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    Rostock & Warnemünde

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    Rostock & Warnemünde

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    Rostock, with some 210,000 inhabitants, is Mecklenburg-Vorpommern's largest city, stretching about 16 kilometers along both banks of the Warnow, from the city center to its mouth in Warnemünde.

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    Rostock, with some 210,000 inhabitants, is Mecklenburg-Vorpommern's largest city, stretching about 16 kilometers along both banks of the Warnow, from the city center to its mouth in Warnemünde. The Hanseatic city received Lübeck city rights in 1218; its university, founded in 1419, is Northern Europe's oldest.Marienkirche, Town Hall on Neuer Markt, and Kröpeliner Tor shape the Old Town. The S-Bahn gets you quickly to Warnemünde, where Lighthouse, Teepott, and Alter Strom await. Hanse Sail in August welcomes some 300 traditional tall ships.
    With around 210,000 inhabitants, Rostock is Mecklenburg-Vorpommern's only major city. The city area stretches about 16 kilometers along the Warnow, from the city center on its left bank to its mouth in Warnemünde. Trams, buses, the S-Bahn, and ferries across the Warnow connect the districts; the S-Bahn travels to Warnemünde every 15 minutes during the day. In the Old Town, St. Mary's Church, the Town Hall, and Kröpeliner Tor lie close together. The Eastern Old Town around St. Peter's Church is considered the city's birthplace. To the west, the Kröpeliner-Tor-Vorstadt follows with its residential buildings from around 1900.

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    Marienkirche Rostock
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    1Marienkirche Rostock

    The Brick Gothic Basilica at the New Market was built from 1290. Inside, an astronomical clock from 1472 ticks.
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    Kröpeliner Gate
    Historic Landmark

    2Kröpeliner Gate

    One of three preserved medieval brick gates in Rostock and part of the largely intact city wall. Inside, it features exhibitions on city history.
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    Cultural History Museum in the Monastery of the Holy Cross
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    3Cultural History Museum in the Monastery of the Holy Cross

    The museum occupies the buildings of a 13th and 14th-century Cistercian convent, displaying paintings, handicrafts, and furniture.
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    Teepott Warnemünde
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    4Teepott Warnemünde

    Rotunda with concrete shell roof, designed by Ulrich Müther and built in Warnemünde in 1968.
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    Warnemünde Lighthouse
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    5Warnemünde Lighthouse

    Built 1897/98, the lighthouse began operation in October 1898 and rises 36.90 meters above mean sea level. Up a granite spiral staircase, you ascend to the galleries with views over Warnemünde.
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    Alter Strom Warnemünde
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    6Alter Strom Warnemünde

    Warnemünde's promenade with captain's houses, restaurants and shops.
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    Restaurants in Rostock & Warnemünde

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    Lobster Pot

    Fish restaurant at Warnemünde Station, lobster is also on the menu.
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    The Rover

    Fish restaurant in Warnemünde, the town's oldest since 1842, featuring locally caught fish, homemade pasta, a fireplace, and a terrace.
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    Fishers' Inn

    One of Warnemünde's oldest eateries, with maritime decor, harbour views, and dishes like Matjes, salmon, and fried fish.
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    Hanse, University and Hanse Sail

    Rostock received Lübeck law in 1218 and joined the Hanseatic League in 1283. Since 2018, the city officially bears the name Hanseatic and University City. The university, founded in 1419, is considered the oldest in Northern Europe.In the former Monastery of the Holy Cross, the Cultural History Museum displays art and handicrafts. The highlight of the year is the Hanse Sail, founded in 1991, on the second weekend in August, when around 300 traditional sailing ships dock in the city harbor and in Warnemünde.

    Nightlife

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    Déjà Vu

    Lounge and cocktail bar on Steinstraße in Rostock city center.
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    FOLLY

    Bar on Waldemarstraße, west of Rostock city center.
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    Student Cellar Rostock

    Small bar in a vaulted cellar by Universitätsplatz with a beer garden, grilled food, and 80s, 90s, and Hip-Hop music.
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    On the go in Rostock

    The main station is on the Hamburg, Schwerin, Rostock, Stralsund route, with Regional and IC trains arriving from Berlin. The tram stops on a second underground level beneath the station. From the seaport, ferries depart for Gedser and Trelleborg.To Warnemünde, you take the S-Bahn, operating every 15 minutes during the day. Alternatively, a harbor cruise departs from the city harbor; the one-way trip to Warnemünde takes around 60 minutes.

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