DISTANT PLACES
Travel tips by Bremen sehenswert far from the Hanseatic City of Bremen
Hanseatic City of Rostock - A Travel Guide
Lange Straße (Long Street)
Building with elements of North German Brick Gothic architecture
Parallel to Kröpeliner Straße runs Lange Straße, which was also the longest street in Rostock until the construction of Steintor-Vorstadt during the Kaiser era. However, almost nothing remains of the original street with its old buildings. After the British Royal Air Force's four-night bombing campaign in 1942 ended, only a few houses were left standing.
The leadership of East Germany sought to rebuild the street in accordance with Rostock’s designated role as the main port and thus an important city of the GDR. The reconstruction began in 1953, resulting in a street three times wider than before - intended to accommodate planned mass demonstrations.
Consequently, the monumental brick buildings erected for this representative purpose in the second half of the 1950s were designed with modern facades but incorporated elements of North German Brick Gothic architecture, such as finials, rosettes, and stepped gables with their characteristic white plastered surfaces. The largest building in the complex is only slightly shorter than the nearby St. Mary’s Church.
Also protected as a historic monument
Since 1960, the tram has also run along Lange Straße, having been relocated from the narrow Kröpeliner Straße, making it an important traffic route into the city center. Since 1979, the entire street has been protected as a historic monument.
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Rügen by the Baltic Sea
Active holiday featuring cycling and hiking
Enjoy an active holiday featuring cycling and hiking along the Baltic coast in Mönchgut on the island of Rügen. Long sandy beaches, rolling hills, and lush forests provide a varied and beautiful setting for your getaway. Often, the only thing breaking the peace is the distant whistle of the historic 'Rasender Roland' steam train. Despite its name (which suggests something "racing" or fast), it’s actually quite the opposite. A journey by train is simply part of the holiday experience.
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Wismar
The Hanseatic City on the Baltic Sea and its UNESCO World Heritage
The World Heritage House is a building with a stone front house and an attached timber-framed Kemladen on a foundation of loose fieldstones from a medieval predecessor building. This beautifully restored small building complex visually illustrates and provides information via text panels about the lives of past generations in the hall houses typical for Wismar, along with their outbuildings. Additionally, there is extensive information about the city’s history and numerous protected buildings in the old town - there are 1,754 in total, with 306 designated as individual monuments. In the old town, one is right in the middle of Wismar’s UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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