Greifswald facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Greifswald
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![]() Town Hall (red) and Cathedral
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Country | Germany | ||
State | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | ||
District | Vorpommern-Greifswald | ||
Subdivisions | 16 boroughs | ||
Elevation | 5 m (16 ft) | ||
Population
(2006-12-31)
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• Total | 53,434 | ||
Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | ||
Postal codes |
17489-17493
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Dialling codes | 03834 | ||
Vehicle registration | HGW | ||
Website | www.greifswald.de |
Greifswald is officially known as Universitäts- und Hansestadt Greifswald, which means University and Hanseatic Town of Greifswald (from German Greif, "griffin", and Wald, "forest"). It is a town in northeastern Germany.
The town is on the Baltic Sea, about 200 km (124.3 mi) to the north of Berlin in the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. The population is roughly 55,000, including about 11,500 students and some 5,000 employees of the University of Greifswald.
Till September 4, 2011 Greifswald was a urban district.
City council
The city council is elected for five year terms. Since the last election in 2014, the 43 city council seats are allocated as follows:
Town twinning
Finland, Kotka, since 1959
Poland, Goleniów, since 1986, twin town since 2006
Germany, Osnabrück, since 1988
Sweden, Lund, since 1990
Norway, Hamar, since 1997
USA, Newport News, Virginia, since 2007
Poland, Szczecin, city friendship since 1996
France, Angers, contacts since 1994
USA, College Station, contacts since 1995
Notable people from Greifswald
- Caspar David Friedrich, Romanticist painter
- Hans Fallada, author
- Wolfgang Koeppen, author
- Josef Sommer, actor
- Toni Kroos, Professional footballer currently playing for Bayern Munich
Images for kids
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Caspar David Friedrich (1774–1840) depicted his hometown in several paintings; this is Wiesen bei Greifswald (Meadows near Greifswald), 1820.
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The energy sector is important to the city's economy. Even the church in the Wieck district of Greifswald has solar panels on its roof.
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Caspar David Friedrich (painted by Gerhard von Kügelgen, c. 1810–20)
See also
In Spanish: Greifswald para niños