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LOCATION
Greifswald is the university and Hanseatic city that is crossed by the Ryck. It is situated between two big German cities: Berlin and Hamburg. It is communicated with them by roads and by rail. There is also a port on the Baltic Sea. The city is located in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in Germany, 54°06′N 13°23′E.
1. Greifswald – Museumshafen
SCENIC CHARACTER
The city is a part of the European Route of Brick Gothic. The city is not very big but is a pleasant place with picturesque brick houses staying by thehistoric market square. The city is the seat of one of the oldest universities in Europe (from the 15thcentury) and that’s why it is vibrant with life throughout the year. The towers of St Nicholas’ Cathedral and St Mary’s Church dominate in the Greifswald’s landscape. A relaxing atmosphere of the former little fishing village Wieck with the preserved climate of the Hanseatic ports will help you rest.
ATTRACTIONS
Many restaurants, cafes, shops and a tourist information centre in a town house. It is worth trying fresh fish that have been sold at the wharf for centuries. The wooden Wieck drawbridge (Klappbrücke Wieck) built in the 19thcentury, still raised by hand. Marina Yacht Center at the Ryck. Sailing area just outside the city. Many kilometres of bike routes.
Greifswald is one important stop along the European Route of Brick Gothik with the ruins of the Cistercians monastery Eldena, the St. Nikolai cathedral, St. Jacobi parish church and St. Marien parish church. Two historic fronts – “Markt 11” and “Markt 13” – at the west side of the marketplace also date back to the main era of brick gothic architecture. Together with renovated historic buildings – as the town hall – they show former prosperity and civic pride.
The public Pomeranian State Museum (”Pommersches Landesmuseum”) is dedicated to the Pomeranian history and arts. The huge Croy tapestry (6,80 x 4,32m) from the 16thcentury is a unique artifact showing persons related to the Pomeranian history in the time of reformation, including Martin Luther. The art gallery shows a wide range of paintings from artists of baroque era until the 20thcentury. Also seven paintings of Caspar David Friedrich, who is the most important landscape painter of Romanticism and was born in Greifswald. In his birthplace in “Lange Straße” there is also a center telling about the life and work of this painter.
At the small river “Ryck” is the largest port museum of Germany with more than 50 historic schooner, tugs and barges.
About 4 km down the river you reach the fishermen village of “Wieck” with a nice historic looking bridge in Dutch style, can observe active fishermen at work and visit – just beside this village – the ruins of the monastery of “Eldena”.
HISTORY
In 1199 a monastery was founded by Cistercians in Eldena, which is a part of Greifswald today. The production of salt was the background of the development of a nearby market – Greifswald – , which received its town charter in 1250. The historically most important period has been during the participation in the Hanseatic League (about 13thtill early 15thcentury). The construction of three brick Gothic churches, which are still dominating the city’s silhouette, began in the 13thcentury. After loss of importance as market place in the Hanseatic League, the opening of the University in 1456 shaped the town’s character in the centuries to come. After stagnation in the period following reformation and the Thirty Years’ War, in the 19thcentury the university gained importance as Prussian alma mater. Until today, research and development are the leading sectors of the city’s economy, especially in medical science and physics. The university has about 11.000 students.
INFORMATION SOURCES
Heritage Class: [ C ]Cultural Heritage
Subclass [WH] :Waterfronts and traditional harbor areas
WEB PAGES
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greifswald
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Greifswald
http://www.marina-yachtzentrum.de/en/home.html
https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Tourism-g187359-Greifswald_Mecklenburg_West_Pomerania-Vacations.html
