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'''Stralsund''' ({{IPA|de|ˈʃtʁaːlzʊnt|-|De-Stralsund.ogg}}; [[Swedish language|Swedish]]: ''Strålsund''),<ref>{{cite web|title=Stralsunds, Britannica|url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Stralsund|publisher=Britannica|access-date=2018-04-24}}</ref> officially the '''[[Hanseatic League|Hanseatic]] City of Stralsund''' ([[German language|German]]: ''Hansestadt Stralsund''), is the fifth-largest city in the northeastern German federal state of [[Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania]] after [[Rostock]], [[Schwerin]], [[Neubrandenburg]] and [[Greifswald]], and the second-largest city in the [[Pomerania]]n part of the state. It is located on the southern [[coast]] of the [[Strelasund]], a [[Sound (geography)|sound]] of the [[Baltic Sea]] separating the island of [[Rügen]] from the Pomeranian [[mainland]].<ref name="EBstral">''[[Britannica]] Online Encyclopedia'', "Stralsund" (city), 2007, webpage: [http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9069881/Stralsund EB-Stralsund].</ref>

The [[Strelasund Crossing]] with its two bridges and several ferry services connects Stralsund with Rügen, the largest island of Germany and Pomerania.<ref name=EBstral/> The [[Western Pomerania]]n city is the seat of the [[Vorpommern-Rügen]] district and, together with [[Greifswald]], Stralsund forms one of four high-level [[List of cities in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern|urban centres of the region]].

The city's name as well as that of the Strelasund are compounds of the [[Slavic languages|Slavic]] ([[Polabian language|Polabian]]) ''stral'' and ''strela'' ([[arrow]]; Polish: {{Lang|pl|strzała}}, Czech: {{Lang|cs|střela}}) and the [[Germanic languages|Germanic]] ''sund'', a [[strait]] or [[sound (geography)|sound]]. The [[canting arms]] of the city make reference to that etymology as well as to Stralsund's [[Hanseatic]] past in featuring a silver [[cross pattée]] (a Hanseatic Cross) above a silver arrow.

Stralsund was granted city rights in 1234 and is thus the oldest city in Pomerania. It was one of the most prosperous members of the medieval [[Hanseatic League]]. In 1628, during the [[Thirty Years' War]], the city came under [[Siege of Stralsund (1628)|Swedish]] rule and remained so until the upheavals of the [[Napoleonic Wars]]. It was the capital of [[Swedish Pomerania]] ([[New Western Pomerania]]) from 1720 to 1815. From 1815 to 1945, Stralsund was part of [[Prussia]].

Stralsund's old town is part of the [[UNESCO World Heritage Site]] "Historic Centres of Stralsund and Wismar" alongside the old town of [[Wismar]] in [[Mecklenburg]] because of its outstanding [[Brick Gothic]] buildings and its importance during the time of the [[Hanseatic League]] and when the city belonged to Sweden.<ref name = "unesco"><{{cite web |url = https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1067 |title = Historic Centres of Stralsund and Wismar |website = UNESCO World Heritage Centre |publisher = United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization |access-date = 27 August 2022}}</ref> [[St. Mary's Church, Stralsund|St Mary's Church]] has been the tallest church in the world from 1549 to 1569 and from 1573 to 1647. The city's other two large churches are [[St. Nicholas Church, Stralsund|St Nicholas']] and St James'. Stralsund is the seat of the [[German Oceanographic Museum]] (''{{Lang|de|Deutsches Meeresmuseum}}'') with its satellites [[Ozeaneum]] (in Stralsund), Nautineum (on [[Dänholm|Dänholm Island]]), and [[Darßer Ort Natureum|Natureum]] (on the [[Fischland-Darß-Zingst|Fischland-Darß-Zingst Peninsula]]).

The main industries of Stralsund are [[shipyard|shipbuilding]], fishing, [[mechanical engineering]], and, to an increasing degree, [[Tourism in Germany|tourism]], [[life sciences]], services and [[high tech]] industries, especially [[information technology]] and [[biotechnology]].

==Geography==
{{stack|[[File:Stralsund, Altstadt (2011-05-21) 4.JPG|thumb|Aerial view of Stralsund and its [[World Heritage Site|world heritage]] [[Altstadt|old town]] island]]
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===Location===
The city of Stralsund is located in northeastern [[Germany]] in the region of [[Western Pomerania]] in the state of [[Mecklenburg-Vorpommern]]. Stralsund is located south west of [[Rügen]]. It is separated by a small body of water named the Strelasund, which stretches out to the Baltic Sea.

===Climate===
Its [[precipitation (meteorology)|annual precipitation]] is 656&nbsp;mm (25.8 inches) and comparatively low, falling within the lowest third of all precipitation values in [[Germany]]. The driest month is February; the most precipitation falls in July. The precipitation varies relatively moderately throughout the year. Only 40% of weather stations in Germany exhibit lower seasonal variation.

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===Landscape===
[[File:Stralsund, Germany, Rügenbrücke, Pylon und alte Klappbrücke (2006-09-12).JPG|thumb|180px|[[Strelasund Crossing|Rügen Bridge]], Germany's largest bridge, connects Stralsund with [[Rügen]] Island]]

The city lies on the sound of [[Strelasund]], a [[strait]] of the [[Baltic Sea]]. Its geographic proximity to the island of [[Rügen]], whose only fixed link to the mainland, the [[Strelasund Crossing]], runs between Stralsund and the village of [[Altefähr]], has given Stralsund the sobriquet "Gateway to the Island of Rügen" (''Tor zur Insel Rügen''). Stralsund is located close to the [[Western Pomerania Lagoon Area National Park]].

