Greifswald Tourist Attractions: 9 Top Places to Visit
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Klosterruine Eldena, Heimattierpark Greifswald, Museumshafen, St. Nikolai Cathedral, Wiecker Historische Klappbrucke, Pommersches Landesmuseum, Caspar David Friedrich Zentrum, St. Marien Kirche, Theater Greifswald
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Places to see in ( Rostock - Germany )
Places to see in ( Rostock - Germany )
Rostock is a city straddling the Warnow River on the north coast of Germany. It’s known for Rostock University, founded in 1419. Rostock Botanical Garden has an arboretum and alpine gardens. In the old town, the Gothic St. Mary’s Church features a 15th-century astronomical clock. Nearby is the cobblestone Neuer Markt main square and Rathaus (town hall), which mixes Gothic and baroque styles.
Rostock is the largest city in the German state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, though not its capital. It is a hub for Baltic Sea ferries, Germany's largest port for cruise ships by number of boardings and pleasant enough for a longer stay mostly due to its Hanseatic heritage. Rostock is near the Baltic Sea and to protect its fishing and access rights it annexed Warnemünde (named for being the mouth of the river Warnow), a port area to the north. Rostock was an important member of the Hanseatic League as well as one of the most important ports of the GDR (East Germany). Until the collapse of the East German economy in 1989/90 Rostock was a major center for shipbuilding and a few shipyards still remain, despite their economic woes.
The pick of Rostock’s churches is Marienkirche, an archetypal North German Brick Gothic church, which hasn’t changed much since the 14th century. The oldest of Rostock’s three churches goes back to 1252 and was rebuilt in the Brick Gothic style around the 1350s. Petrikirche is on the high left bank of the Warnow just before it broadens into the Unterwarnow estuary.
On either side of the Warnow Estuary, the perennial Blue Flag-winning Warnemünde Beach is 15 kilometres long and widens to 100 metres at points. The beach shelves low, so is safe for children, and there are two wide sections monitored by lifeguards in summer: Warnemünde Hauptstrand and Markgrafenheide on the other side of the Warnow.
In Warnemünde’s harbour, the Alter Strom is a channel dug as long ago as 1423. For more than five centuries this was the main channel linking Rostock’s port with the Baltic, until the Neuer Strom was dredged in 1903. On the west side of the Alter Strom is a promenade edged with charming old fishermen’s houses that are now shops and restaurants.
On the left side of the Warnow Estuary, the Warnemünde Lighthouse is just under30 metres high and has been here since 1898. Built with white-glazed bricks, the tower is the main landmark in the resort and has wrought iron railings on its platforms.
Rostock’s defensive walls were first raised in the 1100s and were then adapted for gunpowder in the 16th and 17th centuries. The Gothic Monastery of the Holy Cross housed Rostock’s cultural history museum since 1984. As an institution the museum is far older, dating back to 1859 and is seen as one of the foremost museums in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
Moored on the Unterwarnow on halfway between Rostock and Warnemünde is the Dresden, a “Typ IV”, 10,000 ton freighter. The Neuer Markt didn’t escape the bombing in 1942, but most of the east side of the square is original, and the same goes for some of the north and the town hall, which we’ll visit next. To look at Rostock’s arcaded town hall on Neuer Markt you wouldn’t know that the building is as old as the square itself, going all the way back to the 13th century.
You’ll be in no doubt that you’re in a Hanseatic city when you step onto Rostock’s waterfront at the Stadthafen. The Stadthafen is taken over by Hanse Sail, a maritime even in mid-August when some 250 tall ships and other traditional vessels dock in the city. In 56 hectares and hosting more than 4,000 animals, the acclaimed Rostock Zoo is the largest on Germany’s Baltic Sea coast.
A couple of streets north of the walls is the triangular Universitätsplatz, which like Neuer Markt is in Rostock’s pedestrian zone. A few minutes west of the centre of Rostock is the town of Bad Doberan, which, as well as boasting a stunning Brick Gothic minster, is the eastern terminus for a narrow gauge railway from the 1880s.
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Scenic Mecklenburg
Depart the pier in the late morning for an approximate 2 1/2-hour scenic tour that covers the main attractions within the Warnemuende/Rostock area. Drive to Rostock past the typical Eastern Block living quarters of the area. Upon arrival in Rostock's center, you'll see its century's old red-brick architecture, experience the local Hanseatic ambience, pass the old 'New Market' with its beautiful City Hall, and St. Mary's Church � Rostock's famous landmark. Continue past ruins of the old city walls and a former STASI prison (State Security of former East Germany) before continuing into the countryside. You'll pass by the Bad Doberan Cathedral, one of northern Germany's largest and mightiest medieval churches that towers above the rest of the village and nearby fields. From here you'll continue through lush countryside and small villages before returning to your ship. This is a perfect tour for guests with walking difficulties.
Note: The order of the sights may vary. Most shops in Rostock will be closed on Sundays.
The Molli Railway. Narrow Gauge Steam In Germany.
I’ve had the pleasure of spending the last few weeks cruising the Baltic Sea on board P&O’s marvellous ship ‘Britannia’. One of the highlights was a trip to visit the narrow-gauge Molli Railway, near Rostock in northern Germany. This charming little railway traces its’ origins to the 1880’s, as a way of connecting Duke Fredrick Franz I’s seaside resort of Bad Heiligendamm with the racecourse at Bad Doberan (His Highness seemingly loved a flutter!). Today, it survives as a steam-worked heritage line, with the steam locomotives that work the line built in 1932 and the carriages are of similar vintage.
After seeing a train arrive at Bad Doberan (with the driver catching me off-guard with the whistle!) and seeing the loco perform its’ run-around, we set off from there and head for Heiligendamm. As you can see, the narrow gauge (2 ft 11 7/16 inch) tracks run right through the cobbled streets, picking up passengers outside shop fronts in a manner more akin to a bus, before heading along tree-lined avenues. We leave the train at Heiligendamm, just in time to see another service arrive from Keulungsborn.
All in all, it’s well worth a visit if you are visiting this part of Germany. Further information can be found at the following link:
That’s it for now. I’ll be back next weekend for something more British and standard gauged.
Cheers,
Ross.
Münster Bad Doberan
Münster Bad Doberan
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Rügen island
Rügen (lat. Rugia) è la più grande isola della Germania, situata nel mar Baltico di fronte alle coste del Meclemburgo-Pomerania Occidentale.
L'isola, un antico insediamento di popolazioni slave, è famosa per le bianche scogliere di Stubbenkammer, immortalate dal pittore Caspar David Friedrich, per il promontorio di Kap Arkona, nonché per le località balneari della costa sud-orientale e, soprattutto per la famosa serie televisiva la nostra amica Robbie ambientata nella cittadina di seehagen. L'isola è lunga 52 km e larga 41 con una superficie complessiva di 926 km² ed è collegata alla città di Stralsund tramite un lungo ponte chiamato Rügendamm, che passa sopra lo stretto di mare chiamato Strelasund che separa l'isola dalla terraferma.
Il video è stato realizzato durante il mio viaggio in Germania (2013).
Wismar Linden Bucktown Creek
Wismar Linden Bucktown Creek. I apologize that the video came a bit blurred when I uploaded it.
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