Rostock, Germany

Rostock is one of the largest port cities in all of Germany. It lies on the North Sea in the province of Mecklenburg - the front Pomerania. Located in the northern part of this German region on an area of ​​181.44 square kilometers, the population of Rostock is over 200,000. The port of Rostock is the second most important in Hamburg in Germany, which, together with the unique architectural monuments and the university, make Rostock one of the most important in economic, cultural and educational cities. This interesting German city passes the Warnow River, which flows into the Baltic Sea in the area of ​​the Varnemunde district.
The history of present-day Rostock began in the XI century, when Slavs founded a settlement around the Varna River, which they call Rostock. The name of the settlement in translation means "expansion of the river" and is borrowed from its geographical location. Unfortunately, the settlement has not existed seamlessly over the years. The Danish King Valdemar I burned the settlement in 1161. It is removed from the ashes of German commercials who settled in these places.
The rise of the city of Rostock comes just when he became a member of the Hanza. Two centuries after its burning, sometime around the fourteenth century, Rostock is already a powerful port city with about 12,000 inhabitants, and at the same time the largest city of Mecklenburg. The cruise ships sailed along the Baltic Sea were made in Rostock. In 1419, the University was founded in Rostock, which is one of the oldest universities in Northern Europe.
The apogee in the development of the city gives rise to envy in the competitive port cities of the nearby countries in Germany. This provokes, for example, the Danes and the Swedes to occupy the city, and not only once. The first occupation was during the Thirty Years' War, in the period 1618-1648, and the second-in the time interval of 1700-1721. For ten years, Rostock had endured the French presence, as Napoleon occupied the city around 1800.
Getting rid of the French, in the first half of the nineteenth century, Rostock regained most of its economic significance. This is largely thanks to the wheat trade. The exceptional progress of industry is due to shipbuilding. The first steamer in Germany was also built in Rostock, which was driven by a fin.
Among the more famous landmarks of Rostock are the City Theater, the Jewish Theater, the Rostok Picture Gallery, the Cultural History Museum, the Crusaders Castle, the Old Rostock City Hall and others.
In a tourist tour of Rostock, there is no way to attend the walking tour of the Old Town. Among its sights are the old Alter Marct market, the new market, the churches "St. Virgin" and "St. Peter", as well as the beautiful architectural building of the mayoralty.