Stralsund's city borough includes municipal forest and three municipal ponds (the ''Knieperteich, Frankenteich'' and ''Moorteich''. The three ponds and the Strelasund lend the Old Town, the original settlement site and historic centre of the city, a protected island ambience. The highest point of the city is the ''Galgenberg'' ("Gallows Hill") on its western approaches.

===Subdivisions===
The city's territory covers an area of {{Convert|54.07|km2|abbr=on}}, which makes Stralsund, with its nearly 58,000 inhabitants one of the most densely populated cities in [[Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania]] (1,480 inhabitants per km<sup>2</sup>).

The borough of the Hanseatic city of Stralsund is divided into as follows:

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! No. || Area || Quarter ||Population<br /> (<small>as of Dec. 2015</small><ref>[http://www.stralsund.de/export/sites/hst/buerger/rathaus/statistik/Bevoelkerung/Bevoelkerung-in-den-Stadtgebieten-und-Stadtteilen-Stand-2014-.pdf www.stralsund.de] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160520211509/http://www.stralsund.de/export/sites/hst/buerger/rathaus/statistik/Bevoelkerung/Bevoelkerung-in-den-Stadtgebieten-und-Stadtteilen-Stand-2014-.pdf |date=2016-05-20 }}, accessed on 24 July 2016 (pdf)</ref>)
|-
| 01
| Altstadt (Old Town)
| 
| style="text-align:right" | 5,942
|-
| 011
| Altstadt
| Altstadt
| style="text-align:right" | 5,630
|-
| 012
| Altstadt
| Hafeninsel (Harbour Island)
| style="text-align:right" | 24
|-
| 013
| Altstadt
| Bastionengürtel
| style="text-align:right" | 288
|-
| 02
| Knieper
| 
| style="text-align:right" | 24,966
|-
| 021
| Knieper
| Kniepervorstadt
| style="text-align:right" | 6,059
|-
| 022
| Knieper
| Knieper Nord
| style="text-align:right" | 6,597
|-
| 023
| Knieper
| Knieper West
| style="text-align:right" | 12,310
|-
| 03
| Tribseer
| 
| style="text-align:right" | 9,876
|-
| 031
| Tribseer
| Tribseer Vorstadt
| style="text-align:right" | 5,204
|-
| 032
| Tribseer
| Tribseer Siedlung
| style="text-align:right" | 3,431
|-
| 033
| Tribseer
| Tribseer Wiesen
| style="text-align:right" | 1,129
|-
| 034
| Tribseer
| Schrammsche Mühle
| style="text-align:right" | 112
|-
| 04
| Franken
| 
| style="text-align:right" | 6,660
|-
| 041
| Franken
| Frankenvorstadt
| style="text-align:right" | 5,209
|-
| 042
| Franken
| [[Dänholm]]
| style="text-align:right" | 316
|-
| 043
| Franken
| Franken Mitte
| style="text-align:right" | 365
|-
| 044
| Franken
| Frankensiedlung
| style="text-align:right" | 770
|-
| 05
| Süd
| 
| style="text-align:right" | 3,947
|-
| 051
| Süd
| Andershof
| style="text-align:right" | 3,297
|-
| 052
| Süd
| [[Devin (Stralsund)|Devin]]
| style="text-align:right" | 576
|-
| 053
| Süd
| Voigdehagen
| style="text-align:right" | 74
|-
| 06
| Lüssower Berg
| 
| style="text-align:right" | 225
|-
| 07
| Langendorfer Berg
| 
| style="text-align:right" | 318
|-
| 08
| Grünhufe
| 
| style="text-align:right" | 6,307
|-
| 081
| Grünhufe
| Stadtkoppel
| style="text-align:right" | 320
|-
| 082
| Grünhufe
| Vogelsang
| style="text-align:right" | 2,240
|-
| 083
| Grünhufe
| Grünthal-Viermorgen
| style="text-align:right" | 3,687
|-
| 084
| Grünhufe
| Freienlande
| style="text-align:right" | 60
|}

The city also possesses estates in the local area as well as on the islands of [[Rügen]], [[Hiddensee]] and [[Ummanz]].

===Neighbouring municipalities===
Larger cities in the nearby area are [[Greifswald]] and [[Rostock]]. In the local area around Stralsund there are also the towns of [[Barth, Germany|Barth]] and [[Ribnitz-Damgarten]].

Many of the smaller villages in the vicinity, like [[Prohn]] or [[Steinhagen (Vorpommern)|Negast]], have grown sharply after 1990 as a result of the influx of those living or working in Stralsund.

==History==
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|fontsize=80% |quote={{Noflag|[[Principality of Rügen]]}} 1168–1325<br>
{{flagicon image|Grunwald_Słupsk_i_Szczecin.svg}} [[Duchy of Pomerania]] 1325–1648 <br>
{{flagicon image|Flag of Sweden.svg}} [[Sweden]] 1648–1807 <br>
{{flagicon image|Flag of France.svg}} [[First French Empire|French Empire]] 1807–1809<br>
{{flagicon image|Flag of the Kingdom of Prussia (1750-1801).svg}} [[Ferdinand von Schill|Prussian rebels]] 1809<br>
{{flagicon image|Flag of France.svg}} [[First French Empire|French Empire]] 1809–1810<br>
{{flagicon image|Flag of Sweden.svg}} [[Sweden]] 1810–1812 <br>
{{flagicon image|Flag of France.svg}} [[First French Empire|French Empire]] 1812–1813<br>
{{flagicon image|Flag of Sweden.svg}} [[Sweden]] 1813–1814 <br>
{{flagicon image|Flag of Denmark.svg}} [[Denmark]], 1814-1815<br>
{{flagicon image|Flag of the Kingdom of Prussia (1750-1801).svg}} [[Kingdom of Prussia]], 1815-1918<br>
{{flagicon image|Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg}} [[Weimar Republic|German Reich]], 1918–1945<br>
{{flagicon image|Flag of the USSR (1936-1955).svg}} [[Soviet occupation zone]] 1945–1949 <br>
{{flagicon image|Flag of East Germany.svg}} [[German Democratic Republic]] 1949–1990 <br>
{{flagicon image|Flag of Germany.svg}} [[Federal Republic of Germany]] 1990–present
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[[File:Stralsund (2013-07-23), by Klugschnacker in Wikipedia (9).JPG|thumb|Stralsund seen from [[Altefähr]]]]
[[File:Stralsund, Stare Miasto.jpg|thumb|View over Stralsund from the tower of St Mary's]]
[[File:Stralsunder Altstadt.JPG|thumb|Typical street view of Stralsund: patrician houses with high gables from different eras, including the remarkable [[Brick Gothic]] and Renaissance]]

