This town has a long history: in 1293 Stralsund became a member of the Hanseatic League; a total of 300 ships flying the flag of Stralsund cruised the Baltic Sea in the 14th century.
In the 17th century, Stralsund became a theatre in the Thirty Years' War and was besieged by Albrecht von Wallenstein until Swedish troops came to Stralsund's aid . After the war, Stralsund became part of Sweden and remained under Swedish control until 1815 when it became a part of the German Prussian Province of Pomerania.
In the 17th century, Stralsund became a theatre in the Thirty Years' War and was besieged by Albrecht von Wallenstein until Swedish troops came to Stralsund's aid . After the war, Stralsund became part of Sweden and remained under Swedish control until 1815 when it became a part of the German Prussian Province of Pomerania.
Stralsund city hall
The new 'Ozeanium' - an aquarium - in Stralsund
The Ozeanium had only be open for 2 weeks when we we there - therefore the long lines
The 'Gorch Fock'; a 3 mast sailing vessel (used to train German Navy cadets ). She was built in 1932 at the Blohm & Voss shipyard in Hamburg (where my father worked later on)
