Stralsund

Stralsund
Town
Old town of Stralsund as seen from St. Mary's church
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Stralsund within Vorpommern-Rügen district
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Coordinates: 54°18′N 13°5′E
Country	Germany
State	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
District	Vorpommern-Rügen
Founded	1234
Government
• Lord mayor	Alexander Badrow (CDU)
Area
• Total	38.97 km2 (15.05 sq mi)
Elevation	13 m (43 ft)
Population  (2020-12-31)
• Total	59,205
• Density	1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	18435, 18437, 18439
Dialling codes	03831
Vehicle registration	HST
Website	www.stralsund.de

Stralsund is a town in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany on the south coast of the Strelasund (a sound of the Baltic Sea separating the island of Rügen from the mainland).

In 1293 Stralsund became a member of the Hanseatic League.

From 1949 until German Reunification in 1990, Stralsund was part of the German Democratic Republic.

Historic Centres of Stralsund and Wismar

UNESCO World Heritage Site
Criteria	Cultural: ii, iv
Reference	1067
Inscription	2002 (26th Session)

References

• Britannica Online Encyclopedia, "Stralsund" (city), 2007, webpage: EB-Stralsund.

Other websites

Media related to Stralsund at Wikimedia Commons

• Satellite picture by Google Maps
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