Editing Rostock (section)

==Main sights==

===Rostock===
{{wide image|Rostock Unterwarnow-Panorama vom Gehlsdorfer Ufer zur Altstadt 2003.jpg|1000px|Panorama of Rostock from the bank of the [[Warnow]] river during the [[Hanse Sail]]}}
[[File:Aerial view Yacht Harbour Residence Rostock Yachthafenresidenz Hohe Düne 1.jpg|right|thumb|Aerial view of marina and ''Yacht Harbour Residence "Hohe Düne"'' at the [[Baltic Sea]], close to [[Warnemünde]]]]
[[File:Rostock Heiligengeisthof.jpg|thumb|''Heiligengeisthof'' (Holy Spirit Courtyard)]]
One of the most picturesque places in Rostock is the ''Neuer Markt'' (New Market Square), with the Town Hall – that was originally built in the 13th century in [[Brick Gothic]] style, but extensively transformed in the 18th century, with the addition of a [[Baroque]] façade and a banqueting hall. The square also preserved six original, carefully restored gable houses from the 15th and 16th centuries. The other historical houses in Hanseatic style that once bordered the square were destroyed in an Allied air-raid in 1942, and rebuilt in a simplified manner.<ref>Bomben auf Rostock; H.-W. Bohl, B. Keipke, k. Schröder; Konrad Reich Verlag 1995</ref>

The 15th-century ''Kerkhofhaus'' (at Große Wasserstraße, behind the Town Hall) is considered the best-preserved brick Gothic house in Rostock. {{citation needed|date=April 2013}}

[[St. Mary's Church, Rostock|St. Mary's Church]] ''Marienkirche'', on Ziegenmarkt, is an imposing [[Brick Gothic]] church. Built in the 13th century, it was enlarged and modified at the end of the 14th century into the present cross-shaped basilica. The huge tower was not completed until the end of the 18th century. Inside there is an [[astronomical clock]] erected in 1472 by Hans Düringer.

[[File:Rostock Kröpeliner Straße.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|left|''Kröpeliner Straße'' – main shopping street]]
The main pedestrian precinct is ''Kröpeliner Straße'', which runs east from the Neuer Markt to the 14th-century ''Kröpeliner Tor'', a former town gate. The main buildings of [[University of Rostock|Rostock University]] lie at Universitätsplatz, near the middle of the street, in front of the lively fountain of ''zest for life (Brunnen der Lebensfreude)'', known colloquially as Pornobrunn (fountain of pornography), for its nude sculptures.

The ''Kloster St Katharinen'' (Convent of St. Catherine), is an old [[Franciscan]] [[monastery]] founded in 1243, and extended several times during the 14th and 15th centuries. Now used as the seat of the Academy of Music and Theatre (HMT-Rostock).

The Brick Gothic ''Nikolaikirche'' (St. Nicholas Church), which is the oldest church in Rostock, was built in the mid-13th century. Heavily damaged during [[World War II]] and subsequently restored, the building is now used as an exhibition centre and concert hall, due to its outstanding acoustics.

Some parts of the medieval [[city wall]], with four [[city gate]]s, have survived to the present day. The city has a large population of herring gulls that squawk loudly most days throughout the year.

===Warnemünde===
[[File:Warnemünde Altstadt (03) 2006-09-21.jpg|thumb|''Alexandrinenstraße'' in Warnemünde]]
[[File:Wassersportler Warnemünde.jpg|thumb|Warnemünde Beach]]
[[File:Rostock22.jpg|thumb|''Speicher'' (office buildings) at night. Headquarters of [[AIDA Cruises]].]]
[[Warnemünde]] is the seaside part of Rostock and a major attraction of the city. Locals and tourists alike enjoy the maritime flair of old houses, a large beach, a [[Lighthouse Warnemünde|lighthouse]] and the old fisherman's port.