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From top: Rostock skyline, St. Mary's Church, St. Peter's Church, seaside resort Warnemünde, city hall, Warnemünde beach
Flag of Rostock
Flag
 Coat of arms of Rostock
Coat of arms
Country Germany
State Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
District Urban district
Elevation
13 m (43 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)
 • Total 208,400
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes
18001–18147
Dialling codes 0381
Vehicle registration HRO

Rostock is a city in the northeast of Germany. It is in the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.

It has over 200,000 people (209,191 in December 2019) and an old university (founded in 1419). The town is on the river Warnow. The mayor is Claus Ruhe Madsen. The city today carries the name Hansestadt (Hanseatic city) in memory of its history, where it has been an important part of the Hanseatic League. The architecture of the city and the region is influenced by this historic period.

Rostock is on the Baltic Sea. It has an important harbor. A district of the city, Warnemünde, is famous for its long beaches. It has a humid continental climate (Dfb in the Koeppen climate classification).

The most important football club of Rostock is F.C. Hansa Rostock. It is in the German Bundesliga.

Other major Hanseatic cities today are: Hamburg, Lübeck, Wismar, Stralsund, Bremen, Greifswald and Demmin.



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  • Rostocker Stadtbestätigung 1213

    Confirmation of Lübeck law city rights, 1218

  • Rostock asv2018-05 img29 University

    Rostock University, the oldest university in continental northern Europe and the Baltic Sea area, founded in 1419.

  • Rostock 1550-60

    Rostock in the 16th century

  • Rostock um 1650

    Rostock in the 17th century

  • Plan von Rostock gez 1780-1790 J.M. von Tarnows

    Rostock 1780–90

  • Rostock asv2018-05 img38 NeuerMarkt

    Colourful gabled houses of Rostock

  • Aerial view Yacht Harbour Residence Rostock Yachthafenresidenz Hohe Düne 1

    Aerial view of marina and Yacht Harbour Residence "Hohe Düne" at the Baltic Sea, close to Warnemünde.

  • Rostock Heiligengeisthof

    Heiligengeisthof (Holy Spirit Courtyard).

  • Rostock Kröpeliner Straße

    Kröpeliner Straße – main shopping street

  • Warnemünde Altstadt (03) 2006-09-21

    Alexandrinenstraße in Warnemünde.

  • Rostock22

    Speicher (office buildings) at night. Headquarters of AIDA Cruises.

  • Rostock Botanischer Garten 1

    Historical Botanical Garden of Rostock University, greenhouse

  • Rostock Theater im Stadthafen

    Volkstheater Rostock

  • Kempowski Archiv 2014

    Walter Kempowski archives

  • Ostseestadion

    Ostseestadion, home ground of Hansa Rostock

  • Rostock-hbf-nord

    Rostock Hauptbahnhof (main station)

  • Liniennetz Rostock und Umgebung

    Transit map of Rostock

  • Sunset over Rostock harbour

    Rostock harbour at sunset

  • Portret van Simon Paulli, RP-P-1878-A-961

    Simon Paulli

  • Albrecht Kossel nobel

    Albrecht Kossel

  • Ernst Heinkel

    Ernst Heinkel

  • Peter Schulz 2010

    Peter Schulz

  • Jan-ullrich

    Jan Ullrich

  • Lisch-Rostock Beginenberg

    Depiction of Rostock in 1845

  • Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1985-0306-032, Rostock, zerstörte Krämerstrasse

    Rostock bomb damage, 1942

  • Bundesarchiv Bild 183-H28029, Rostock, Marktplatz mit Rathaus

    City hall, Market Square after war

  • Rostock Panorama Nikolaikirche nach Norden 2011-03-08

    Rostock in 2011

  • Rostock asv2018-05 img47 Steintor

    The 16th-century Steintor city gate

  • Rostock Marienkirche 2011-03-08

    St. Mary's Church (Marienkirche), 2011

See also

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