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  Stralsund - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Stralsund is a city in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany.
It is situated at the southern coast of the Strelasund (a sound of the Baltic Sea separating the island of Rügen from the mainland).
The main economical sectors of Stralsund are shipyards, fishing, and, to an increasing degree, tourism.
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 Stralsund
In 1293 Stralsund became a member of the Hanseatic League, hence an allied of Lübeck.
The rivalry between the Hanseatic League and the kingdom of Denmark lead to open war, which was ended in the Treaty of Stralsund (1370).
Stralsund remained Swedish until 1815, when it became a part of Prussia.
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/st/Stralsund.html   (264 words)

  
 Treaty of Stralsund - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Treaty of Stralsund (May 24, 1370) ended the war between the Hanseatic League and the kingdom of Denmark.
The treaty was negotiated for Denmark by drost Henning Podebusk and for the Hanseatic League by the burgomasters Jakob Pleskow of Lübeck and Bertram Wulflam of Stralsund.
There is another (less important) treaty known as Treaty of Stralsund: It was arranged on February 12, 1354, and settled border disputes between the duchies of Mecklenburg and Pomerania.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Treaty_of_Stralsund   (245 words)

  
 Search Results for "Stralsund"   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
On the Baltic coast are the cities of Rostock, Wismar, and Stralsund, long important as Hanseatic ports, and the island of Rugen.
Schleswig, Holstein, and Jutland were overrun and plundered; Stralsund was besieged by the imperial troops under Wallenstein.
Defeated, Waldemar was forced to consent (1370) to the humiliating Treaty of Stralsund, which granted freedom of trade in Denmark to the Hanseatic League....
www.bartleby.com /cgi-bin/texis/webinator/sitesearch?FILTER=&query=Stralsund   (284 words)

  
 The Thirty Years War: The Siege of Stralsund, the Peace of Lubeck and the Edict of Restitution
The Siege of Stralsund, the Peace of Lübeck and the Edict of Restitution
Stralsund was surrounded by marsh on the landward side and could be easily re-supplied from the sea.
Encouraged by Stralsund’s successful resistance to the Emperor, six of the Hanseatic cities, together with the Archbishopric of Magdgeburg, entered into a defensive alliance, brokered by Sweden.
www.pipeline.com /~cwa/Stralsund_Phase.htm   (1994 words)

  
 Stralsund, the historical city at the baltic coast. Discover the middle ages!
Stralsund, the historical city at the baltic coast.
This site will prompt all inhabitants of Stralsund to see their town in a new light and be reminded how lucky they are to live in such a gem of a town.
Stralsund is close to the island Ruegen and the national park “Western Pomeranians Coastal Landscape" (Vorpommersche Boddenlandschaft).
www.stralsund-city.de /english   (381 words)

  
 M B A :: Master of Business Administration at Fachhochschule Stralsund - University of Applied Sciences :: OBJECTIVES   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Stralsund is a Hanseatic town steeped in history.
Concerning its area of 39km² and a population of 53.000 inhabitants Stralsund is the biggest town in West Pomerania.
The attractiveness of Stralsund is also due to its marvellous location adjacent to such holiday venues as Germany’s largest island Rügen and the national parks “Jasmund” and “Vorpommersche Boddenlandschaft”.
www.user.fh-stralsund.de /~mba/stralsund.htm   (299 words)

  
 Mare Balticum - Fæstninger
The Siege of Stralsund in 1678, when the Swedish city was captured by Danish and Brandenburg forces.
Seal stamp of the city of Stralsund from 1329 showing a cog and the symbol of the city: an arrow.
The axe served as the symbol of office for the harbourmaster in Stralsund at the end of the nineteenth century.
marebalticum.natmus.dk /lokUK.asp?ID=21   (462 words)

  
 Stralsund 17th-19th Centuries (Brandenburg, Germany)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Stralsund is a north German city, in the Land Mecklenburg-West Pomerania (population about 76,000).
One of them is no. 21, Stralsund 1329, as the one in Smith 1975, p.
The oldest of the series, from the mid-13th century, that of Hamburg, was followed among others by Stralsund in the 14th century.
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 Abu Dhabi July 10, 2003
The race is supported by the Stralsund Town Council, ADAC, the largest German Automobile Association, and by a number of new sponsors such as RED BULL, the energy drink.
It is important for the expansion of Stralsund and its world image to be associated with international events like UIM F1 Powerboat Championship.
The Hanseatic city of Stralsund was - along with Lübeck, Hamburg, Danzig and Riga - one of the wealthiest trade centers in Europe.
www.f1boat.com /03/press_release/abu_jul10.html   (892 words)

