Stralsund

Stralsund
Old town of Stralsund as seen from St. Mary's church
Location of Stralsund within Vorpommern-Rügen district
Stralsund
Stralsund
Coordinates: 54°18′N 13°5′E / 54.300°N 13.083°E / 54.300; 13.083
CountryGermany
StateMecklenburg-Vorpommern
DistrictVorpommern-Rügen
Founded1234
Government
 • Lord mayorAlexander Badrow (CDU)
Area
 • Total38.97 km2 (15.05 sq mi)
Elevation
13 m (43 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[1]
 • Total54,128
 • Density1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
18435, 18437, 18439
Dialling codes03831
Vehicle registrationHST
Websitewww.stralsund.de

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]

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.


Historic Centres of Stralsund and Wismar
UNESCO World Heritage Site
CriteriaCultural: ii, iv
Reference1067
Inscription2002 (26th Session)

References

  1. "Statistisches Amt M-V – Bevölkerungsstand der Kreise, Ämter und Gemeinden 2023" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
  2. Population data Archived 2007-03-11 at the Wayback Machine
  3. 3.0 3.1 Britannica Online Encyclopedia, "Stralsund" (city), 2007, webpage: EB-Stralsund.

Other websites

Media related to Stralsund at Wikimedia Commons