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Hanseatic City Wismar

The Hanseatic city of Wismar is located on the Wismar Bay in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and protected by the offshore island of Poel, the city looks back on an eventful past and enchants with its maritime flair.
The historic old town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Together with the old town of Stralsund, the heritage of the Hanseatic League has been preserved here in a unique way. Let yourself drift through tranquil old town alleys and beautifully restored streets with richly decorated brick facades from the time of the Hanseatic League.
The origin of the Hanseatic city lies at the Old Port. According to documentary evidence, it is older than the city itself, which was founded in 1226. During the Hanseatic period, it served as a transshipment point for various sea goods and led to the growing importance of the Hanseatic city as a trading center for imports and exports. The Water Gate once served as an entrance from the old harbor to the historic city center. As part of the former city fortifications, it was one of five original city gates. In the brick Gothic style, it is unmistakably embedded in the historic city ensemble and is today one of the city's best-known landmarks.

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Tour of the historic World Heritage Old Town of Wismar

Today's pedestrian zone in the Krämerstraße was the main street of the city in the Middle Ages and is now lined with many small stores and boutiques. Cafés invite you to watch the hustle and bustle on the street while enjoying a coffee.
After a short breather, it is worth taking a detour through restored streets with medieval and classicist gabled houses to the 1-hectare market square, which has been bordered on the entire northern side by the imposing town hall since 1819. It was built in the neoclassical style and houses an exhibition on the town's history and archaeological finds from the region. On the south-eastern side, the market square is at the feet of the "Old Swede", the oldest town house in the city (1380). The name originated in the course of the reappraisal of the Swedish occupation. The brick facade is one of the last remaining late Gothic gabled house facades.  Today it houses a traditional inn. Another highlight on the market square is the Wismar Water Art. It is the unmistakable landmark of the city. The free-standing building in Renaissance style once served as the city's drinking water supply. Lettering in German and Latin provides information about the water supply of times long past.


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