Stralsund
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 Stralsund facts

• It is located at the Southern coast of the Strelasund, a sound of the Baltic Sea separating the island of Rügen from the mainland
• The Strelasund Crossing with its two bridges and several ferry services connects Stralsund with Rügen
• The Western Pomeranian town has been the capital of the Vorpommern-Rügen district since the 2011 district reforms
• It is the fourth-largest city of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and, together with Greifswald, Stralsund forms an Oberzentrum, one of four high-level urban centers of the region
• Stralsund was founded in 1234 and was one of the most prospering members of the medieval Hanseatic League
• Since 2002, Stralsund's old town with its rich heritage is honored as a UNESCO World Heritage, along with Wismar in Mecklenburg
• The main industries of Stralsund are shipyards, fishing, mechanical engineering, and, to an increasing degree, tourism, life sciences, services and high tech industries, especially IT (Information Technology) and biotechnology