Stralsund

This jewel of the Baltic has retained its historic city center and parts of its 13th-century defensive wall. The wall was built following an attack by the Lübeck fleet in 1249. In 1815 the Congress of Vienna awarded the city, which had been under Swedish control, to the Prussians.

Stralsund at a Glance

Elsewhere in Schleswig-Holstein and the Baltic Coast

• Bad Doberan
• Husum
• Kiel
• Lübeck
• Rostock
• Rügen Island
• Schleswig

• Schwerin
• Sylt
• Usedom Island
• Warnemünde
• Wismar

See Also

• Germany
• Schleswig-Holstein and the Baltic Coast