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CONTACT
Rostock Business and Technology Development GmbH
Schweriner Straße 10/11
18069 Rostock
Phone / Fax / e-mail
+49-(0)381-37719-0
+49-(0)381-37719-19
info@rostock-business.de
Brief History
- founded in 1218, acquired its charter from Duke Heinrich Borwin I
- Rostock enjoyed its first period of prosperity in the 14th and 15th centuries due to its integration in the Hanseatic League
- second oldest university in Northern Europe founded in 1419 in Rostock
- 17th / 18th centuries marked by varied occupation
- economic upswing in the second half of the 19th century
- industrial significance in shipbuilding and Heinkel airplane manufacturing works
- production of the world’s first jet engine airplane
- large scale destruction during WWII
- economic rebound to economic and cultural center following German reunification
Facts and Figures
- Coordinates: 54° 5´ N, 12° 8´ E
- 200,000 inhabitants in Rostock
- 500.000 inhabitants in the greater region
- Area: 181.44 km²
- Population density: 1097 people / km²
- Area code: 0381
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