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.