Hanseatic City of Greifswald

The Hanseatic city of Greifswald lies between Stralsund and the island of Usedom, where the small River Ryck flows into the Greifswalder Bodden. Founded in 1456, its university is the second-oldest in the Baltic region. Its valuable art treasures are on display at the Pomeranian State Museum, a complex of historic buildings and a modern extension. The multimedia Caspar David Friedrich Centre is dedicated to the city’s most famous son and is an ideal complement to the Pomeranian State Museum and its art gallery.
The museum harbour on the edge of the old town and the district of Wieck, five kilometres from the centre at the mouth of the Ryck, both offer a maritime atmosphere. Wieck has a Dutch-style bascule bridge and a fishing and sailing harbour that also serves as a landing stage for river cruise ships.
With its fully reconstructed market square, newly redesigned Rubenow Square in front of the university, three churches, St. Spiritus cultural centre and well-preserved town ramparts, the city centre—with its many historic buildings and new developments—is one of the most beautiful in northern Germany and forms part of the European Route of Brick Gothic.



Attractions in Greifswald and Western Pomerania