In the [[Middle Ages]] the Stralsund area formed part of the [[West Slavs|West Slavic]] [[Principality of Rügen]]. At that time the [[Dänholm]] isle and fishing village, both at the site of the latter city, were called ''Strale'' or ''Stralow'', [[Polabian language|Polabian]] for "arrow" (this meaning underlies the city's coat of arms, which shows an arrow). The full Polabian name can be rendered in [[Polish language|Polish]] as {{Lang|pl|Strzałów}}.<ref>S. Kozierowski, 1934. Atlas nazw geograficznych Słowiańszczyzny Zachodniej. Poznań: Nauka i Praca.</ref>

The village also had a ferry to the island of Rügen.<ref name="heritage">{{cite web | url= http://www.wismar-stralsund.de/en/the_cities/history | title= Two Cities – One Heritage. | publisher= Historic Centres of Stralsund and Wismar | work= History | access-date= 2013-04-07 | url-status= dead | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130515234609/http://www.wismar-stralsund.de/en/the_cities/history | archive-date= 2013-05-15 }}</ref> In 1168, following the [[siege of Arkona]], the Principality of Rügen became part of [[Denmark|Kingdom of Denmark]].

In the course of [[Germans|German]] [[Ostsiedlung]], many German settlers, gentry and merchants were invited to settle in the principality, and they eventually populated the ''Strale'' settlement. Merchants from other countries as well as locals were attracted to the area and made up one third of the settlement's population. The Danish navy used the isle as well. When the settlement had grown to town size, prince [[Wizlaw I]] of Rügen granted [[Lübeck law]] to "our town Stralow" in 1234, although a significant settlement had existed long before the formal founding.<ref name="heritage"/> In 1240, when the prince gave additional land to the town, he called it ''Stralesund''.

The success of the settlement challenged the powerful [[Free City of Lübeck]], which burnt Stralsund down in 1249. Afterwards the town was rebuilt with a massive [[town wall]] having 11 [[town gates]] and 30 watchtowers. The ''Neustadt'', a town-like suburb, had merged with Stralsund by 1361. ''Schadegard'', a nearby twin city to Stralsund also founded by Wizlaw I, though not granted German law, served as the principal stronghold and enclosed a fort. It was given up and torn down by 1269 under pressure from the Stralsund ''[[bourgeoisie|Bürger]]''.

In 1293 Stralsund became a member of the [[Hanseatic League]].<ref name=EBstral/> A total of 300 [[Cog (ship)|ships]] flying the flag of Stralsund cruised the [[Baltic Sea]] in the 14th century. In 1325 the [[Principality of Rügen]] became part of the [[Duchy of Pomerania]], Stralsund however maintained a considerable independence.

In the 17th century opposing forces in the [[Thirty Years' War]] fought over Stralsund. In the [[Battle of Stralsund (1628)]], the Imperial (Catholic) forces commanded by [[Albrecht von Wallenstein]] besieged the city after the council refused to accept the [[Capitulation of Franzburg]]<ref name=Langer402403>{{cite book|title= Gemeinsame Bekannte: Schweden und Deutschland in der Frühen Neuzeit|editor1-first= Ivo|editor1-last= Asmus|editor2-first= Heiko|editor2-last= Droste|editor3-first= Jens E.|editor3-last= Olesen|first= Herbert|last= Langer|chapter= Die Anfänge des Garnisionswesens in Pommern|chapter-url= https://books.google.com/books?id=nI9dItT816kC&pg=PA397|publisher= LIT Verlag|location= Berlin-Hamburg-Münster|year= 2003|isbn= 3-8258-7150-9|language= de|pages= 402–403}}</ref> of November 1627. Stralsund resisted with [[Denmark|Danish]] and [[Swedish Empire|Swedish]] support.<ref name=Langer402403/> The Swedish garrison in Stralsund was the first on German soil in history.<ref name=Langer402403/> With the [[Treaty of Stettin (1630)]], the city became one of two major Swedish forts in the [[Duchy of Pomerania]], alongside [[Stettin]] (now [[Szczecin]], Poland).<ref>
{{cite book|title= Gemeinsame Bekannte: Schweden und Deutschland in der Frühen Neuzeit|editor1-first=Ivo|editor1-last=Asmus|editor2-first=Heiko|editor2-last=Droste|editor3-first=Jens E.|editor3-last=Olesen|first=Herbert|last=Langer|chapter= Die Anfänge des Garnisionswesens in Pommern
|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nI9dItT816kC&pg=PA397|publisher=LIT Verlag|location= Berlin-Hamburg-Münster|year=2003|isbn=3-8258-7150-9|language=de|page=39}}</ref>

