Greifswald, officially, the University and Hanseatic City of Greifswald (in German Universitäts-und Hansestadt Greifswald) is a town in northeastern Germany. It is situated in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, at an equal distance of about 250 kilometres (160 mi) from Germany's two largest cities, Berlin and Hamburg. The town borders the Baltic Sea, and is crossed by a small river, the Ryck. It is also located near Germany's two largest islands, Rügen and Usedom as well as near three of the country's 14 national parks.
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A postcard from Greifswald (Annika)
Date of dispatch : 2010-12-06
Country: Germany
In my mailbox on December 10th, 2010