  
 InterCityHotel Stralsund, Stralsund,   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Stralsund is connected to the beautiful island of Ruegen by a 2.5 km long causeway.
Stralsund is not only a gateway to Ruegen but also to other islands in the Baltic Sea.
InterCityHotel Stralsund adds to the attractions of this 'Pearl of the Hanseatic Cities' by the Baltic.
www.4travelplanner.com /218516-intercityhotel_stralsund.htm   (556 words)

  
 Bloomberg.com: Germany
Dec. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Sparkasse Hansestadt Stralsund, one of the smallest of Germany's 500 savings banks, may become the first to be put up for sale, helping pry open a $1.2 trillion market that publicly traded competitors such as Deutsche Bank AG have been struggling to break into for more than 50 years.
Stralsund, a town of about 60,000 on the Baltic Coast in northeastern Germany, will vote today on whether to sell the savings bank, which has 160 employees and 39,000 clients.
Stralsund's mayor Harald Lastovka is pushing for a sale to raise money for the harbor town's schools and kindergartens.
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 Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Stralsund
Stralsund Hotels Find Deals, Read Reviews from Real People.
It is an industrial center and seaport, with shipyards and major fishing and fish-processing industries.
Pomerania POMERANIA [Pomerania], region of N central Europe, extending along the Baltic Sea from a line W of Stralsund, Germany, to the Vistula River in Poland.
www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Stralsund   (599 words)

  
 Hotels in Stralsund, Germany
Welcome in the first class Royal Hotel in Stralsund – central placed on the brink of the Stralsunder city centre, next to the main station, with it`s 100 years of age old history our hotel is closley...
The Dorint Resort and Spa in Stralsund is a modern 4-star hotel with 114 maritime and elegant rooms and suites.
The hotel is situated in the hanseatic town Stralsund in northeastern Germany.
www.bookings.net /city/de/stralsund.html?aid=304310   (281 words)

  
 Stralsund : Introduction | Frommers.com
Stralsund has one of the best natural harbors in the Baltic.
Stralsund boasts a picturesque network of canals, coves, and lakes, as well as more half-timbered 19th-century houses and a more intact sense of history than many other cities on Germany's Baltic coast.
Many visitors use Stralsund as the takeoff point for the flat and sandy Baltic island of Rügen, which is joined to Stralsund by a 2km (1 1/4-mile) bridge.
www.frommers.com /destinations/stralsund/0904010001.html   (256 words)

  
 InterCityHotel Stralsund   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Located at the heart of the Hanseatic city of Stralsund in the "Passage am Bahnhof", the InterCityHotel Stralsund extends a warm welcome.
The InterCityHotel Stralsund is located in a central position.
The room pass serves as ticket for the local public transport in Stralsund as well as the busses and trains on the island of Rügen.
www.stralsund.intercityhotel.com   (620 words)

  
 M B A :: Master of Business Administration at Fachhochschule Stralsund - University of Applied Sciences   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
5th October 2003 – it is exactly one month since I have come here to Stralsund to attend MBA programme at the Fachhochschule.
The MBA programme commenced at the Fachhochschule Stralsund seems very innovative.
With special emphasis put on the general issues of cross-cultural management it meets the existing requirements of the executives.
www.user.fh-stralsund.de /~mba/statements.html   (910 words)

  
 Steigenberger Hotel Baltic, Stralsund,   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Stralsund's landmark is the medieval town hall, begun in the 13th century, in the Old Market Square.
Notice the Swedish coats-of-arms, a reminder that Stralsund was Swedish for almost two centuries.
Motorway A19 to Rostock; motorway exit Stralsund; Highway B 105 to Stralsund; in Stralsund follow the signs.
www.4travelplanner.com /218495-steigenberger_hotel_baltic.htm   (735 words)

