Knieper Vorstadt
District of Stralsund
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern - Germany

Dänholm

Dänholm (literally Danes' Isle) is a small island on the German coast of the Baltic Sea. It is situated in the Strelasund just east of Stralsund. Both bridges linking Rügen with the mainland, Rügendamm and Rügenbrücke, run over it. The island was the scene of an incident between the Swedish and French armies in 1807, when it belonged to Swedish Pomerania.

Located at 54.3167, 13.1167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Forts in Sweden, German islands in the Baltic, Islands of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Strelasund

The Strelasund or Strela Sound is a sound or lagoon of the Baltic Sea which separates Rügen from the German mainland. It is crossed by a road and rail bridge called the Rügendamm in Stralsund. It runs in a roughly northwest-to-southeast direction from a small shallow bay just north of Stralsund called the Kubitzer Bodden through to another such bay, the Greifswalder Bodden in the southeast. The sound is nowhere much more than 3 km wide, reaching its greatest width towards its southeast end.

Located at 54.29, 13.12 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Stralsund, Straits of the Baltic Sea, Geography of Rügen, Lagoons of Germany

Gorch Fock (1933)

The Gorch Fock I (ex Tovarishch, ex Gorch Fock) is a German three-mast barque, the first of a series built as school ships for the German Reichsmarine in 1933. She was taken as war reparations by the Soviet Union after World War II and renamed Tovarishch.

Located at 54.3167, 13.0983 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Barques, Museum ships in Germany, Individual sailing vessels, Sailing ships of Germany, Ships built in Hamburg, Ships of the Soviet Navy, Ships of Ukraine, Three-masted ships, Tall ships of Germany, 1933 ships, Gorch Fock-class sailing ships

Strelasund Crossing

The Strelasund Crossing refers to the two bridge links to the German island of Rügen over the Strelasund to the West Pomeranian mainland near Stralsund, the Rügen Bridge and the Rügen Causeway (Rügendamm), as well as the regular ferry services between Stralsund and Altefähr and between Stahlbrode and Glewitz. The Rügen Causeway was the first fixed crossing over the sound of Strelasund, for both the old Bundesstraße 96, the Stralsund–Sassnitz railway and a combined footpath and cycle path.

Located at 54.3125, 13.1142 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Stralsund, Road-rail bridges, Buildings and structures in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Cable-stayed bridges in Germany, Bridges completed in 1936, Bridges completed in 2007, Road bridges in Germany, Railway bridges in Germany

Volkswerft

Volkswerft (German: Volkswerft Stralsund GmbH) is a shipyard in the hanseatic city of Stralsund on the Strelasund. It is part of the German Hegemann-group. The Volkswerft was founded in 1945 as Ingenieurbau Ges.m.b.H.. On April 25 the first trawler was delivered and on June 15 1948 the VEB Volkswerft Stralsund was registered. From 1948 till 1953 the shipyard produced 196 ships, all of them to be used for reparation payments to the Soviet Union.

Located at 54.3008, 13.1075 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Shipbuilding companies of Germany, Volkseigene Betriebe, Stralsund, Companies based in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Maersk

Siege of Stralsund (1628)

The Siege of Stralsund was a siege laid on Stralsund by Albrecht von Wallenstein's Imperial Army during the Thirty Years' War, from May to 4 August 1628. Stralsund was aided by Denmark and Sweden, with considerable Scottish participation. The siege ended Wallenstein's series of victories, and contributed to his downfall. The Swedish garrison in Stralsund was the first on German soil in history. The battle marked the de facto entrance of Sweden into the war.

Located at 54.3, 13.0833 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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1628 in Europe, Battles involving Denmark, Battles involving the Holy Roman Empire, Sieges involving Sweden, Battles of the Thirty Years' War, Conflicts in 1628, History of Pomerania, Stralsund

German Maritime Museum

The German Maritime Museum, also called the Museum for Museum für Oceanography and Fishery, Aquarium, in the Hanseatic town of Stralsund is a museum, in which maritime and oceanographic exhibitions are displayed. It is the most visited museum in North Germany. In addition to the main museum building, the actual maritime museum, there are three other sites, the Ozeaneum, opened in July 2008, the Nautineum and the Natureum. The main house is located in the hall of the former St.

