A Street After Conservation, STRALSUND GERMANY
INTRODUCTIONStralsund, Germany
• Stralsund is a Hanseatic city in Mecklenburg, Germany
• Located at the Southern coast of the Stralsund• Baltic sea separates the island Rugia from the
mainland• The Stralsund crossing with its two bridges
connect Stralsund with Rugia
• It is the fourth largest city of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
• It is located within the metropolitan regions of Hamburg, Berlin, Copenhagen Malmö and Stetti and the nearby regiopolis of Rostock
• Stralsund was founded in 1234 and was one of the most prospering members of the medieval Hanseatic League
• Stralsund's old town with its rich heritage is honored as a UNESCO World Heritage
• The main industries of Stralsund are shipyards, fishing, mechanical engineering, and, to an increasing degree, tourism, life sciences, services and high tech industries, especially IT (Information Technology) and biotechnology.
BUILDINGS AND MONUMENTS
CHURCHES• Three big medieval Brick Gothic buildings1. St, Mary’s Church2. St, Nicholas Church3. St, James Church
MONASTERIES
St. John's Abbey, • A Franciscan monastery from 1254, now
houses the Stralsund Town Archives. Regular cultural events also take place here, such as open-air theatre productions.
The Gothic abbey • Of St. Anne and St. Bridget was established
around 1560 from the merger of the abby of St. Anne (1480)
The Abbey of St. Jürgen• Mentioned in 1278 for the first time. It served
in the 14th century as an old people's home.• In 1632 the church and building were
demolished. • In 1743 a new building, the Kleines St. Jürgen
Kloster, was built at Kniepertor and the site was extended in 1754 to create old people's flats and in 1841 for widow's apartments.