Johanniskloster

Coastal Mecklenburg – Western Pomerania


The restored Johanniskloster, a ruined former Franciscan monastery, is a peaceful corner of town. Immediately west is a courtyard surrounded by small medieval houses.


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Nearby Coastal Mecklenburg – Western Pomerania attractions

1. Külpstrasse 5

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This fine example of a restored gabled facade is notable for the fact that a small reconstruction of the original has been left exposed high on the wall.

2. Wulflamhaus

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A beautiful 15th-century town house named after an old mayor, the turreted step gable imitates the Rathaus facade across the square.

3. Alter Markt

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Stralsund's main square is a hub of its architectural treasures.

4. Nikolaikirche

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This masterpiece of medieval architecture dates to 1270 and is modelled on Lübeck's Marienkirche. Its interior is awash with colour and is filled with art…

5. Rathaus

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Seven copper turrets and six triangular gables grace the red-brick Gothic facade of the splendid 1370 Rathaus. The upper portion of the northern facade,…

6. Welterbe Ausstellung Stralsund

0.14 MILES

This small but excellent exhibition celebrates Stralsund's listing (along with Wismar) as a Unesco World Heritage-listed site. Information is in German…

7. Ozeaneum

0.26 MILES

In an arctic-white wave-like building that leaps out from the surrounding red-brick warehouses, the state-of-the-art Ozeaneum takes you into an underwater…

8. Gorch Fock 1

0.27 MILES

Built as a training ship by the German navy in 1933, the Gorch Fock 1 is a large (82m-long) steel three-masted barque with quite a history. The Russians…