Greifswald: Caspar David Friedrich, Hanseatic University, and Pomerania's Intellectual Heart
Greifswald has a population around 53,000 and sits near the Bodden coast in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, between the islands of Ruegen and Usedom. The Universitaet Greifswald, founded in 1456, is one of the oldest in Central Europe. Caspar David Friedrich, the Romantic painter whose moody landscapes defined an era, was born here in 1774. The Caspar-David-Friedrich-Zentrum documents his life and connections to the Pomeranian coast.
The Marienkirche, Nikolaikirche, and Jakobikirche give the skyline its Brick Gothic profile. The Museumshafen (museum harbour) houses historic sailing vessels. The Wiecker Bruecke, a wooden bascule bridge over the Ryck, is a local landmark. Sweden controlled Greifswald from 1648 to 1815 as part of Swedish Pomerania. The nuclear power plant Lubmin, decommissioned after reunification, lies nearby. The student population gives the small city a youthful atmosphere. Stralsund is 30 kilometres west. Adult companionship follows Mecklenburg-Vorpommern's framework.
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Greifswald has a population around 53,000 and sits near the Bodden coast in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, between the islands of Ruegen and Usedom. The Universitaet Greifswald, founded in 1456, is one of the oldest in Central Europe. Caspar David Friedrich, the Romantic painter whose moody landscapes defined an era, was born here in 1774. The Caspar-David-Friedrich-Zentrum documents his life and connections to the Pomeranian coast.
The Marienkirche, Nikolaikirche, and Jakobikirche give the skyline its Brick Gothic profile. The Museumshafen (museum harbour) houses historic sailing vessels. The Wiecker Bruecke, a wooden bascule bridge over the Ryck, is a local landmark. Sweden controlled Greifswald from 1648 to 1815 as part of Swedish Pomerania. The nuclear power plant Lubmin, decommissioned after reunification, lies nearby. The student population gives the small city a youthful atmosphere. Stralsund is 30 kilometres west. Adult companionship follows Mecklenburg-Vorpommern's framework.
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