The Hanseatic city of Stralsund, the gateway to the island of Rügen

6 August 2011 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, Architecture, UNESCO World Heritage Reading Time:  10 minutes

Miniature of the old part of Stralsund © Marcus Sümnick

Miniature of the old part of Stralsund © Marcus Sümnick

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). Two bridges and several ferry services connect Stralsund with the ports of Rügen. The main industries of Stralsund are shipyards, fishing, and, to an increasing degree, tourism.   read more…

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