Greifswald
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Greifswald | |
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![]() Town Hall (red) and Cathedral | |
Coordinates: 54°5′N 13°23′E / 54.083°N 13.383°ECoordinates: 54°5′N 13°23′E / 54.083°N 13.383°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern |
District | Vorpommern-Greifswald |
Subdivisions | 16 boroughs |
Government | |
• Lord Mayor | Stefan Fassbinder (Greens) |
Area | |
• Total | 50.81 km2 (19.62 sq mi) |
Elevation | 5 m (16 ft) |
Population (2016-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 57,985 |
• Density | 1,100/km2 (3,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
Postal codes | 17489-17493 |
Dialling codes | 03834 |
Vehicle registration | HGW |
Website | www.greifswald.de |
Greifswald (Low German: Griepswold) is officially known as Universitäts- und Hansestadt Greifswald, which means University and Hanseatic Town of Greifswald (from German Greif, "griffin", and Wald, "forest"). It is a town in northeastern Germany.
The town is on the Baltic Sea, about 200 km (124.3 mi) to the north of Berlin in the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. The population is roughly 55,000, including about 11,500 students and some 5,000 employees of the University of Greifswald.
Till September 4, 2011 Greifswald was a urban district.
City council[change | change source]
The city council is elected for five year terms. Since the last election in 2014, the 43 city council seats are allocated as follows:
Town twinning[change | change source]
Finland, Kotka, since 1959
Poland, Goleniów, since 1986, twin town since 2006
Germany, Osnabrück, since 1988
Sweden, Lund, since 1990
Norway, Hamar, since 1997
USA, Newport News, Virginia, since 2007
Poland, Szczecin, city friendship since 1996
France, Angers, contacts since 1994
USA, College Station, contacts since 1995
Notable people from Greifswald[change | change source]
- Caspar David Friedrich, Romanticist painter
- Hans Fallada, author
- Wolfgang Koeppen, author
- Josef Sommer, actor
- Toni Kroos, Professional footballer currently playing for Bayern Munich
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2018 (4. Quartal)". DESTATIS. Archived from the original on 10 March 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ↑ "Bevölkerungsstand der Kreise, Ämter und Gemeinden in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 31.12.2016". Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (in German). January 2018.
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