Stralsund
Sign in to saveStralsund (; Swedish: Strålsund), officially the Hanseatic City of Stralsund (German: Hansestadt Stralsund), is the fifth-largest city in the northeastern German state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania after Rostock, Schwerin, Neubrandenburg and Greifswald, and the second-largest city in the Pomeranian part of the state. It is located on the southern coast of the Strelasund, a sound of the Baltic Sea separating the island of Rügen from the Pomeranian mainland.
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Stralsund is a major city in northeastern Germany located on the Baltic Sea coast, serving as the second-largest city in the Pomeranian region of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. It holds historical significance as a Hanseatic city, a designation reflecting its importance in medieval European trade networks.
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Key facts
- German location.postal_code
- 18435, 18437, 18439
- German location.area_code
- 03831
- German location.licence
- HST
- German location.Gemeindeschlüssel
- 13 0 73 088
- German location.website
- www.stralsund.de
- German location.mayor
- Alexander Badrow
- German location.leader_term
- 2022–29
- German location.Bürgermeistertitel
- Oberbürgermeister
- German location.party
- CDU
- German location.year
- 1168
- German location.type
- Town
- German location.image_flag
- Flag of Stralsund.svg
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- Geography
- Climate
- Landscape
- Subdivisions
- Neighbouring municipalities
- Etymology
- History
- Culture and sights
- Main sights
- Buildings and monuments
- Education
- Transport
- Governance
- Twin towns – sister cities
- Sport
- Association football
- Motorcycle speedway
- Notable people
- Public service and commerce
- Science
- The Arts
- Sport
- Gallery
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Stralsund (; Swedish: Strålsund), officially the Hanseatic City of Stralsund (German: Hansestadt Stralsund), is the fifth-largest city in the northeastern German state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania after Rostock, Schwerin, Neubrandenburg and Greifswald, and the second-largest city in the Pomeranian part of the state. It is located on the southern coast of the Strelasund, a sound of the Baltic Sea separating the island of Rügen from the Pomeranian mainland.
The Strelasund Crossing with its two bridges and several ferry services connects Stralsund with Rügen, the largest island of Germany and Pomerania. The Western Pomeranian city is the seat of the Vorpommern-Rügen district and, together with Greifswald, Stralsund forms one of four high-level urban centres of the region.