university town and hanseatic city of Greifswald
general description
The university town and hanseatic city of Greifswald has abput 60000 inhabitants. It is the district town of administrative district Vorpommern and is the fifth largest city of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
Greifswald is situated on the river Ryck at the Bay of Greifswald. It is inter-island Rügen and Usedom at the mouth of the river near Dänische Wiek, Bay of Greifswald. The river Ryck flows in the Baltic Sea.
The venerable university is one of the aspiring cities in Germany and is one of the most popular places to study in the Federal Republic and a place of science worldwide.
If you want to do sports, you can paddle in a canoe and watch beavers or explore the vast country at Haff, Peene, Uecker and Randow by bike. Extensive pine and beech forests and the Ueckermünder Heide south of the Szczecin Lagoon invite you to go hiking, cycling and horseback riding.
If you like the mixture of rough originality, the idyll of quaint country and small town life as well as the sophisticated touch of the Kaiserbäder on the island of Usedom and the Hanseatic flair of Greifswald you will be enthusiastic about the region in the extreme north-east.
characteristics
Greifswald includes architectural styles from almost all epochs, from medieval brick Gothic to modern architectural forms. In particular, the older buildings in the city are characterized by the style common in northern Germany and the Baltic Sea region, which can also be found in other Hanseatic cities such as Lübeck or Wismar.
The unique marketplace is the biggest in northern Germany. The gothic and baroque townhall of Greifswald in the marketplace is thirteenth-century. There are also various important historic town houses and former storage buildings in the old town.
Touristically Greifswald profits from the islands Usedom and Rügen because there are three German national parks in the vicinity. Greifswald has a range of shopping and recreational opportunities, cultural and pub life in the university town and various cultural institutions such as the Museumshafen, the Caspar David Friedrich Center, the theatre Vorpommern, the Cinestar cinema and the Pommersche Landesmuseum. It is very attractive for many daily visitors.
culture
Greifswald has a rich cultural offer for citizens and guests. The biggest cultural institutions in the city are the theatre Vorpommern and the Pommersche Landesmuseum. There are paintings from the famous painter Caspar David Friedrich, who was born in Greifswald.
The Caspar David Friedrich Center is located in the birthplace of the Romantic painter Caspar David Friedrich, who was born in Greifswald. It is dedicated to his life and work. The Museumshafen Greifswald is located directly on the river Ryck in the town center. In the Museumshafen historic ships are restored, maintained and made accessible to the public.
The former monastery is the nucleus of the city foundation and a motif of the romantic painter Caspar David Friedrich. It was founded in 1199. There are open air performances in the monastery ruin Eldena in summer.
The botanical garden adjoins the old town in south-west. It is one of the oldest existing scientific gardens in the world. The Tierpark Greifswald contains a petting zoo and an adventure playground and it is always worth a visit.