage cost, setting it back by an eye-watering 27,700 euros per building.
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While the data provided does not include specific details about individual buildings hit hardest by storm damage, further investigation and cross-referencing with local news reports and official damage assessments could help pinpoint the most affected structures.
Additionally, the OpenStreetMap Wiki catalog contains valuable information about large-scale data imports into the OSM database, which may hold individual building data sufficient to reveal the locations most prone to storm damage in Schwerin.