After the war, the [[Peace of Westphalia]] (1648) and the [[Treaty of Stettin (1653)]] made Stralsund part of [[Swedish Pomerania]]. Lost to [[Electorate of Brandenburg|Brandenburg]] in the [[Battle of Stralsund (1678)]], it reverted to Sweden in the [[Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye (1679)]]. In the [[Great Northern War]] in 1715 [[Charles XII of Sweden|Charles XII]] led the [[Battle of Stralsund (1715)|defence of Stralsund]] for a year against the united European armies. Stralsund remained under Swedish control until the [[Battle of Stralsund (1807)]], when [[Napoleon Bonaparte]]'s army occupied it. Seized by [[Ferdinand von Schill]]'s [[freikorps]] in 1809, it [[Battle of Stralsund (1809)|subsequently reverted to French control]], with Schill killed in action. With the [[Congress of Vienna]] (1815), Stralsund became a part of the [[Prussia]]n [[Pomerania Province (1815–1945)|Province of Pomerania]] and the seat of a [[government region]] resembling the former [[Swedish Pomerania]].

Following the [[First World War]] Stralsund suffered the same sort of political unrest and unemployment that afflicted much of Germany. In May 1919 Stralsund workers clashed with police, and martial law was declared. In the early 1920s the [[Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany|Independent Social Democratic Party]] (USPD) became the strongest party in Stralsund, but its political fortunes waned rapidly, and in September 1922 it reunited with the [[Social Democratic Party of Germany|Social Democratic Party]] (SPD). The ''Stralsunder Zeitung'' was published as a local newspaper in Stralsund.

In the national parliamentary election of May 1924, the conservative [[German National People's Party]] (DNVP) polled 8,547 votes in Stralsund, the SPD 3,534, the Communists 1,825 and the [[German People's Party]] (DVP) of Foreign Minister [[Gustav Stresemann]] 1,417. However, in keeping with national trends, [[Hitler]]'s [[Nazi Party|National Socialists]] made rapid gains in the late 1920s, and by the time of the last free national election in July 1932 the Nazis polled twice as many votes in Stralsund as the SPD.

During the Nazi period (1933–1945), Stralsund's military installations expanded, and a naval training base opened on the nearby island of [[Dänholm]]. In [[World War II]] the city was subjected to [[Bombing of Stralsund in World War II|repeated Allied bombing]]. Attacks by the U.S. Army Air Forces in 1944 killed some 800 Stralsunders and destroyed an estimated 8,000 dwellings. The [[354th Rifle Division (Soviet Union)|354th Rifle Division]] of the [[Red Army]] occupied Stralsund on April 28, 1945 – 10 days before the end of the war in Europe. Approximately half its population had fled.

During the period of the [[German Democratic Republic]] (GDR), Stralsund saw the construction of numerous ''Plattenbau'' prefabricated apartment blocks. Its economic life centered on the now state-owned shipyard, which largely focussed on building ships for the [[Soviet Union]].

After [[German reunification]] in 1990, the city's historic old town was thoroughly restored, and Communist-era apartment blocks were renovated and upgraded. In 2002 the old towns of Stralsund and [[Wismar]], some 120&nbsp;km to the west, were listed as [[UNESCO World Heritage Site]]s. Stralsund's shipyard was privatized, and thereafter specialized in constructing container ships.

==Culture and sights==
{{Infobox UNESCO World Heritage Site
| Part_of = Historic Centres of Stralsund and [[Wismar]]
| Image = Stralsund Alter Markt 05.jpg
| Caption = Stralsund: Alter Markt Square with the city hall and the St. Nicholas Church
| Criteria = Cultural: ii, iv
| ID = 1067
| Year = 2002
| Area = 80 ha
| Buffer_zone = 340 ha
}}

===Main sights===
* The historic Stralsund old town island is a [[UNESCO]] [[World Heritage Site]]. It features many valuable remnants of the Hanseatic time, [[Brick Gothic]], [[Renaissance architecture|renaissance]], [[Baroque architecture|baroque]], [[Revival architecture|historicist]] and [[Art Nouveau|Jugendstil]] buildings.<ref name = "unesco"/>
* The heart of the old town is the Alter Markt Square ("Old Market"), with the Gothic city hall (13th century). Behind the city hall soars the imposing [[St. Nicholas' Church (Stralsund)|St. Nicholas' Church]], built in 1270–1360. The square is surrounded by houses from different periods, including the Gothic ''Wulflamhaus'' (a 14th-century patrician house, today a restaurant), and the Baroque ''Commandantenhus'' of 1751, the old headquarters of the Swedish military commander.
* Saint James' Church, built in mid-14th century. It was destroyed several times, e.g. by [[Wallenstein]] and in [[World War II]].
* [[St. Mary's church, Stralsund|Saint Mary's Church]], built in 1383–1473 in [[Gothic style]], is the largest church in Stralsund, and from 1625 to 1647 it was the [[List of tallest buildings and structures in the world#History|world's tallest structure]]. Its octagonal tower (104 meters high) offers a panorama view of Stralsund and the neighboring islands of [[Rügen]] and [[Hiddensee]].
[[File:Western portal of St Nikolai in Stralsund-2614.jpg|thumb|Portal of the St. Nicholas Church]]
* St. John's Abbey (Franciscan monastery built in 1254) is one of the oldest buildings in the city.
* Stralsund is the port of registry for the former German [[Reichsmarine]] Navy Sail Training ship ''[[Gorch Fock (1933)|"Gorch Fock" 1]]''. It is now a floating museum.
* The Monastery of Saint Catherine, mainly built in the 15th century, houses two museums today: Stralsund's ''Museum of Cultural History'' (known for e.g. the ''[[Hiddensee treasure|Gold Jewellery of Hiddensee]]''),<ref>[http://museum.stralsund.de/en/ Museum of Cultural History Stralsund]</ref> and the [[German Oceanographic Museum]], Germany's largest aquarium and oceanographic collection. The ancient [[refectory]] of the monastery is one of the most spectacular Gothic interiors in Germany.
* Besides the mentioned [[German Oceanographic Museum]] at the Katharinenkloster, Stralsund has other museums dedicated to marine life, including the popular [[Ozeaneum]] that was voted ''[[European Museum of the Year Award|European Museum of the Year]]'' in 2010. There is also a nautical centre, the Nautineum, on [[Dänholm]] island and the ''Marinemuseum Dänholm'', showcasing the military history of the German Navy, especially the interwar [[Reichsmarine]]. It also hosts one of the last remaining GDR [[Volksmarine]] (People's Navy) torpedo boats.