  
 Cheap hotels in Stralsund, Germany: 4 star hotel deals   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
As Germany moves forward into the 21st century, leaving behind a history of division and tyranny, it is a nation embracing its newfound liberalism and redefining a modern cultural identity.
Yet even today, visitors to the country can’t escape feeling profoundly moved by this country’s past and the effects it still has on its people.
central placed on the brink of the Stralsunder city centre, next to the main station, with it`s 100 years of age old history our hotel is closley connected too.
www.cheapaccommodation.com /Stralsund/4-star-hotel   (390 words)

  
 straslundp   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Stralsund emigration records (today preserved in the Greifswald State Archive) exist from 1830 to July 1869 and 1874 to 1890.
This is true although only about 70 to 80% of the emigrants of the Stralsund district (including the Kreise Barth, Franzburg, Grimmen, Greifswald, Stralsund, Rügen and Wolgast) are listed here.
There were a certain number of "unofficial" emigrants, who left Prussia over the green border to Mecklenburg and made their way to Hamburg without ever applying for an emigration in Prussia.
www.cba.hawaii.edu /remus/genes/Pommern/straslundp.htm   (136 words)

  
 Volkswerft Stralsund   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Volkswerft Stralsund was awarded the "Silver welding spark",
1975-December, 31th: The VEB Volkswerft Stralsund fills the first place in the world statistics for the building fishing vessels by Lloyd’s Register London, the shipyard keep this titel until the unification of Germany 1990,
: Changing the shipyard to a limited company, the Volkswerft GmbH Stralsund due to the currency union of Germany East and Germany West, the shipyard will be a part of the Deutsche Maschinen und Schiffbau AG (DMS),
www.german-shipbuilding.de /VWS   (741 words)

  
 Lisa Cuellar - Stralsund photos   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
This is Christoph Lenz, our electric guitarist who is also a Stralsund local (17 years old).
They are worshiping here at the evangelistic Harbor service we held in Stralsund.
This is Björn who is a local from Stralsund.
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 Meetups near Stralsund - Meetup.com
There are currently no top interests within 50.0 miles of Stralsund.
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 Hotels in Stralsund - BOOKING.DE online hotel reservations
Tribseer Damm 4, Stralsund (Mecklenburg- Vorpommern) (Show map)
Welcome in the first class Royal Hotel in Stralsund – central placed on the brink of the Stralsunder city centre, next to the main station, with it`s 100 years of age old history our hotel is closley...… More
The hotel Passage am Bahnhof is right in the middle of the Hanseatic city Stralsund in the shopping passage close to the station.… More
www.bookings.de /searchresults.html?city=-1870735   (344 words)

  
 Historic Centres of Stralsund and Wismar - UNESCO World Heritage Centre
The medieval towns of Wismar and Stralsund, on the Baltic coast of northern Germany, were major trading centres of the Hanseatic League in the 14th and 15th centuries.
They contributed to the development of the characteristic building types and techniques of Brick Gothic in the Baltic region, as exemplified in several important brick cathedrals, the Town Hall of Stralsund, and the series of houses for residential, commercial and crafts use, representing its evolution over several centuries.
Criterion iv Stralsund and Wismar have crucial importance in the development of the building techniques and urban form that became typical of the Hanseatic trading towns, well documented in the major parish churches, the town hall of Stralsund, and the commercial building types, such as the Dielenhaus.
whc.unesco.org /pg.cfm?cid=31&id_site=1067   (212 words)

  
 Stralsund - not just the end of the train line, Stralsund Tourism and Things to Do - IgoUgo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
If you're spending a sunny day in Stralsund (and I would recommend making it a sunny one), make sure to stop by the harbor.
Description: Stralsund, known as the gateway to the German island of Rugen and as one of the original cities of the Hanseatic League, is also a picturesque town.
Stralsund - not just the end of t...
www.igougo.com /planning/journal.asp?JournalID=15110   (318 words)

  
 Lonely Fisherman at Stralsund Harbor (Germany) - FM Forums   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
This is the reason why all those towns are called "Hansestadt" (Hanse-Town).
Luebeck, Rostock, Stralsund are in Germany but the 'Hanse' was present through Poland up to areas in the cold north, which are today part of Russia or the former russian countries.
This is the harbor of Stralsund in beautiful December afternoon light.
www.fredmiranda.com /forum/viewtopic_archives.php?TopicID=63254&page=0#520599   (640 words)

  
 Historical Stralsund, Stralsund Tourism and Things to Do - IgoUgo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
This museum is located in the former St. Catherine convent and has a large collection of items on the history of Stralsund and the region.
In the Middle Ages, Stralsund was the second most powerful member of the Hanseati...
Description: My friend, Beate, who lives in Berlin, highly recommended this city of Stralsund, for its beauty, history, and especially its reinactment of a battle with Sweden which takes place every year during the week I was in Germany.
www.igougo.com /planning/journal.asp?journalid=4224   (373 words)

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