With a car, you can easily visit the city of Greifswald, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The University has approximately 54,000 inhabitants and is located directly between the islands of Rügen and Usedom on the River Ryck. The nearest major surrounding cities are Rostock, Schwerin and the Polish Szczecin. The situation on the Baltic Sea and the unique surrounding landscapes attract numerous visitors to Greifswald, who want to spend their holidays in the idyllic surroundings every year. If you want to explore the city and the district with a rental car, enough car hires available are on the ground.
The city of Greifswald was first mentioned in 1248. At an early stage, the small settlement still belonged to the property of Eldena Abbey and was awarded market rights there. In the year 1249 the monastery, the initial settlement was the Duke Pomerania of, Wartislav., as a fief, which was awarded City rights the town a year later. The Ryckmündung to the free port was explained by the proximity to the sea and the river and Greifswald became an important commercial center.
The city of Greifswald offers a varied and interesting cultural offer its tourists. The theater Vorpommern is also nationally known. Also concerts of all kinds, musicals, operas and ballet are listed next to classical acting performances. In addition, open air performances in the market place and on the stage at the Museum port are held each year. The Pomeranian State Museum is also worth a visit. Here visitors can find out interesting information about the culture of Pomerania, but also the artist Caspar David Friedrich, who was born in Greifswald paintings here.
The city of Greifswalds is significantly influenced by the three large brick churches which were built in the Gothic period. The Cathedral of St. Nicholas was built in the year 1263 and forms the town's landmark. In addition, St. Jakobi is the smallest and St. Mary's the oldest church. The Ernst-Moritz-Arndt University Greifswald, whose main building has many impressive style from the Baroque, the old town hall, the two town houses and the Wiecker wood Klappbrücke from the year 1887 is still worth seeing.
