Greifswald

town in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

Greifswald (Low German: Griepswold) is officially known as Universitäts- und Hansestadt Greifswald, which means University and Hanseatic Town of Greifswald (from German Greif, "griffin", and Wald, "forest"). It is a town in northeastern Germany.

Greifswald
Town Hall (red) and Cathedral
Town Hall (red) and Cathedral
Flag of Greifswald
Coat of arms of Greifswald
Location of Greifswald
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Greifswald is located in Germany
Greifswald
Greifswald
Greifswald is located in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Greifswald
Greifswald
Coordinates: 54°5′N 13°23′E / 54.083°N 13.383°E / 54.083; 13.383
CountryGermany
StateMecklenburg-Vorpommern
DistrictVorpommern-Greifswald
Subdivisions16 boroughs
Government
 • Lord mayorStefan Fassbinder (Greens)
Area
 • Total50.50 km2 (19.50 sq mi)
Elevation
5 m (16 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)[1]
 • Total59,332
 • Density1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
17489-17493
Dialling codes03834
Vehicle registrationHGW
Websitewww.greifswald.de

The town is on the Baltic Sea, about 200 kilometres (124.3 miles) to the north of Berlin in the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. The population is roughly 55,000, including about 11,500 students and some 5,000 employees of the University of Greifswald.

Till September 4, 2011 Greifswald was a urban district.

City council change

The city council is elected for five year terms. Since the last election in 2014, the 43 city council seats are allocated as follows:

Town twinning change

Notable people from Greifswald change

References change

  1. "Bevölkerungsstand der Kreise, Ämter und Gemeinden 2021" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. 2022.
  2. "Population source". Archived from the original on 2007-03-11. Retrieved 2008-02-03.

Other websites change

  Media related to Greifswald at Wikimedia Commons