===Buildings and monuments===
[[File:Alter Markt Stralsund.jpg|thumb|Alter Markt Square|left]]
;Old Town (''Altstadt'')
The centre of Stralsund has a wealth of historic buildings. Since 1990, large parts of the historic old town have been renovated with private and public capital, and with the support of foundations. As a result of the contempt for historic buildings in [[German Democratic Republic|East Germany]] many houses were threatened by ruin. The Old Town in particular offers a rich variety of historic buildings, with many former merchants' houses, churches, streets and squares. 

Of more than 800 listed buildings in Stralsund, more than 500 are designated as individual monuments in the Old Town. In twenty years, from the ''Wende'' (turning point) in 1990 to November 2010, 588 of the more than 1,000 old buildings were completely refurbished, including 363 individual monuments.<ref>''64 Häuser in der Altstadt auf der Missstands-Liste'', in: [[Ostsee-Zeitung]] Stralsund dated 4 November 2010</ref> Because of its historical and architectural significance, in 2002 Stralsund's old town together with the old town of [[Wismar]] were added to entitled the [[List of World Heritage Sites in Germany|UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list]] as the "Historic Centres of Stralsund and Wismar".<ref name="unesco"/>[[File:Rathaus Stralsund nächtlich erleuchtet.jpg|thumb|The city hall]]
;Alter Markt Square
On the Alter Markt Square there is the main landmark of Stralsund: the [[Brick Gothic]] city hall from [[Hanseatic League|Hanseatic]] times. This building from 1278 features a remarkable "show façade" that serves the sole purpose of displaying wealth of the city. Citizens can walk through the city hall and its [[:File:Fotothek df ps 0005696 Rathäuser ^ Durchfahrten - Durchgänge.jpg|gallery]]. It also features one of Europe's largest Gothic [[:File:0110_Stralsund_13.09.2010.jpg|cellar vaults]]. The ensemble of buildings on the Alter Markt Square includes the St. Nicholas Church, the Artushof, the Wulflamhaus, the Commandantenhus, the Gewerkschaftshaus and a new apartment complex. 
;Old Town houses
The historic houses with their distinctive gables, often renovated at a high financial cost, dominate the scene in the streets of the Old Town. The former Swedish Government Palace is now home to the city construction department. The Museum of Cultural History Museum in ''Mönchstrasse'', in one of the most important surviving original houses of the [[Hanseatic League|Hanseatic]] era, was refurbished with funds from the [[Deutsche Stiftung Denkmalschutz|German Foundation for Monument Conservation]] It offers a guide to understanding the city's history over seven centuries.

;Churches
Three large [[medieval]] [[Brick Gothic]] buildings – [[St. Mary's Church, Stralsund|St. Mary's Church]], [[St. Nicholas Church, Stralsund|St. Nicholas Church]] and St. James Church, point to the medieval significance of Stralsund. Today St. James' is used purely as a cultural venue, its parish being served now by the Church of the Holy Spirit, which also dates from the 14th century. Two other churches on the Alter Markt Square and the Neuer Markt are still used for church services. The tower of St. Mary's on the Neuer Markt offers a panoramic view over Stralsund and the island of Rügen. 
;Monasteries
St. John's Abbey, a [[Franciscan]] monastery from 1254, now houses the Stralsund City Archives. Regular cultural events also take place here, such as open-air theatre productions.

The Gothic abbey of St. Anne and St. Bridget in ''Schillstrasse'' was established around 1560 from the merger of the abbey of ''St. Anne'' (1480) and the double abbey of ''Mariakron'' (1421).

The Abbey of St. Jürgen on ''Mönchstrasse'' was mentioned in 1278 for the first time. It served in the 14th century as an old people's home. In 1743 a new building, the ''Kleines St. Jürgen Kloster'', was built at ''Kniepertor'' and the site was extended in 1754 to create old people's flats and in 1841 for widow's apartments.

First mentioned in 1256, the ''Heilgeistkloster'' is now the Hospital of the Holy Spirit.

[[File:Stralsund, am Hafen (2013-07-11), by Klugschnacker in Wikipedia (39).JPG|thumb|Old Port with [[Ozeaneum]], warehouses and historical ships including the ''[[Gorch Fock (1933)|Gorch Fock]]'']]
;Port
Ferries to [[Hiddensee]] and [[Altefähr]], as well as harbor tour boats, dock at the port. In the summer months the port is a berthing places for river cruisers. There are several yacht harbors and marinas near the Old Town. Hundreds of yachts and boats tie up along the north mole in summer. Architecturally the pilot station and the harbor warehouse (''Hafenspeicher''), as well as the silhouette of the Old Town, form a unique tableau of different historical eras. The barque and former sailor's training ship, ''[[Gorch Fock (1933)|Gorch Fock]]'' is another tourist attraction at the harbor.

