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Town Hall | This showpiece of Gothic
brick construction dates from the 13th.century. It is one of the oldest masonry
constructions in Stralsund. The ornate facade apparently dates from 1370 and was designed
by the Swede Nils Eosander. The history of Stralsund was influenced over a long period by the Swedes; thus the Council hall was also named after a Swede: Axel Graf von Loewen (Governor General of Swedish Pomerania ). King Gustav II. Adolf stayed in Stralsund in 1630 and demanded 100.000 Reichstaler, an inconceivable sum in those days, for the upkeep of his forces. Three centuries later in 1930 a bust of the king was sent there by the Gustav-Adolf Foundation in Stockholm to commemorate the occasion. The cast of the original, which is in Stockholm, is kept in a wall niche in the pillared corridor in the Town Hall. |
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Commandant’s House | The City Commandant Iived in this residence which was built in 1740. |
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Swedish Government Palace Badenstrasse 17 |
This building was designed by
the famous Swedish architect Cornelius Loos and was built between 1726 and 1730. The house
was the residence of the Governor General of Swedish Pomerania. One of the governors was
an art collector and kept a room, which was later named after him, full of paintings,
coins and engravings. These objets d’art were to form the basis, a century later, for the collection in the Stralsund Museum. The governor also donated his large library to the city. It is now a part of the archives. |
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Scheele House Faehrstrasse 23 |
Carl Wilhelm Scheele, a local man who achieved lasting fame during the Swedish rule, was born at Faehrstrasse 23. He discovered oxygen and counts nowadays among the most famous of the "Swedish" naturalists. |
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Tomb of Count Lilljenstedt in the Marienkirche |
This tomb in the Marien Church is the best known from the baroque period in Pomerania. It was built by Dutch sculptor Johann Baptist Xavery. |
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Marien Church | The Marien Church was completed in 1416. The 104 m. high tower can be climbed and offers a wonderful aerial view over Stralsund. The church is one of the masterpieces of North German Gothic brick construction; the nave, almost 100 m. long and over 32 m. is one of the largest on the Baltic coast. |
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Nikolai Church | The Nikolai Church was built in 1276. It stands directly adjacent to the Town Hall and was a symbol of civic might. It was modelled on the Marian Church in Lubbock and houses a variety of art treasures spanning several centuries. |
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Jacob Church | The most handsome of the three churches was heavily damaged in the air raids of 1944 and can only be viewed from outside. The 68m. west tower is still notable, with its fine masonry and ornamentation. |
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Deutsches Meeresmuseum | Situated in the cloister of the former Dominican monastery. The exhibition embraces many interesting aspects of aquatic life, marine biology and the history of the development of the coastal and deep sea fisheries. The popular aquarium houses a variety of aquatic creatures and a coral reef. |
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Heritage, Culture and
History Museum 18439 Stralsund Moenchstr. 25/27 |
Exhibition of early and
prehistory and a history of the city in the Katharine Cloister The mediaeval cloister of the former Dominican monastery of St. Katharine houses an extensive collection of exhibits from early and prehistory and a history of the city and its surroundings. Exhibits date from 1234, when the city was founded, up to the present day and include objets d’art, household items, furniture, porcelain and documents. The toy collection is a special attraction for children. |
| Boettcherstr. 23 | Museum in the
"Speicher" A collection of exhibits depicting the heritage, craft, lifestyle and customs of the people of Darss and Moenchgut between the 19th. and 20th. centuries. |
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| Sternschanze | Marine Museum Daenholm Exhibits from the marine history Stralsund, especially of Daenholm as the home of the former Prussian Fleet. |
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National Park "Vorpommersche Boddenlandschaft" |
This national park covers 805
km² and is the largest in the new states. It includes the wide tract of natural coastal
terrain on the Darss and Zingst peninsulas, the wide shallows and parts of West Ruegen and
the Isle of Hiddensee. Some 687 km², the greater part of the national park, is water. Many typical elements of the Baltic coastal landscape such as high and low coasts, ravines, bays, lagoons, flats, dunes and beaches with their typical flora and fauna can be found in close proximity to each other in the national park. Every Autumn a part of the park becomes host to flocks of cranes and is the largest roost in Europe. |
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Hohendorf Chateau | Built in the latter half of the 18th. century under the direction Karl Friedrich Schinkel, it counts among the pearls of classical building skills in Vorpommern. It now serves, after total renovation as the Schlosshotel, to which the extensive park and grounds belong. |
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National Park "Jasmund" | The National Park at Jasmund lies on the Baltic coast of the Isle of Ruegen between Lohme and Sassnitz. Ruegen’s landmarks, the picturesque chalk cliffs with the imposing Koenigsstuhl and the impressive Wissower Klinken, are all part of the 3000 hectare reserve. As well as the chalk terrain there are wetlands, heaths, moors and red beech stands with their typical flora and fauna for the nature lover to explore. |