Rostock

Rostock (Slavic origin: roztoka, Polish: Roztoka) is a city in northern Germany. It is the largest city in the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Rostock is located on the Warnow river; the quarter of Warnemünde 12 km north of the city centre lies directly on the coast of the Baltic Sea.

Sights

• University Square Universitätsplatz with the fountain of zest for live (Brunnen der Lebensfreude)
• pedestrian precinct Kröpeliner Straße
• The Katharinenstift, an old Franciscan monastery founded in the 13th century, now HMT-Rostock
• St Mary (Marienkirche) 13th century Brick Gothic, with an astronomical clock from 1472
• St Nikolai (Nikolaikirche), 13th century Brick Gothic
• Town Hall (oldest parts 1290 Brick Gothic)
• Medieval city wall with four remaining town gates
• second league (2. Bundesliga) soccer club FC Hansa Rostock