24T24 Stralsund in Germany’s northeast corner

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Stralsund has existed as a city with its first charter assigned in 1234 CE. The name of the settlement is taken from the narrow water channel, Strelasund, a sound separating the mainland (on which the town resides) and the neighbouring island of Rügen.

I arrive at the hotel in late-afternoon, and get myself out the door for a couple of hours as “visual appetizer” for tomorrow’s full day (under forecast sun). Prominent are the “big 3 churches” in the city’s Old Town whose area is designated UNESCO world heritage site.

Except for the building with Nicolai Cafe, every other structure seen in this southeast corner of Alter Markt Plaza is under local/regional monument protection.
Town Hall with Gothic facade at right; Nikolaikirche (St. Nicholas) in background
Kulturkirche St. Jakobi (St. James).
St.-Marien-Kirche (St. Mary’s), from hotel room: not bad.
Afternoon light in the Old Town: west on Fährstrasse.

I made all images above with an iPhone15 on 31 May 2024. This post composed with Jetpack for iOS appears on Fotoeins Fotografie at fotoeins DOT com.

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