Historic Centres of Stralsund and Wismar
State of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern)
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Identifier |
1067 |
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states |
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category |
cultural |
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criteria |
(ii)(iv) |
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Title |
historic centres of stralsund and wismar |
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latitude |
54.3025016785 |
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longitude |
13.0852775574 |
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location |
state of mecklenburg-western pomerania (mecklenburg-vorpommern) |
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Region |
europe and north america |
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year |
2002 |
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unique number |
1244 |
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description |
the medieval towns of wismar and stralsund, on the baltic coast of northern germany, were major trading centres of the hanseatic league in the 14th and 15th centuries. in the 17th and 18th centuries they became swedish administrative and defensive centres for the german territories. they contributed to the development of the characteristic building types and techniques of brick gothic in the baltic region, as exemplified in several important brick cathedrals, the town hall of stralsund, and the series of houses for residential, commercial and crafts use, representing its evolution over several centuries. |
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justification |
criterion (ii): wismar and stralsund, leading centres of the wendish section of the hanseatic league from the 13th to 15th centuries and major administrative and defence centres in the swedish kingdom in the 17th and 18th centuries, contributed to the development and diffusion of brick construction techniques and building types, characteristic features of hanseatic towns in the baltic region, as well as the development of defence systems in the swedish period.
criterion (iv): stralsund and wismar have crucial importance in the development of the building techniques and urban form that became typical of the hanseatic trading towns, well documented in the major parish churches, the town hall of stralsund, and the commercial building types, such as the dielenhaus. |
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