Rostock

Rostock (German pronunciation: [ˈʁɔstɔk]) is a city in the northeast of Germany. It is in the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.

Rostock
Town
New Market (Neuer Markt) in Rostock
Flag Coat of arms
Administrative divisions of Rostock
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Coordinates: 54°5′0″N 12°8′0″E
Country	Germany
State	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
District	Urban district
Founded	1218
Subdivisions	21 boroughs
Government
• Lord mayor	Roland Methling (Ind.)
Area
• Total	181.44 km2 (70.05 sq mi)
Elevation	13 m (43 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[1]
• Total	209,920
• Density	1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	18001 – 18147
Dialling codes	0381
Vehicle registration	HRO
Website	www.rostock.de

Rostock has over 200,000 people (204,260 in December 2011). It has an old university (founded in 1419). The town is on the river Warnow. The mayor is Roland Methling. The city today has the name Hansestadt (Hanseatic city) in memory of its history, where it has been an important part of the Hanseatic League. The architecture of the city and the region is influenced by this historic period.

Rostock is on the Baltic Sea. It has an important harbor. A district of the city, Warnemünde, is famous for its long beaches. It has a humid continental climate (Dfb in the Koeppen climate classification).

The most important football club of Rostock is F.C. Hansa Rostock. It is in the German Bundesliga.

Other major Hanseatic cities today are: Hamburg, Lübeck, Wismar, Stralsund, Bremen, Greifswald and Demmin.

References

1. "Bevölkerungsstand der Kreise, Ämter und Gemeinden 2022" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. 2023.

Other websites

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