The history of Pomerania is inextricably linked with the history of the Hanseatic League. The Hanseatic League of merchants and cities was established from the 12th century onwards. Its purpose was to facilitate trade between the member cities. The Hanseatic cities still exist today. They include Greifswald, Stralsund, but also Anklam, Dramburg, Gollnow, Kolberg and Köslin, to name but a few. Brick Gothic was the architectural hallmark of the Hanseatic cities and Pomerania itself. Even today, numerous impressive buildings bear witness to this style. The Darß, Rügen and Usedom are also quintessentially Pomeranian and exude all the beauty that the Baltic Sea coast has to offer.
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Szczecin -
Szczecin – old market square -
Szczecin – old cranes at the harbour basin -
Szczecin – green building of the Szczecin City Council -
Greifswald Cathedral St Nikolai -
Greifswald St Mary's Church and market -
Greifswald -
Pyritz – Magistrate -
Stralsund – view over the city with St Nicholas' Church -
Stralsund – Town Hall at the old market -
Stralsund – behind the Heiliggeistkloster monastery -
Stralsund – St Catherine's Monastery -
Stralsund – historic houses on the market square -
Stralsund – old monastery grounds -
Stralsund St Mary's Church -
Stralsund ruins of St John's Monastery -
Schlosshotel Neetzow on the Peene -
Stargard – historic town gate -
Bansin seaside resort – Usedom -
Ahrenshoop artists’ village – farmhouse -
Wustrow-Darss – old fishermen's houses -
Demmin – market with a view of St Bartholomew’s -
Demmin - Museumsdorf -
Anklam – town hall square -
Anklam – Lilienthal gliders in the Ikareum -
Peenetal Moor near Anklam -
Peene bridge in Wolgast -
Demmin Kahlden bridge -
Beach crossing on the Baltic coast -
Villas in the Baltic seaside resort of Bansin – Usedom -
Rynek – Town Hall -
Rügen – chalk coast