==Education==
[[File:FH-Stralsund Wirtschaft 21.jpg|thumb|University of Applied Sciences Stralsund, Department of Economics]]
The Fachhochschule Stralsund is a ''University of Applied Sciences''<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.fh-stralsund.de/fh_stralsund/powerslave,id,224,nodeid,.html |title=University of Applied Sciences Stralsund |access-date=2012-10-11 |archive-date=2014-01-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140117035808/http://www.fh-stralsund.de/fh_stralsund/powerslave,id,224,nodeid,.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> with a modern campus, north of the old town at the [[Strelasund]]. It has around 2,500 students and is among the [[College and university rankings#Germany|best ranked]] public universities in Germany in various fields, especially in economics.<ref>[http://ranking.zeit.de/che2012/de/fachbereich/100026 CHE University Ranking Germany] (CHE Hochschulranking 2012/13), [[Die Zeit]]</ref> Other university departments are Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Information Technology. The FH Stralsund also offers international study programs, such as ''[[Hospitality management studies|Leisure and Tourism Management]]''<ref>[http://www.ltm.fh-stralsund.de/ Leisure and Tourism Management at FH Stralsund]</ref> and ''[[International business|Baltic Management Studies]]'' (international business management).<ref>[http://bms.fh-stralsund.de/ Baltic Management Studies at FH Stralsund], international study program</ref>

==Transport==
Stralsund is linked to the [[Bundesautobahn 20|A20 motorway]] (towards [[Berlin]] and [[Hamburg]]), via the [[Bundesstraße 96|B96n]] dual-carriageway. Other major roads include the B105 (beginning in the city centre and continuing to [[Rostock]]) and the [[Bundesstraße 96|B96]] (major road to [[Rügen]]) and the B194 to the town of [[Grimmen]].

[[Stralsund Hauptbahnhof]] is on the [[Prussian Northern Railway|line to Berlin]], [[Rostock–Stralsund railway|Rostock]], [[Angermünde-Stralsund railway|Pasewalk]] and [[Stralsund–Sassnitz railway|Bergen]].

When travelling by air, passengers usually do so via [[Rostock–Laage Airport]] with connecting flights from [[Munich]]. A small airport, [[Stralsund Barth Airport]], also serves the city locally.

City buses are run by SWS (Stadtwerke Stralsund).

==Governance==
The current mayor of Stralsund is Alexander Badrow (CDU) since 2008. The most recent mayoral election was held on 8 May 2022, and the results were as follows:

{{election table}}
! colspan=2| Candidate
! Party
! Votes
! %
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}| 
| align=left| Alexander Badrow
| align=left| [[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|Christian Democratic Union]]
| 13,785
| 67.3
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Alliance 90/The Greens}}| 
| align=left| Melanie Rocksien-Riad
| align=left| [[Alliance 90/The Greens|Greens]]/[[Social Democratic Party of Germany|SPD]]
| 4,860
| 23.7
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|The Left (Germany)}}| 
| align=left| Marc Quintana Schmidt
| align=left| [[The Left (Germany)|The Left]]
| 1,843
| 9.0
|-
! colspan=3| Valid votes
! 20,488
! 99.1
|-
! colspan=3| Invalid votes
! 182
! 0.9
|-
! colspan=3| Total
! 20,670
! 100.0
|-
! colspan=3| Electorate/voter turnout
! 48,869
! 42.3
|-
| colspan=5| Source: [https://www.stralsund.de/export/sites/hst/buerger/rathaus/statistik/wahlergebnisse/Oberbuergermeister/Ergebnisuebersicht-der-Oberbuergermeister-Wahlen.pdf City of Stralsund]
|}

The most recent city council election was held on 9 June 2024, and the results were as follows:

{{election table}}
! colspan=2| Party
! Votes
! %
! +/-
! Seats
! +/-
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}| 
| align=left| [[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|Christian Democratic Union]] (CDU)
| 19,890
| 25.5
| {{increase}} 5.5
| 11
| {{increase}} 2
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Alternative for Germany}}| 
| align=left| [[Alternative for Germany]] (AfD)
| 16,642
| 21.4
| {{increase}} 8.4
| 9
| {{increase}} 3
|-
| 
| align=left| Citizens for Stralsund (BfS)
| 14,052
| 18.0
| {{increase}} 0.4
| 8
| {{steady}} 0
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Alliance 90/The Greens}}| 
| align=left| [[Alliance 90/The Greens]] (Grüne)
| 7,023
| 9.0
| {{decrease}} 6.0
| 4
| {{decrease}} 2
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|The Left (Germany)}}| 
| align=left| [[The Left (Germany)|The Left]] (Die Linke)
| 6,892
| 8.8
| {{decrease}} 4.7
| 4
| {{decrease}} 2
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}| 
| align=left| [[Social Democratic Party of Germany|Social Democratic Party]] (SPD)
| 6,032
| 7.7
| {{decrease}} 1.6
| 3
| {{decrease}} 1
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Free Democratic Party (Germany)}}| 
| align=left| [[Free Democratic Party (Germany)|Free Democratic Party]] (FDP)
| 2,265
| 2.9
| {{decrease}} 0.7
| 1
| {{decrease}} 1
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Die PARTEI}}| 
| align=left| [[Die PARTEI]]
| 2,214
| 2.8
| {{increase}} 0.8
| 1
| {{steady}} 0
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Pirate Party Germany}}| 
| align=left| [[Pirate Party Germany|Pirate Party]] (Piraten)
| 871
| 1.1
| {{increase}} 0.2
| 1
| {{increase}} 1
|-
| 
| align=left| Voter Group Adomeit
| 618
| 0.8
| {{decrease}} 1.8
| 1
| {{steady}} 0
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|National Democratic Party of Germany}}| 
| align=left| [[National Democratic Party of Germany|The Homeland]] (HEIMAT)
| 394
| 0.5
| {{decrease}} 0.4
| 0
| {{steady}} 0
|-
| 
| align=left| Other
| 1,011
| 1.3
| {{decrease}} 0.2
| 0
| {{steady}} 0
|-
! colspan=2| Valid votes
! 77,904
! 100.0
! 
! 
! 
|-
! colspan=2| Invalid ballots
! 1,355
! 1.7
! 
! 
! 
|-
! colspan=2| Total ballots
! 27,235
! 100.0
! 
! 43
! ±0
|-
! colspan=2| Electorate/voter turnout
! 48,192
! 56.5
! {{increase}} 6.8
! 
! 
|-
| colspan=7| Source: [https://www.stralsund.de/export/sites/hst/buerger/rathaus/statistik/wahlergebnisse/Buergerschaft/1_Fortschreibung-Ergebnisse-der-Buergerschaftswahlen-ab-1994.pdf City of Stralsund]
|}

