Germany Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Rostock

Rostock is the largest city in the north German state Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Rostock is on the Warnow river; Rostock is home to one of the oldest universities in the world, the University of Rostock founded in 1419. One of the most picturesque places in Rostock is the New Market Square, with the Town Hall - that was originally built in the 13th century in Brick Gothic style, but extensively transformed in the 18th century, with the addition of a Baroque façade and a banqueting hall. The square also preserved six original, carefully restored gable houses from the 15th and 16th centuries.