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Stralsund
Nikolaikirche (St. Nicolas's church)
Nikolaikirche (St. Nicolas's church)
Coat of arms of Stralsund
Coordinates 54°18′0″N 13°5′0″E / 54.3°N 13.083333°E / 54.3; 13.083333
Administration
Country Germany
State Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
District Urban district
Lord Mayor Alexander Badrow (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area 38.97 km2 (15.05 sq mi)
Elevation 13 m  (43 ft)
Population 57,613  (31 December 2006)
 - Density 1,478 /km2 (3,829 /sq mi)
Founded 1234
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate HST
Postal codes 18435, 18437, 18439
Area code 03831
Website www.stralsund.de
Stralsund, Altstadt (2011-05-21) 4

Stralsund is a city in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, situated at the southern coast of the Strelasund (a sound of the Baltic Sea separating the island of Rügen from the mainland).

In 1293 Stralsund became a member of the Hanseatic League.

From 1949 until German Reunification in 1990, Stralsund was part of the German Democratic Republic.

Historic Centres of Stralsund and Wismar *
Stralsund: Old Market Square with the Town Hall and the Nikolaikirche
Country  Germany
Type Cultural
Criteria ii, iv
Reference 1067
Region ** Europe and North America
Inscription history
Inscription 2002 (26th Session)
Members of the Hanseatic League
Wendish and
Pomeranian circle
Lübeck*† · Hamburg† · Kiel · Lüneburg · Rostock · Stade · Stettin · Stralsund · Wismar
Saxony, Thuringia,
Brandenburg circle
Poland, Prussia,
Livonia, Sweden circle
Danzig (Gdańsk) · Breslau (Wrocław)  · Dorpat (Tartu) · Fellin (Viljandi) · Elbing (Elbląg)  · Königsberg  · Kraków  · Reval (Tallinn) · Riga · Stockholm · Toruń (Thorn)* · Visby
Rhine, Westphalia,
Netherlands circle
Dortmund*† · Bochum · Breckerfeld · Cologne† · Deventer · Duisburg · Groningen · Haltern · Hamm · Hattem · Hasselt · Kampen · Münster · Oldenzaal · Osnabrück · Recklinghausen · Roermond · Soest† · Unna · Werl · Zutphen · Zwolle
Principal Kontore
(counting houses)
Bryggen (in Bergen) · Hanzekantoor (in Brugge (Bruges)) · Steelyard (in London) · Peterhof (in Novgorod)
Subsidiary Kontore
Antwerp · Berwick · Boston · Damme · Edinburgh · Hull · Ipswich · King's Lynn · Kaunas · Newcastle · Polotsk · Pskov · Yarmouth · York

Aachen Cathedral · Abbey and Altenmünster of Lorsch · Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust at Brühl · Town of Bamberg · Bauhaus and its Sites in Weimar and Dessau · Museumsinsel (Museum Island), Berlin · Classical Weimar · Cologne Cathedral · Garden Kingdom of Dessau-Wörlitz · Dresden Elbe Valley · Mines of Rammelsberg and Historic Town of Goslar · Lübeck · Luther Memorials in Eisleben and Wittenberg · Maulbronn Monastery Complex · Messel Pit Fossil Site · Monastic Island of Reichenau · Muskauer Park (with Poland) · Collegiate Church, Castle, and Old Town of Quedlinburg · Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin · Pilgrimage Church of Wies · Old Town of Regensburg with Stadtamhof · Roman Monuments, Cathedral of St. Peter and Church of Our Lady in Trier · St. Mary's Cathedral and St. Michael's Church at Hildesheim · Speyer Cathedral · Historic Centres of Stralsund and Wismar · Town Hall and Roland on the Marketplace of Bremen · Upper German Raetian Limes (with UK) · Upper Middle Rhine Valley · Völklingen Ironworks · Wartburg Castle · Würzburg Residence with the Count Gardens and Residence Square · Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Essen
Flag of Germany


Images for kids

  • Stralsund, Germany, Rügenbrücke, Pylon und alte Klappbrücke (2006-09-12)

    Rügen Bridge, Germany's largest bridge, connects Stralsund with Rügen Island

  • Stralsund Skyline

    Stralsund seen from Altefähr. UNESCO awarded the old town island of Stralsund World Heritage status in 2002. It features many important historical buildings from different eras, going right back to Gothic architecture.

  • Stralsund, Stare Miasto

    View over Stralsund from the tower of St. Mary's

  • Stralsunder Altstadt

    Typical street view of Stralsund: patrician houses with high gables from different eras, including the remarkable Brick Gothic and Renaissance

  • Stralsund, Nikolaikirche, Westportal Detail (2011-02-12) 1

    Portal of the Nikolaikirche

  • Stralsund Markt

    Old Market Place (north side)

  • Alter Markt Stralsund

    Old Market Square

  • Stralsund, Gorch Fock I an der Ballastkiste

    Gorch Fock I

  • StralsundBrunnen

    Fountain in Stralsund

  • FH-Stralsund Wirtschaft 21

    University of Applied Sciences Stralsund, Department of Economics

  • Gründungsurkunde der Stadt Stralsund

    Founding document from 1234.

  • Stralsund Marienkirche 2006

    Marienkirche (St. Mary's church).


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