==Twin towns – sister cities==
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany}}
Stralsund is [[Sister city|twinned]] with:<ref>{{cite web |title=Städtepartnerschaften und internationale Beziehungen|url=https://www.stralsund.de/buerger/rathaus/verwaltung/Aemteruebersicht/amt_fuer_kultur_welterbe_und_medien/kultur_und_oeffentlichkeitsarbeit/Staedtepartnerschaften/|website=stralsund.de|publisher=Stralsund|language=de|access-date=2021-04-04}}</ref>
{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
*{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Huangshan City|Huangshan]], China
*{{flagicon|GER}} [[Kiel]], Germany
*{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Malmö Municipality|Malmö]], Sweden
*{{flagicon|FIN}} [[Pori]], Finland
*{{flagicon|POL}} [[Stargard]], Poland
*{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Svendborg Municipality|Svendborg]], Denmark
*{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Trelleborg Municipality|Trelleborg]], Sweden
*{{flagicon|LVA}} [[Ventspils]], Latvia
{{div col end}}

==Sport==
===Association football===
[[FC Pommern Stralsund]] were a football team that existed from 1994 to 2018. They were the successor to ASG Vorwärts Stralsund.

=== Motorcycle speedway ===
The [[Paul Greifzu Stadium (Stralsund)|Paul Greifzu Stadium]] built in 1957, off the Barther Straße,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://hallenbelegung.stralsund.de/details.php?einrichtung=22 |title=Paul-Greifzu-Stadion | website=Hallenbelegung |access-date=28 January 2024}}</ref> hosts the speedway team MC Nordstern Stralsund e.V.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mcn-stralsund.de/en/home/home.php |title=Home Page  | website=MC Nordstern Stralsund e.V |access-date=28 January 2024}}</ref> The team based at the stadium won the [[German Team Speedway Championship]] in 2015 and 2022.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://speedwayfansite.com/ligi/bundesliga.html |title=Bundesliga  |website=Speedway Fansite |access-date=6 May 2024}}</ref>

==Notable people==
[[File:AHArnimB.jpg|140px|thumb|Adolf Heinrich von Arnim-Boitzenburg, pre-1868]]
[[File:Angela Merkel 2019 cropped.jpg|140px|thumb|Angela Merkel, 2019]]

=== Public service and commerce ===
*[[Thomas Kantzow]] (c.1505–1542), chronicler of the [[Duchy of Pomerania]]
*[[Bartholomäus Sastrow]] (1520–1603), official, notary and mayor of Stralsund
*[[Nicodemus Tessin the Elder]] (1615–1681), Swedish architect
*[[Carl Gustav Rehnskiöld]] (1651–1722), Swedish [[Field marshal]]
*[[Philip Johan von Strahlenberg]] (1676–1747), Swedish officer and geographer
*Count [[Johan August Meijerfeldt the Younger]] (1725–1800), a Swedish [[field marshal]].
*[[Ernst Moritz Arndt]] (1769–1860), nationalist author, poet, fighter against serfdom.<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle= Arndt, Ernst Moritz |volume= 2 | pages= 627&ndash;628 |short= 1}}</ref>
*[[Ferdinand von Schill]] (1776–1809), leader of a revolt against French domination.<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle= Schill, Ferdinand Baptista von |volume= 24 | pages= 323&ndash;324 |short= 1}}</ref>
*[[Carl Georg Schwing]] (1778–1858), jurist and mayor of Stralsund
*[[Georg Friedrich Schömann]] (1793–1879), classical scholar.<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle= Schömann, Georg Friedrich |volume= 24 | page= 357 |short= 1}}</ref>
*[[Arnold Ruge]] (1802–1880), philosopher and political writer.<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle= Ruge, Arnold |volume= 23 | page= 821 |short= 1}}</ref>
*[[Adolf Heinrich von Arnim-Boitzenburg]] (1803–1868), Prime minister of Prussia
*[[Hermann von Mallinckrodt]] (1821–1874), parliamentarian from the Province of Westphalia
*[[Eduard von Jachmann]] (1822–1887), [[vice admiral]] of the [[Prussian Navy]]
*[[Erich Haupt]] (1841–1910), Lutheran theologian.<ref>{{Cite NIE |wstitle= Haupt, Erich |volume= IX | page= |short=1}}</ref>
*[[Leonhard Tietz]] (1849–1914), merchant, opened his first department store in Stralsund in 1879
*[[Georg Wertheim]] (1857–1939), merchant, founded the [[Wertheim (department store)|Wertheim]] chain of department stores
*[[Johannes Kromayer]] (1859–1934), classical historian
*[[Wolfram Setz]] (1941–2023), historian, editor and translator
*[[Angela Merkel]] (born 1954), politician; her office is still located on the main shopping street
*[[Dietmar Bartsch]] (born 1958), politician, member of the Bundestag

