Editing Stralsund (section)

===Main sights===
* The historic Stralsund old town island is a [[UNESCO]] [[World Heritage Site]]. It features many valuable remnants of the Hanseatic time, [[Brick Gothic]], [[Renaissance architecture|renaissance]], [[Baroque architecture|baroque]], [[Revival architecture|historicist]] and [[Art Nouveau|Jugendstil]] buildings.<ref name = "unesco"/>
* The heart of the old town is the Alter Markt Square ("Old Market"), with the Gothic city hall (13th century). Behind the city hall soars the imposing [[St. Nicholas' Church (Stralsund)|St. Nicholas' Church]], built in 1270–1360. The square is surrounded by houses from different periods, including the Gothic ''Wulflamhaus'' (a 14th-century patrician house, today a restaurant), and the Baroque ''Commandantenhus'' of 1751, the old headquarters of the Swedish military commander.
* Saint James' Church, built in mid-14th century. It was destroyed several times, e.g. by [[Wallenstein]] and in [[World War II]].
* [[St. Mary's church, Stralsund|Saint Mary's Church]], built in 1383–1473 in [[Gothic style]], is the largest church in Stralsund, and from 1625 to 1647 it was the [[List of tallest buildings and structures in the world#History|world's tallest structure]]. Its octagonal tower (104 meters high) offers a panorama view of Stralsund and the neighboring islands of [[Rügen]] and [[Hiddensee]].
[[File:Western portal of St Nikolai in Stralsund-2614.jpg|thumb|Portal of the St. Nicholas Church]]
* St. John's Abbey (Franciscan monastery built in 1254) is one of the oldest buildings in the city.
* Stralsund is the port of registry for the former German [[Reichsmarine]] Navy Sail Training ship ''[[Gorch Fock (1933)|"Gorch Fock" 1]]''. It is now a floating museum.
* The Monastery of Saint Catherine, mainly built in the 15th century, houses two museums today: Stralsund's ''Museum of Cultural History'' (known for e.g. the ''[[Hiddensee treasure|Gold Jewellery of Hiddensee]]''),<ref>[http://museum.stralsund.de/en/ Museum of Cultural History Stralsund]</ref> and the [[German Oceanographic Museum]], Germany's largest aquarium and oceanographic collection. The ancient [[refectory]] of the monastery is one of the most spectacular Gothic interiors in Germany.
* Besides the mentioned [[German Oceanographic Museum]] at the Katharinenkloster, Stralsund has other museums dedicated to marine life, including the popular [[Ozeaneum]] that was voted ''[[European Museum of the Year Award|European Museum of the Year]]'' in 2010. There is also a nautical centre, the Nautineum, on [[Dänholm]] island and the ''Marinemuseum Dänholm'', showcasing the military history of the German Navy, especially the interwar [[Reichsmarine]]. It also hosts one of the last remaining GDR [[Volksmarine]] (People's Navy) torpedo boats.