Located at 54.3126, 13.0871 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Aquaria in Germany, History of fishing, Maritime museums in Germany, Museums in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Natural history museums in Germany, Stralsund

Altenpleen (Amt)

Altenpleen is an Amt in the district of Vorpommern-Rügen, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. The seat of the Amt is in Altenpleen. The Amt Altenpleen consists of the following municipalities: Altenpleen Groß Mohrdorf Klausdorf Kramerhof Preetz

Located at 54.367, 13.017 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Ämter in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Miltzow (Amt)

Miltzow is an Amt in the district of Vorpommern-Rügen, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. The seat of the Amt is in Miltzow, a village in the municipality Sundhagen. The Amt Miltzow consists of the following municipalities: Elmenhorst Sundhagen

Located at 54.217, 13.133 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Ämter in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Ozeaneum

Ozeaneum is a public aquarium in the German city of Stralsund. It belongs to the German Oceanographic Museum (Deutsches Meeresmuseum), arguably one of the three largest institutions of its kind in Europe. The Ozeaneum — located in the historical center on the Baltic coast — opened its doors in July 2008. It displays primarily sea life of the North Sea and the Baltic Sea. The Ozeaneum was expected to be a major tourist attraction, and receive 550,000 visitors per year.

Located at 54.3156, 13.0969 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Aquaria in Germany, Oceanaria, Science museums in Germany, Visitor attractions in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Stralsund, Museums in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Parow, Germany

Parow is a village a few miles north of Stralsund in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is part of the municipality Kramerhof. First traces of settlements can be traced back to the stone age, based on findings of arrow heads, wedges and fireplaces. The German Navy's Engineering School (Marinetechnikschule) is at Parow. It moved from Kiel in 2002. The Minentaucher train there.

Located at 54.35, 13.0833 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Villages in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Borgwallsee

Borgwallsee is a lake in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. At an elevation of 13.2 m, its surface area is 3.89 km .

Located at 54.2733, 13.0078 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Lakes of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Pütter See

Pütter See is a lake in the Vorpommern-Rügen district in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. At an elevation of 13 m, its surface area is 0.052 km².

Located at 54.2961, 12.9916 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Lakes of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Prohner Stausee

Prohner Stausee is a lake in the Vorpommern-Rügen district in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. At an elevation of 2.6 m, its surface area is 0.55 km².

Located at 54.3783, 13.0373 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Lakes of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Helgoland Habitat

The Helgoland underwater laboratory (UWL) is an underwater habitat. It was built in Lübeck, Germany in 1968, and was the first of its kind in the world built for use in colder waters. The 14 meter long, 7 meter wide and 7 meter high UWL meant that divers were able to spend several weeks under water using saturation diving techniques. The scientists and technicians would live and work in the laboratory, returning to it after every diving session.

Located at 54.3056, 13.1158 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Underwater habitats

Stralsund Central Station

Stralsund Central Station (Stralsund Hauptbahnhof) is the main station in Western Pomerania and the central station for railway lines running to Hamburg, Bergen auf Rügen and Berlin in the German Hanseatic city of Stralsund. It is owned and operated by Deutsche Bahn.

Located at 54.3086, 13.0772 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Railway stations in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Stralsund, Hauptbahnhof in Germany

Vorpommern-Rügen

Vorpommern-Rügen is a district in the north of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is bounded by (from the west and clockwise) the Baltic Sea and the districts Vorpommern-Greifswald, Mecklenburgische Seenplatte and Rostock (district). The district seat is the Hanseatic city of Stralsund.

Located at 54.3333, 13 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Vorpommern-Rügen

Stralsund Theatre

The Stralsund Theatre in the German town of Stralsund has a long tradition. Performances of theatre pieces on the Alter Markt are documented in the years 1553 ("Tragedie van deme Daniel") and 1584 ("De Tragedien van Susannen"). The tradition has continued since the merger of the theatres of the towns of Stralsund and Greifswald in 1994 into the Theatre of West Pomerania (Theater Vorpommern).

