Rostock

Coordinates: 54°5′0″N 12°8′0″E / 54.08333°N 12.13333°E / 54.08333; 12.13333
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Rostock
New Market (Neuer Markt) in Rostock
New Market (Neuer Markt) in Rostock
Flag of Rostock
Coat of arms of Rostock
Administrative divisions of Rostock
Rostock is located in Germany
Rostock
Rostock
Rostock is located in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Rostock
Rostock
Coordinates: 54°5′0″N 12°8′0″E / 54.08333°N 12.13333°E / 54.08333; 12.13333
CountryGermany
StateMecklenburg-Vorpommern
DistrictUrban district
Founded1218
Subdivisions21 boroughs
Government
 • Lord mayorRoland Methling (Ind.)
Area
 • Total181.44 km2 (70.05 sq mi)
Elevation
13 m (43 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)[1]
 • Total208,400
 • Density1,100/km2 (3,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
18001 – 18147
Dialling codes0381
Vehicle registrationHRO
Websitewww.rostock.de

Rostock (German pronunciation: [ˈʁɔstɔk]) is a city in the northeast of Germany. It is in the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.

Rostock has over 200,000 people (204,260 in December 2011). It has an old university (founded in 1419). The town is on the river Warnow. The mayor is Roland Methling. The city today has the name Hansestadt (Hanseatic city) in memory of its history, where it has been an important part of the Hanseatic League. The architecture of the city and the region is influenced by this historic period.

Rostock is on the Baltic Sea. It has an important harbor. A district of the city, Warnemünde, is famous for its long beaches. It has a humid continental climate (Dfb in the Koeppen climate classification).

The most important football club of Rostock is F.C. Hansa Rostock. It is in the German Bundesliga.

Other major Hanseatic cities today are: Hamburg, Lübeck, Wismar, Stralsund, Bremen, Greifswald and Demmin.

References[change | change source]

  1. "Bevölkerungsstand der Kreise, Ämter und Gemeinden 2021" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. 2022.
  2. Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Statistical Office. "Population of the districts Ämter and Municipalities, 30.06.2006" (PDF) (in German). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-06-14. Retrieved 2008-01-29.

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