Greifswald
Greifswald (Low German: Griepswold) is officially known as Universitäts- und Hansestadt Greifswald, which means University and Hanseatic Town of Greifswald (from German Greif, "griffin", and Wald, "forest"). It is a town in northeastern Germany.
Greifswald | |
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 Town Hall (red) and Cathedral | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Greifswald  | |
  Greifswald  Greifswald | |
| Coordinates: 54°5′N 13°23′E / 54.083°N 13.383°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern |
| District | Vorpommern-Greifswald |
| Subdivisions | 16 boroughs |
| Government | |
| • Lord mayor | Stefan Fassbinder (Greens) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 50.50 km2 (19.50 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 5 m (16 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 59,691 |
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 17489-17493 |
| Dialling codes | 03834 |
| Vehicle registration | HGW |
| Website | www |
The town is on the Baltic Sea, about 200 kilometres (124.3 miles) to the north of Berlin in the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. The population is roughly 55,000, including about 11,500 students and some 5,000 employees of the University of Greifswald.
Till September 4, 2011 Greifswald was a urban district.
City council
changeThe city council is elected for five year terms. Since the last election in 2014, the 43 city council seats are allocated as follows:
Town twinning
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Finland, Kotka, since 1959
Poland, Goleniów, since 1986, twin town since 2006
Germany, Osnabrück, since 1988
Sweden, Lund, since 1990
Norway, Hamar, since 1997
USA, Newport News, Virginia, since 2007- Poland, Szczecin, city friendship since 1996
France, Angers, contacts since 1994- USA, College Station, contacts since 1995
Notable people from Greifswald
change- Caspar David Friedrich, Romanticist painter
- Hans Fallada, author
- Wolfgang Koeppen, author
- Josef Sommer, actor
- Toni Kroos, Professional footballer currently playing for Bayern Munich
References
change- ↑ "Bevölkerungsstand der Kreise, Ämter und Gemeinden 2022" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. 2023.
- ↑ "Population source". Archived from the original on 2007-03-11. Retrieved 2008-02-03.
Other websites
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