Stralsund
town in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Stralsund is a town in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany on the south coast of the Strelasund (a sound of the Baltic Sea separating the island of Rügen from the mainland).[3]
Stralsund | |
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 Old town of Stralsund as seen from St. Mary's church | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Stralsund within Vorpommern-Rügen district  | |
  Stralsund  Stralsund | |
| Coordinates: 54°18′N 13°5′E / 54.300°N 13.083°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern |
| District | Vorpommern-Rügen |
| Founded | 1234 |
| Government | |
| • Lord mayor | Alexander Badrow (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 38.97 km2 (15.05 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 13 m (43 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 59,363 |
| • Density | 1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 18435, 18437, 18439 |
| Dialling codes | 03831 |
| Vehicle registration | HST |
| Website | www.stralsund.de |
In 1293 Stralsund became a member of the Hanseatic League.[3]
From 1949 until German Reunification in 1990, Stralsund was part of the German Democratic Republic.
| UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
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| Criteria | Cultural: ii, iv |
| Reference | 1067 |
| Inscription | 2002 (26th Session) |
References
change- ↑ "Bevölkerungsstand der Kreise, Ämter und Gemeinden 2022" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. 2023.
- ↑ Population data Archived 2007-03-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Britannica Online Encyclopedia, "Stralsund" (city), 2007, webpage: EB-Stralsund.
- Britannica Online Encyclopedia, "Stralsund" (city), 2007, webpage: EB-Stralsund.
Other websites
change Media related to Stralsund at Wikimedia Commons