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Sightseeing in Rostock

St. Marien Church: Gothic basilica with astronomical clock from 1472

Holy Cross Abbey: Gothic Cistercian nunnery (est. 1270), now houses the Cultural History Museum

St. Petri Church: Gothic basilica (13C) with 117m spire (with elevator)

Hausbaumhaus: Late Gothic merchant’s house (15C)

Kröpelin Gate: Biggest and finest of the former 22 city gates, now houses the City History Museum.

Zoological Garden: Biggest Zoo on the Baltic coast, 56 hectares, 1,700 animals of 360 species

Warnemünde Lighthouse: Built 1897/98, 32m high

Getting There

Rail services from Frankfurt/Main, Cologne, Bonn, Berlin, Hamburg, Basel (CH) (via Hamburg), DB car trains from Stuttgart and Frankfurt/Main.

Ferry services from Gedser (DK), Trelleborg and Södertälje (S), Helsinki and Hanko (FIN).

Air services from Hamburg, Dortmund via Hamburg, Hannover, Cologne/Bonn via Hannover.

By road via the A19 from Berlin and the A20 from Hamburg.

General Information

For help with holiday planning, room reservations, conferences and conventions service, arranging day trips and longer excursions, city tours, package programmes and the RostockCard contact:

Tourismuszentrale Rostock & Warnemünde
Tourist-Information
Neuer Markt 3, 18055 Rostock
Tel: +(0)381-3812-370
Fax: +(0)381-3812-601

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