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Things to do and see in Stralsund

Stralsund is a city in Western Pomerania, Germany, arranged at the Southern shoreline of the Strelasund. Two scaffolds are associated Stralsund with the island of Rügen. A previous free town, it is the capital of the new area of Vorpommern-Rügen since the September 2011. Since 2002, Stralsund's old town is respected as an UNESCO World Heritage. Together with Greifswald, Stralsund structures one of four areas of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Things to do here are:

1. Old Town

Old Town

The core of Stralsund has an abundance of memorable structures. Since 1990, expansive parts of the old town have been revamped with private and open capital. As a consequence numerous houses were undermined by ruin. The Old Town specifically, offers a rich assortment of memorable structures, with numerous previous vendors' homes, places of worship, boulevards and squares. In twenty years, from the Wende in 1990 to November 2010, 588 of the more than 1,000 old structures were totally repaired.

3. Town houses

Town houses

The town houses with their unique peaks, regularly revamped at a high monetary expense, rule the scene in the lanes of the Old Town. The previous Swedish Government Palace is presently home to the town development office. The Museum of Cultural History Museum in Mönchstraße renovated with trusts from the German Foundation for Monument Conservation and now offers an experience and understanding of history in excess of seven centuries as a standout amongst the most vital surviving unique places of the Hanseatic period in Northern Europe.

5. St. Mary's Church

St. Mary's Church

St. Mary's Church is a Lutheran church found in gothic style common in northern Germany. It was the tallest building on the planet at 500 feet tall. The chime tower broken down and it was reconstructed by 1478. The tower is at present 104 meters.

2. Old Market Square (Alter Markt)

Old Market Square (Alter Markt)

The group of structures on the Old Market Square, including St. Nicholas' Church, the Town Hall, a standout amongst the most common structures of North German Brick Gothic structural engineering, the Artushof, the Wulflamhaus, the Commandantenhus, the Gewerkschaftshaus and another Plattenbau, offer a review of the architectonic history of the town.

4. Port

Port

Ships to Hiddensee and Altefähr, and dock at the port. In the mid year months the port is a great spot for waterway cruisers. There are a few yacht harbors and marinas close to the Old Town. Many yachts and vessels tie up along the north mole in summer. Architectonically the pilot station and the harbor distribution center and the outline of the Old Town structure an appealing stand out from the perspective of the islands of Rügen and Hiddensee. The barque, Gorch Fock is an alternate vacation spot in the harbor.

The principle commercial ventures of Stralsund are shipyards, there are also mechanical buildings here, and tourism, life sciences, administrations and information technology.

Related content: Map of Stralsund