Rathaus Stralsund

The building, erected in the style of North German brick Gothic, whose construction dates back to the years 1300-1310, is one of the most important secular buildings on the Baltic Sea coast. Above the large windows of the market front of the town hall, the coats of arms of the Hanseatic cities indicate the importance of the Hanseatic League for Stralsund. The Schaugiebel is unique in the Baltic Sea region. The facade of the old town hall has been towering meters high into the Stralsund sky for centuries and has thus become the symbol of the city. The most important secular building on the German Baltic Sea coast still gives us an idea of ​​the glory and wealth of the Hanseatic period. The Stralsund town hall was not only the seat of the council and place of jurisdiction, but initially a building filled with lively business activity. The six-aisled, vaulted cellar hall probably served as a cloth hall. Sales booths were located on the ground floor. The north end of the building on the Alter Markt with its famous display wall shows a two-aisled vaulted hall on the ground floor. The hall above it, today the Löwenscher Saal, was originally the meeting room for the city's upper class and is still the place where the city representatives meet once a month for meetings of the citizens.

Today, shops and restaurants revitalize the area of the town hall that is accessible to everyone. Events take place regularly in the large vaulted cellar of the town hall. Above all, of course, the large arts and crafts market as part of the Stralsund Christmas market.

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