Stralsund and Wismar
Also known as Historic Centres of Stralsund and Wismar
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (ii), (iv).
Region
Europe and North America
Germany
Inscribed
2002
List reference
1067
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Stralsund and Wismar is in Stralsund. The nearest other World Heritage site is Møns Klint, about 80 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Stralsund · about 61,000 peopleat the site
- Rostock · about 203,000 peopleabout 65 km south-west
- Schwerin · about 97,000 peopleabout 130 km south-west
- Szczecin · about 408,000 peopleabout 140 km south-east
- Malmö · about 269,000 peopleabout 140 km north
- København · about 1,085,000 peopleabout 160 km north
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
DenmarkNatural81 km away
DenmarkNatural116 km away
GermanyCultural133 km away
DenmarkCultural162 km away
GermanyCultural163 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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