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Discover Rostock: Your audio guide

von rostock.warnemuende · Rostock · 19 Stationen · 66:14 min · 4.59 km · Zu Fuß

1. Introduction & Rostock Information

1:16 min · Welcome to the City of Rostock! It's great that you are taking a tour of Rostock's historic old town. We hope you enjoy it! Do you have any questio...
35 m

2. University Square

7:14 min · The triangular square, which is located in the Kröpeliner Straße, takes its current name from the main building (around 1870) of the university. It...
77 m

3. Universitys Main Building

4:24 min · The main university building was built in 1867 in the style of the Italian Renaissance with rich terracotta decoration. The university itself was f...
125 m

4. Abby Of The Holy Cross

4:02 min · The Abby of the Holy Cross is a completely preserved complex from the 13th and 14th centuries. The former Cistercian nunnery was founded in 1270 by...
95 m

5. City Wall And Ramparts

2:01 min · Large parts of Rostock's city fortifications are still preserved today. In the 2nd half of the 13th century, the city wall, gates, towers, weigh ho...
320 m

6. Kröpelin Gate

2:36 min · The Kröpelin Gate was first mentioned in a document in 1280. It is the most magnificent of the once 22 city and water gates. The six-storey, 54-met...
303 m

7. Lange Straße

2:14 min · The street “Lange Straße” was first mentioned in a document in 1274. It is therefore one of Rostock’s oldest streets. During the bombing raids in 1...
458 m

8. Wokrenterstraße

1:47 min · The Wokrenterstraße was built in the early 1980s. During the Second World War, the northern part of the old town was particularly badly destroyed. ...
368 m

9. St. Marys Church

6:25 min · Discover Rostock's most beautiful and important church (1230). The transept and the nave of the cruciform basilica are the same length and emphasis...
105 m

10. New Market Square And Town Hall

6:42 min · The New Market (Neuer Markt) is the market of the former middle town. It is located at the eastern end of the pedestrian zone in the immediate vici...
172 m

11. Kerkhoff House

1:39 min · The Kerkhoff House is one of Rostock's best-known architectural monuments. It is named after its builder, a former Rostock mayor named Bartolt Kerk...
268 m

12. Stone Gate and House Of Estates

4:21 min · The stone gate was built in the style of the Dutch Renaissance (1574-1577) on the foundation walls of the former Gothic southern main gate. The fie...
181 m

13. Cow Gate

1:23 min · The early Gothic cow gate was built in 1262 and is the oldest preserved town gate. It is also the oldest gate tower in northern Germany. The four-s...
104 m

14. House of Krahnstöver

2:55 min · The House of Krahnstöver is a seven-axle late Gothic gabled house that was first mentioned in a document in 1376. This makes it one of the oldest m...
230 m

15. St. Nicholas Church

4:01 min · The St. Nicholas Church is one of the four churches in Rostock's inner city community. It is one of the oldest surviving hall churches in the Balti...
404 m

16. St. Peter’s Church

5:43 min · St. Peter's Church is Rostock's oldest parish church. It was first mentioned in a document in 1252 and is located on the high bank of the Warnow ri...
295 m

17. Monastery Of St. Catherine

2:25 min · In 1223, the Franciscans began to build this monastery complex. After the Reformation, St. Katharinenstift first served as a poorhouse, later also ...
325 m

18. Monk Gate

1:13 min · The city protected itself against the harbour with its city wall and beach gates. These beach gates were connected to the ships' mooring bridges, t...
729 m

19. Kröpeliner Straße

3:53 min · Since 1968, Kröpeliner Straße has been a pedestrian zone and Rostock's main shopping street. Many older buildings are under monumental protection a...
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Discover Rostock: Your audio guide

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Sprachen: Deutsch Englisch Italienisch Spanisch Schwedisch Französisch

Go on an individual discovery tour through the historical city centre of Rostock at your own pace. Interesting facts, exciting stories and exclusive original recordings of the Hanseatic and University city will accompany you on your tour.

How long is the tour?
The tour of Rostock has a total of 19 stops. If you walk it without a break, you will need about 2.5 to 3 hours. You would like to have a coffee, tea or wine in between, or perhaps a piece of cake or an ice cream? Then you will be on your tour for 4 to 5 hours. We can only recommend the stops!

When is the best time for this tour?
You can start the tour at any time of the day.

In which languages is the tour available?
The tour of Rostock is available in German, English, Spanish, Italian, French and Swedish.

We hope you enjoy your tour!

Publisher of the audio guide: Hanseatic and University City of Rostock, Tourismuszentrale Rostock & Warnemünde, Am Strom 59, 18119 Rostock-Warnemünde, Germany; Originator of the texts: Tourismuszentrale Rostock & Warnemünde in close cooperation with the Rostocker Town Guide Association (Klaus Armbröster, Regina Sell, Klaus Lass); Speakers: Sarah Strahl (German - Tour Rostock), Klaus-Dietrich Lass (German - Tour Warnemünde), Liam O’Connell (English), Camilla Swanér (Swedish), Micheline Bouchez (French), Juan José de Artiagoitia (Spanish), Carlo Puca (Italian); Recording studio: Recording studio Rostock - ASHtunes Music Label by Leo Sieg.

All information and data to the best of our knowledge and belief, but without guarantee of completeness and correctness. No part of this publication may be reprinted or passed on to third parties. All rights reserved.

rostock.warnemuende (Tourismuszentrale Rostock & Warnemünde)
von rostock.warnemuende (Tourismuszentrale Rostock & Warnemünde)
erstellt am 3/3/23

1. Introduction & Rostock Information

Welcome to the City of Rostock! It's great that you are taking a tour of Rostock's historic old town. We hope you enjoy it! Do you have any questio...
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