Stralsund
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| Stralsund | |
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| Coat of arms | Location |
| Administration | |
| Country |  |
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| State | Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania |
| District | Urban district |
| Lord Mayor | Harald Lastovka (CDU) |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 38.97 km² (15 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 13 m (43 ft) |
| Population | 57,613 (30/12/2006)[1] |
| - Density | 1,478 /km² (3,829 /sq mi) |
| Founded | 1234 |
| Other information | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | HST |
| Postal codes | 18435, 18437, 18439 |
| Area code | 03831 |
| Website | www.stralsund.de |
Stralsund is a city in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, situated at the southern coast of the Strelasund (a sound of the Baltic Sea separating the island of Rügen from the mainland).[2]
In 1293 Stralsund became a member of the Hanseatic League.[2]
From 1949 until German Reunification in 1990, Stralsund was part of the German Democratic Republic.
| Historic Centres of Stralsund and Wismar* | |
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| UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
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| State Party | |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | ii, iv |
| Reference | 1067 |
| Region† | Europe and North America |
| Inscription History | |
| Inscription | 2002 (26th Session) |
| * Name as inscribed on World Heritage List. † Region as classified by UNESCO. |
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References
- ↑ Population data
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Britannica Online Encyclopedia, "Stralsund" (city), 2007, webpage: EB-Stralsund.
References
- Britannica Online Encyclopedia, "Stralsund" (city), 2007, webpage: EB-Stralsund.
Other websites
Wikimedia Commons has media related to:
- Satellite picture by Google Maps
- Travel article about Stralsund from Expatica.com
- photographs from Stralsund
- Stralsund World Heritage
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