Geography Stralsund




1 geography

1.1 location
1.2 climate
1.3 landscapes, hills , rivers
1.4 subdivisions
1.5 neighbouring municipalities





geography

aerial view of stralsund , world heritage old town island


location

the town of stralsund located in northeastern germany in region of western pomerania in state of mecklenburg-vorpommern.


climate

precipitation diagram


its annual precipitation 656 mm (25.8 inches) , comparatively low, falling within lowest third of precipitation values in germany. driest month february; precipitation falls in july. precipitation varies relatively moderately throughout year. 40% of weather stations in germany exhibit lower seasonal variation.


landscapes, hills , rivers

rügen bridge, germany s largest bridge, connects stralsund rügen island


the town lies on sound of strelasund, strait of baltic sea. geographic proximity island of rügen, fixed link mainland, strelasund crossing, runs between stralsund , village of altefähr, has given stralsund sobriquet gateway island of rügen (tor zur insel rügen). stralsund located close western pomerania lagoon area national park.


stralsund s town borough includes municipal forest , 3 municipal ponds (the knieperteich, frankenteich , moorteich. 3 ponds , strelasund lend old town, original settlement site , historic center of town, protected island ambience. highest point of town galgenberg ( gallows hill ) on western approaches.


subdivisions

the town s territory covers area of 38.97 km², makes stralsund, 58,000 inhabitants 1 of densely populated towns in mecklenburg-western pomerania (1,480 inhabitants per km²).


the borough of hanseatic town of stralsund divided follows:



the town possesses estates in local area on islands of rügen, hiddensee , ummanz.


neighbouring municipalities

larger towns or cities in nearby area greifswald , rostock. in local area around stralsund there towns of barth , ribnitz-damgarten.


many of smaller villages in vicinity, prohn or negast, have grown sharply after 1990 result of influx of living or working in stralsund.








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