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Greifswald [1] is a town in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania in Germany. Greifswald is a very old town and gained city rights as early as 1240. In 1278, Greifswald became a part of the Hanseatic network and in 1456, the university was founded.

From 1648 to 1815, Greifswald was a part of Sweden's northern german territories. Following the second world war, the town became a part of the soviet occupation zone. The town faired rather well during and after the war, but during the soviet and east german reign, the economy and infrastructure declined. Following the reunion of the two german states, huge sums of money has been pumped into the area to help improve the situation and to lower the unemployment rates.

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• Fettenvorstadt
• Fleischenvorstadt
• Koitenhagen
• Nördliche Mühlenvorstadt
• Obstbausiedlung
• Ostseeviertel (Ryckseite)
• Ostseeviertel (Parkseite)
• Schönwalde I
• Schönwalde II
• Stadtrandsiedlung
• Südliche Mühlenvorstadt
• Südstadt

[edit] Get in

The easiest way to get to Greifswald is probably by car, but there are other options.

[edit] By air

From May 1, 2010 to the end of October, Air Berlin [2] flies to Flughafen Heringsdorf [3] on the island of Usedom from Dortmund, Düsseldorf, Nürnberg and Stuttgart. If you want to use this service, you have to get to any of the four cities to catch a flight. Flights on saturdays only. The only way of getting to and from the airport is by cab.

[edit] By train

Die Bahn [4], operates trains to and from Greifswald. The journey from Berlin takes about 2 h 45 min and the ticket is ca €32. A ticket from Stralsund is about €9 and takes roughly 20 minutes. Tickets may be purchased on board (Note: only on inter-city trains, additional fees apply) at railway stations, in ticket machines, through the web page of Die Bahn or through their call center, phone: +491805996633

[edit] By car

• From north: Road 251 from Stralsund. This is a ring road around Greifswald, so to get into the town, turn off into road B96/B109.
• From east: L26
• From south: E251. Trun off into B96/B109 and B109 leads to the town center
• From west: L26, L261.

[edit] By boat

The nearest harbour is Sassnitz on the island of Rügen. Three major ship-owners operates ferries to and from Sassnitz:

• Scandlines [5], to Trelleborg in Sweden. Phone: +46 42 18 61 00 or +46 410 650 00.
• Bornholmstrafikken [6], to Rønne on the island of Bornholm. Phone: +45 56 95 18 66
• DFDS Lisco [7], to Klaipeda in Lithuania.

[edit] Get around

The town center is small and the streets are narrow, which makes it better to park the car on the outskirts and walk.

[edit] By bus

Stadtwerke Greifswald [8] runs the six (1, 4, 5, 6, 7 och 20) bus lines in Greifswald. All lines, except nr 5, leave from and/or pass the bus station (ZOB, Zentraler Omnibus-Bahnhof) in the western part of the town centre. Note that the lines may take different routes depending on time and day.

• Line 1: ZOB - Bahnhof Süd (Greifswalds southern railway station) - Galgenkampwiesen (Neuer Friedhof, The New Cemetary)
• Line 4: ZOB - Schönwalde - ZOB.
• Line 5: Wieck-Ostseeviertel - Schönwalde I/II - EKZ, Elisen Park – Bahnhof Süd - Schillerplatz-Galgenkampwiesen.
• Line 6: ZOB - Dompassage - Wieck/Brücke
• Line 7: ZOB - Bahnhofstrasse - OEZ-Wieck/Brücke
• Line 20: ZOB-Ostseeviertel-Schönwalde-Neuer Friedhof

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• Best Western Hotel Greifswald, Hans-Beimler-Strasse 1-3, ☎ 03834-80 10, [9]. checkin: 1500; checkout: 1100. Four star business hotel situated in the outskirts of the town center, with approximately 10 minutes walk to the market place. This hotel has a restaurant, a bar, conference facilities and a sauna. All rooms are equipped with cable TV, telephone, hair dryer, trouser press and wireless internet. Pets allowed (extra fees), but with restrictions. €85.  edit
• Hôtel Galerie, Mühlenstrasse 10, ☎ 03834-773 78 30, [10]. Small hotel in the city center. Eight double rooms and three single rooms, all with WC and shower/bath, mini bar, telephone, TV and radio. No restaurant, only breakfast is served. €78-98.  edit
• Das Sofa, Brüggstraße 29, ☎ 03834-773 79 41 or 81 09 44, [11]. A nice little hotel with 8 rooms: 4 double and 4 single rooms, all equipped with WC and shower or bath and a TV. The restaurant is focused on the turkish and mediterranean kitchens. €45-75.  edit

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[edit] Get out

• The fishing village Wieck, today more or less a part of Greifswald, lies only a few kilometres east of the city center. This is a nice little village, featuring an old village center and the ruin of the monastery of Eldena, destroyed by swedish forces in the 1600's.

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