Stralsund

Attractions Stralsund ( Antique City )

                                 
                                        


                
    

Stralsund is a Hanseatic town in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is located at the Southern coast of the Strelasund (asound of the Baltic Sea separating the island of Rugia from the mainland). The Strelasund Crossing with its two bridges and several ferry services connect Stralsund with Rugia.The Western Pomeranian town is the capital of theVorpommern-Rügen district since the 2011 district reforms. It is the fourth largest city of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, and together with Greifswald Stralsund forms an Oberzentrum, one of four high level urban centers of the region. It is favourably located within the metropolitan regions of Hamburg, Berlin, Copenhagen-Malmö and Stettin and the nearby regiopolis of Rostock. Stralsund was founded in 1234 and was one of the most prospering members of the medieval Hanseatic League. Since 2002, Stralsund's old town with its rich heritage is honored as a UNESCO World Heritage, along with Wismar in Mecklenburg. 

The main industries of Stralsund are shipyards, fishing, mechanical engineering, and, to an increasing degree, tourism, life sciences, services and high techindustries, especially IT (Information Technology) and biotechnology.

Alter Markt ( An old market )

                  

Nikolaikirche ( Nikolai Church )

                 

              

The main portal of the soaring Nikolaikirche is reached via an entrance off the Alter Markt. This masterpiece of medieval architecture dates to 1270 and is modelled on Lübeck's Marienkirche. It's interior is redolent with colour and is filled with art treasures. The main altar (1708), designed by the baroque master Andreas Schlüter, shows the eye of God flanked by cherubs and capped by a depiction of the Last Supper. Also worth a closer look are the high altar (1470), 6.7m wide and 4.2m tall, showing Jesus' entire life, and, behind the altar, a 1394-built (but no longer operational) astronomical clock .

Marinekirche ( Marine Church )

      

You'll need divine inspiration to guess the number of bricks used to build the massive 14th-

century Marienkirche, a superb example of north German red-brick construction. You can climb the steep wooden steps up the tower for a sweeping view of the town, with its lovely red-tiled roofs, and Rügen Island. The ornate 17th-century organ is a stunner.

Ozeneum

           

In an arctic-white wavelike building that leaps out from the surrounding red-brick warehouses, the state-of-the-art Ozeaneum takes you into an underwater world of creatures from the Baltic and North Seas and the Atlantic Ocean up to the polar latitudes. In a huge tank you can see what thousands of herring do before they end up dropping down northerner gullets.

Stralsund Harbour

               

Photos from Stralsund city

        
         
        
         
        

        

       

       

       

       
                 
                            

As an exchange student I was in this city. There have a lot of things to see, for example habour, old town etc. This city is very popular for old people because there antique building and the old streets. Stralsund is the of city that german people called "fresh city" because of the fresh air from the ocean. It was a bit bored for me to stay in this city but I had a great host family and nice friends so I had lots of fun.