=== Science ===
[[File:Burmeister Harmann 1807-1892.png|140px|thumb|Harmann Burmeister, {{Circa|1885}}]]
*[[Carl Wilhelm Scheele]] (1742–1786), Swedish Pomeranian / German pharmaceutical chemist.<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle= Scheele, Karl Wilhelm |volume= 24 |short= 1}}</ref>
*[[Christian Ehrenfried Weigel]] (1748–1831), scientist
*[[Hermann Burmeister]] (1807–1892), German-Argentine zoologist, entomologist and botanist <ref>{{cite Appletons'|wstitle= Burmeister, Karl Hermann Konrad |short= x}}</ref>
*[[William Lindley]] (1808–1900), engineer, designed water and sewerage systems
*[[Wilhelm Ferdinand Erichson]] (1809–1848), medical doctor and entomologist
*[[Otto Gottlieb Mohnike]] (1814–1887), physician and naturalist
*[[Gustav Karl Wilhelm Hermann Karsten]] (1817–1908), botanist and geologist
*[[Ernst Kromayer]] (1862–1933), dermatologist and inventor
*[[Karl Grünberg (otologist)|Karl Grunberg]] (1875–1932), [[otologist]]

=== The Arts ===
[[File:Heinrich Kruse - Radierung von Johann Lindner, 1890.jpg|140px|thumb|Heinrich Kruse, 1890]]
* [[Hermann Raupach]] (1728–1778), composer
* [[Paul Struck]] (1776–1820), composer
* [[Joachim Nicolas Eggert]] (1779–1813), Swedish composer and [[musical director]]
* [[Joachim Daniel Andreas Müller]] (1812–1857), Swedish gardener and writer
* [[Heinrich Kruse]] (1815–1902), dramatist, publicist and playwright <ref>{{Cite NIE |wstitle= Kruse, Heinrich |short=x}}</ref>
* [[Friedrich Spielhagen]] (1829–1911), novelist, literary theorist and translator.<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle= Spielhagen, Friedrich von |volume= 25 | page= 667 |short= 1}}</ref>
* [[Hermann Carl Hempel]] (1848–1921), landscape painter
* [[Hans-Heinz Dräger]] (1909–1963), German-American musicologist
* [[Harry Kupfer]] (1935–2019), opera director, worked at the [[Stralsund Theatre]] 1958–1962
* [[Nadja Uhl]] (born 1972), actress

=== Sport ===
*[[Olaf von Schilling]] (born 1943), swimmer
*[[Helmut Losch]] (1947–2005), weightlifter, bronze medallist at the [[1976 Summer Olympics]]
*[[Jürgen Heuser]] (born 1953), weightlifter, silver medallist at the [[1980 Summer Olympics]]
*[[Monika Kallies]] (born 1956), rower, gold medallist at the [[1976 Summer Olympics]]
*[[Silke Möller]] (born 1964), athlete, team bronze medallist at the [[1988 Summer Olympics]]
*[[Carsten Embach]] (born 1968), bobsledder, team gold medallist at the [[2002 Winter Olympics]]
*[[Ulrike Maisch]] (born 1977), long-distance runner
*[[Eric Koreng]] (born 1981), beach volleyball player
*[[Ariel Hukporti]] (born 2002), basketball player

==Gallery==
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<gallery mode="packed">
Stralsund Marienkirche 2006.jpg|St. Mary's Church
File:DSC02952.jpeg - Stralsund (49126856527).jpg|Stralsund
Stralsund St Nikolai.jpg|St. Nicolas Church
Gründungsurkunde der Stadt Stralsund.jpg|Founding document from 1234
</gallery>

==See also==
*[[Stralsunder Highflier]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

===Further reference===
*''[[Britannica]] Online Encyclopedia'', "Stralsund" (city), 2007, webpage: [http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9069881/Stralsund EB-Stralsund].
*{{cite EB1911|wstitle=Stralsund |volume= 25 |short= x}}

==Literature==
* Gustav Kratz: ''Die Städte der Provinz Pommern – Abriss ihrer Geschichte, zumeist nach Urkunden''. Berlin 1865, {{pp.|434|502}} ([https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_g2sRAAAAYAAJ/page/n528 <!-- pg=434 --> Volltext])
* Auerbach, Horst: ''Festung und Marinegarnison Stralsund''. Hinstorff-Verlag, Rostock 1999, {{ISBN|3-356-00835-8}}.
* Detlev Brunner: ''Stralsund – Eine Stadt im Systemwandel vom Ende des Kaiserreichs bis in die 1960er Jahre. Veröffentlichungen zur SBZ-/DDR-Forschung im Institut für Zeitgeschichte''. München 2010, {{ISBN|978-3-486-59805-6}}. ([http://www.sehepunkte.de/2011/02/18740.html Rezension])
* Hansestadt Stralsund, Untere Denkmalschutzbehörde (ed.): ''Denkmalplan Stralsund. Recherchen und Analysen für die Pflege des Welterbes''. [[Thomas Helms Verlag]], Schwerin 2013. {{ISBN|978-3-940207-91-3}}.

==External links==
{{Sister project links|Stralsund|voy=Stralsund}}
*[https://www.gutenberg.org/files/2104/2104-h/2104-h.htm#2HCH0005 The "Stralsund Expedition" of 1715, depicted in Thomas Carlyle's "History Of Friedrich II of Prussia"]

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