10 Sights in Stralsund, Germany (with Map and Images)

St. Mary's Church is a large Lutheran church located in Stralsund, northern Germany. Built some time before 1380, it is architecturally Gothic, an outstanding example of the Brick Gothic style prevalent in northern Germany and in the Baltic states. Between 1549 and 1647, it was the tallest building in the world at 151 metres (495 ft) tall, excepting the interval 1569–1573 between the completion and collapse of the tower of St. Pierres Cathedral in Beauvais. As part of the historic centre of Stralsund, the church was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2002.

Wikipedia: St. Mary's Church, Stralsund (EN), Website

St. Nicholas Church is the oldest of the three major parish churches of the Hanseatic city of Stralsund in Germany. It was dedicated in 1279 to St. Nicholas of Myra, the patron saint of sailors. Since 1524 it has been an Evangelical Lutheran church. It is one of the earliest examples of the introduction of the cathedral pattern of northern France into the Brick Gothic architecture of the Baltic region. As part of the historic centre of Stralsund, St. Nicholas Church was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2002.

Wikipedia: St. Nicholas Church, Stralsund (EN)

Stralsund Zoo is an institution for the care of native animal species in the Hanseatic city of Stralsund. The site at the city forest in Grünhufe covers about 16 hectares. In 2005, the zoo was recognized as a "zoological garden", but continued to bear the name "zoo". In addition to numerous native animals, many animals from other continents are also shown. The keeping of a large group of white donkeys is very rare in Germany.

Wikipedia: Tierpark Stralsund (DE), Website

The German Oceanographic Museum, also called the Museum for Oceanography and Fisheries, Aquarium, in the Hanseatic town of Stralsund, is a museum in which maritime and oceanographic exhibitions are displayed. It is the most visited museum in North Germany. In addition to the main museum building, the actual Oceanographic Museum, there are three other sites, the Ozeaneum, opened in July 2008, the Nautineum and the Natureum.

Wikipedia: German Oceanographic Museum (EN), Website

The Church of the Holy Trinity is a Roman Catholic church building in Stralsund, Germany. The postal address is Frankenwall 7 am Frankenwall, the back wall facing Frankenstraße is listed there under the number 38. In the list of monuments in Stralsund, the church is listed with the number 258.

Wikipedia: Dreifaltigkeitskirche (Stralsund) (DE), Website

Adolf Reichwein is the name of a ship built in 1949, which has been an exhibit of the German Oceanographic Museum in Stralsund since its decommissioning in 1973. It was christened in the name of the pedagogue, cultural politician (SPD) and resistance fighter Adolf Reichwein.

Wikipedia: Adolf Reichwein (Schiff, 1949) (DE)

The Heilgeistkirche in the Hanseatic city of Stralsund is a Gothic three-nave church building made of brick from the 14th century within the complex of the Heilgeisthospital near the harbour of the city on the Strelasund, on the waterway, corner of the Heilgeistkirche.

Wikipedia: Heilgeistkirche (Stralsund) (DE)

The Ernst Thalman Monument in Stralsonde is a monument honoring Ernst Thalman. The monument stands on the stone pedestal of Sundpromenade, with a bronze sculpture, completed in 1962. Along with Sundpromenade, it is one of the monuments of Stralsund.

Wikipedia: Ernst-Thälmann-Denkmal (Stralsund) (DE)

The Dänholm Naval Museum is a branch of the Stralsund Museum and is located on the small island of Dänholm between the mainland and Rügen. It can be reached via the Rügendamm. The path to the so-called Sternschanze is well marked with sea marks.

Wikipedia: Marinemuseum Dänholm (DE), Website

The Soviet Memorial is a war cemetery on the Neuer Markt in Stralsund's Old Town. It contains graves for soldiers and members of the Red Army and a monument with a relief on which a Red Army soldier and a civilian shake hands.

Wikipedia: Sowjetisches Ehrenmal (Stralsund) (DE)