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Rostock - History |
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The
founding of the City of Rostock goes back nearly 800 years. Rostock obtained its city
status in 1218 and its early development was closely tied to the Hanse,
a trade commonwealth that had existed since the middle of the 12th century
In 1161 was first mention by the Danish historian Saxo Grammaticus; about
1200 was settlement of German craftsmen and tradespeople; in 1218 -
freedom of the City by Heinrich Borwin I.; in 1252 - purchase of Rostock
heath; in 1265 - unity of the three separate sections to the town,
Building of the town's defence walls begins; in 1323 - purchase of the
fishing village of Warnemuende; in 1325 -
Later to
include firms such as "Heinkel" and "Arado"; in 1933 -
Rostock concentrates on the armaments industry; in 1935 - Rostock has
100.000 citizens; in 1942 - heavy bombardments by the RAF destroy vast
parts of the town; in 1945 - occupation by Soviet troops from 1946
Construction of Warnow shipyard; in 1952 - 1990 - district town for the
most
Though the Hanse period lasted only until the 17th century,
it still encapsules one of the main characteristics of the current Rostock,
whose history as a Hansestadt is also reflected in the numerous
architectural landmarks - the churches, city gates and wall, as well as
the gothic burgher houses, Renaissance and Baroque buildings - that define
this city. Generally red brick buildings are the trademark of this port on
the Baltic sea. Today Rostock is a city of about 250,000 and the largest
in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. University history - Rostock University, founded in 1419, is the oldest university in Northern Europe and has one of the richest traditions of German universities. Founding faculties were the Facultas artium (today the Faculty of Philosophy), the Faculty of Law and the Faculty of Medicine. In 1432 the Faculty of Theology completed the traditional faculties. The University of Rostock has proven its flexibility and its enthusiasm for innovation again and again in the course of its varied history. In this century a Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, a Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, a Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, and, in 1951 a novelty among the 'classic' German universities, a Faculty of Engineering Sciences enlarged the range of subjects at the University. |
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purchase
of own Coinage Act; in 1358 - acquisition of full jurisdiction; in 1419 -
formation of "Alma mater rostochiensis"; in 1472 - completion of
the astronomical clock in Marien church; in 1627 - 1648 - town occupied,
lootings and impoverishment during the Thirty year war; in 1669 - last Hanse
day; in 1677 - vast fire destroys parts of the town; in 1742 - Gebhard
Lebercht von Bluecher is born in Rostock; in 1830 - building starts
outside the town walls; in 1852 - construction of the first German
seagoing iron screw-ship; in 1891 - formation of "Neptune shipyard
and machinery factory AG"; in 1903 - launch of the Railway ferry to
Gedser/Denmark; in 1923 - Foundation of the Aviation industry. 
northern
borough in East Germany; in 1960 - opening of the new seaport in Rostock-Petersdorf;
in 1987 - the population reaches 250.000; in 1990 - Rostock calls itself
"Hanseatic city" one again; in 1994 - reconstruction of the
cupola of St. Peter's; in 1995 - 777th jubilee granting the Freedom of the
city.