Located at 54.3175, 13.0883 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Stralsund, Theatre in Germany, Culture of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Gänsewerder

The tiny uninhabited German island of Gänsewerder lies in the Schaproder Bodden, a lagoon on the Baltic Sea coast, 400 metres east of the Gellen Peninsula on Hiddensee. It is part of the Western Pomerania Lagoon Area National Park and is out of bounds to the public. The surface of Gänsewerder is flat, sandy and damp, and only reeds and small plants grow there. There is a small pond in the northeast of the island.

Located at 54.4756, 13.0817 (Lat. / Lng.), about 12 miles away.
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Geography of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, German islands in the Baltic, Nature reserves in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, West Rügen Bodden, Islands of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Kubitzer Bodden

The Kubitzer Bodden is a type of lagoon known as a bodden on the Baltic Sea coast in the southwestern area of the island of Rügen in Germany. In the north the bodden is bounded by the Lieschow peninsula on Rügen. In the east and south the shores of the island of Rügen near Dreschvitz, Samtens and Rambin form its natural perimeter.

Located at 54.4, 13.1833 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Bays of the Baltic Sea, Bays of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Geography of Rügen, West Rügen Bodden

Gellen

The Gellen or Gellen Peninsula is a tongue of land at the southern end of the island of Hiddensee off the north German Baltic coast. Its southern part is protected as an important bird reserve and is part of protection zone I of the Western Pomerania Lagoon Area National Park. It is therefore not accessible to the public. It consists of post-ice age sand depositions and is growing annually by a few metres to the south.

Located at 54.4849, 13.0686 (Lat. / Lng.), about 12 miles away.
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Peninsulas of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Peninsulas of the Baltic Sea, Hiddensee

Gellenstrom

The Gellenstrom is a shipping channel in the Baltic Sea and forms the northwestern access to the ports of Stralsund and Strelasund. It is located in the Baltic Sea west of the peninsula of Gellen which gives it its name and which forms part of the island of Hiddensee. In addition, it is the main route from the Darss-Zingst Bodden Chain to the Baltic. The Gellenstrom has a guaranteed depth of 3.70 metres and is controlled by the Gellen light which marks its northern approach.

Located at 54.4665, 13.0587 (Lat. / Lng.), about 11 miles away.
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Baltic Sea, Vorpommern-Rügen, Hiddensee

Kleiner Werder

Kleiner Werder is the name of an island and its associated group (aka the Kleine Werder) of uninhabited and not clearly geographically separable German islands in the Baltic Sea that belong to the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. The individual island elements are only separated from one another by shallow water channels that occasionally dry out. Their highest points lie no more than one metre above sea level.

Located at 54.4369, 12.9775 (Lat. / Lng.), about 10 miles away.
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German islands in the Baltic, Vorpommern-Rügen, Islands of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Liebitz

The German island of Liebitz lies in the lagoon of Kubitzer Bodden about 700 metres west of Germany's largest island, Rügen, in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. It belongs to the municipality of Dreschvitz. The island is about 1,000 × 700 metres across and has an area of about 64 ha. In the west of this low island, only a few metres high, is the island's Pleistocene core, which is increasingly being eroded by the water. In the east there are flat salt meadows.

Located at 54.3994, 13.2142 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Baltic islands, Bird reserves in Germany, Vorpommern-Rügen, West Rügen Bodden, Uninhabited islands of Germany, Islands of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Dreschvitz

Heuwiese

Heuwiese is an uninhabited German Baltic Sea island that lies about two kilometres south of Ummanz and west of Germany's largest island, Rügen. It has a maximum extend of 900 metres (from northwest to southeast) and is about 40 hectares in area. The island, which is over 1 metre high is a bird reserve that lies within the West Pomerania Lagoon Area National Park.

Located at 54.4281, 13.1194 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Islands of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, German islands in the Baltic, Ummanz, West Rügen Bodden