St. Mary's Church Stralsund, © Tourismuszentrale Stralsund
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The Marienkirche, also called St. Marien, is the largest church in the city. From the 104 meter high tower (366 steps) of the Marienkirche you have a unique view over Stralsund to Rügen.

As the largest parish church in Stralsund, St. Mary's Church was first mentioned in 1298. The original building was destroyed in 1382 when the tower collapsed. In its present form it was built in the period 1384 - 1478. The imposing west work, it was built from 1416, is without parallel in contemporary architecture. It is composed of two side halls and the towering central tower, which is flanked by four small stair towers. The main tower had a pointed helmet until 1647, which gave the church a considerable height of 151 meters in total. With this 151 meters, St. Mary's Church was the tallest building in the world until 1647. A fire caused by lightning destroyed the Gothic pointed tower and it was replaced in the style of the time by a much lower Baroque dome.

The current 104 m high baroque spire dates back to 1708. St. Mary's Church is the youngest Gothic brick basilica in the Nordic region. It has a polygonal choir ambulatory with a chapel crown. The three-nave transept is unusual. The interior impresses by its size. It is 96 m long, 41 m wide and 32.95 m high in the central nave. Thus, St. Mary's Church can be considered the second largest brick church in the Hanseatic region after St. Mary's Church in Gdansk. From 1807 to 1810, the church was used by the French occupation troops as barracks and hay store. Only little of the original furnishings could be preserved. The most precious possession of the church is the baroque organ, created in 1659 by the Lübeck organ builder Friedrich Stellwagen. Furthermore, the tombstones and the epitaphs in the ambulatory and transept, the baroque baptismal font from 1738, the tomb of the Count of Lilljenstedt, the marble tombstone and the three Renaissance chandeliers. And if you finally climb the 366 steps of the 104 m high tower, you will be offered a fanstastic view. Various organ concerts are held throughout the year.

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Kirche St. Marien Stralsund

Marienstraße 16
18439 Stralsund


03831 298965
https://www.st-mariengemeinde-stralsund.de/
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Soap manufactory fragrance Ziolkowski

  • Open today
  • Krummenhagener Straße, 18442 Krummenhagen

So that you feel good in your skin, we produce in our small family business natural soaps z. Bps. (Rügen healing chalk soap, shampoo soap, salt soap and much more) from goat's milk. These we obtain from an organic farmer from our region. All our natural soaps (cold-stirred) are without preservatives and artificial fragrances.

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Central Station

  • Freely accessible at any time
  • Tribseer Damm, 18437 Stralsund

The second tour to the world with a very beautiful reception hall designed in the 1930s by the artist Erich Kliefert.

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SEA MUSEUM Stralsund

  • Open today
  • Katharinenberg, 18439 Stralsund

The MEERESMUSEUM in Stralsund's old town is currently closed. The museum is expected to open in 2024 after extensive modernization work.

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OZEANEUM Stralsund

  • Open today
  • Hafenstraße, 18439 Stralsund

With its five exhibitions and 46 aquariums, the OZEANEUM Stralsund invites you on an extraordinary underwater journey beneath the northern seas. Visit Humboldt penguins on the roof terrace, "Niki" the female sand tiger shark in the 2.6-million-litre pool "Open Atlantic" and the giants of the sea - real life replicas of whales.

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Stralsund Zoo

  • Open today
  • Grünhufer Bogen, 18437 Stralsund

The largest zoo in Vorpommern with 800 animals in 120 species and shapes offers a "journey through the fantastic world of animals!" - from chimpanzees to tarantulas, from farms to jungles.

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Playing card factory museum workshop

  • Open today
  • Katharinenberg, 18435 Stralsund

Today, the playing card factory is more of a workshop than a museum. Work is also carried out on all the historic machines, so that a vivid impression of the working conditions in an old print shop can be conveyed. As a visitor, you can look over the employees' shoulders or find out more in an exhibition.

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Church St. Nikolai Stralsund

  • Open today
  • Alter Markt, 18439 Stralsund

The oldest of the three parish churches is the monumental St. Nikolai church, located at the old marketplace. With its two impressive organs, made by Buchholz and Schuke, the church belongs to the most beautiful sacral building in northern Europe.

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Gorch Fock I

  • Open today
  • An der Fährbrücke, 18439 Stralsund

Built in only 100 days! Thousands of cadets learned to sail on the German Navy's sail training ship. The Gorch Fock I is the type ship of a class of five sail training ships, which also includes the German Navy's sail training ship of the same name built in 1958.

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Naval museum Stralsund

  • Zur Sternschanze, 18439 Stralsund

The naval museum is located on the peninsula Dänholm.

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Maid's Well

  • Freely accessible at any time
  • Fährstraße, 18439 Stralsund

The "Mägdebrunnen" was recreated in 2003 on the site of a historic fountain by the German sculptor Günter Kaden. Its design details inspire(d) again and again to different interpretations.

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Children playground Küsterbastion

  • Knieperwall, 18439 Stralsund

Playground with a view of the Knieperteich. Recommended by us for children from 1 year.

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Children playground lido

  • Große Parower Straße, 18435 Stralsund

The playground directly on the beach! Play equipment: toddler slide, spring rocker, slide, balancing elements, swings, toddler swing and climbing frame, climbing element, climbing device with sand area, swing. Recommended by us for children from 3 years. Equipment: located in the greenery and the beach, benches

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Brick trench bridge - Rügen dam

  • Open today
  • Werftstraße / L296, 18439 Stralsund

The Rügen causeway is the first fixed trafficable crossing of the Strelasund, over which both the old B 96, the Stralsund-Sassnitz railroad line and a footpath and cycle path lead. It was completed in 1937.

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Sundpromenade

  • Freely accessible at any time
  • Sundpromenade, 18435 Stralsund

An idyllic promenade along the Strelasund. For walks along the water from Stralsund harbor to Parow.

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small island in front of Stralsund, © TZ HST

Dänholm Island

  • Freely accessible at any time
  • 18439 Stralsund

The island of Dänholm is a small island with a lot of history. Already used for military purposes under the Swedes, Dänholm was developed into the cradle of the Prussian Navy.

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