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Real Name: Maria
Lives In: East Sussex, UK
Member Since: Dec 30, 2003
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The Pearl of the North - Hansestadt Rostock

by Mariajoy - last update: Jan 6, 2007

5 days in Rostock

Rostock - Old and New
An invitation to celebrate Silvester in Rostock was too good to pass up. My friend is a local Rostocker and was returning home for New Years Eve and asked me to accompany her. I had, for a long time, wanted to visit this old Hanseatic city on the Baltic with its rich and interesting history of shipping and trading going all the way back to the 12th century when it was originally a Slavic castle settlement. In fact the name Rostock comes from the Slavic word "Roztoc" meaning "flowing out of" - a reference to the River Unterwarnow.

Rostock is a city of 250,000 inhabitants - ship building and ferry services and tourism being its main industries. There are still signs in evidence of the old DDR regime but not much. Most of the old grey buildings are being modernised and renovated and repainted, giving an appearance of prosperity and vibrancy. Unfortunately, this isn't an entirely true picture, as most of the young professionals are leaving for employment in the west but Rostock has survived worse and will endure even this phase in it's history.

Here's a brief history of Rostock.

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Pros:"A Fascinating History"
Cons:"Not many people smile here"
Mariajoy's Rostock Travel Tips

OverviewThings to Do
Tips: 18 - Photos: 30
 
Restaurants
Tips: 2 - Photos: 5
Hotels & Accommodations
Tips: 1 - Photos: 1
 
NightlifeOff The Beaten Path
 
Tourist TrapsWarnings Or Dangers
 
Transportation
Tips: 1 - Photos: 2
Local Customs
 
Packing ListsShopping
Tips: 1 - Photos: 1
 
Sports TravelGeneral Tips

Mariajoy's Rostock Travelogues
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Comments for Mariajoy about Rostock
loisl Tue Jun 23, 2009 10:48 UTC
 Great pages, Maria, you prepared me well for my trip to Rostock tomorrow. Happy travelling, Peter
Kathrin_E Sun May 3, 2009 00:20 UTC
 Moin! I'd complete the second line of the Plattdeutsch to "Vel Hüsing brugt de nige Stadt, de Rat dorüm sin Sorgen hat" - "the city council thus have their worries".
starship Thu Nov 29, 2007 14:53 UTC
 For the answer to the secret of the snake on the Rathaus column, please see my Rostock page! Info. on the engraved Holocaust memorial stones.
cachaseiro Fri Feb 16, 2007 10:18 UTC
 very nice and well researched page maria. i have driven though rostock a few times, but i should hopefully get to see the place properly before too long.
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