Greifswald

Greifswald is a town of 59,000 people in in . The town sits at the south end of the Bay of Greifswald, and the historic centre on the river Ryck that crosses the city.
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  • Type: Town with 56,400 residents
  • Description: town in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
  • Also known as: 13075039” and “University and Hanseatic City of Greifswald

Places of Interest

Highlights include Greifswald City Library and Greifswald town hall.

Library

Railway station
Greifswald is a railway station in the town of Greifswald, , . The station lies on the Angermünde–Stralsund railway and the train services are operated by Deutsche Bahn and Ostdeutsche Eisenbahn.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Neuenkirchen and Wackerow.

Village
is a municipality in the district, in , .

Village
is a municipality in the district, in , .

Suburb
is a suburb, which is situated 3½ km southeast of Greifswald.

Greifswald

Latitude
54.0958° or 54° 5′ 45″ north
Longitude
13.3815° or 13° 22′ 54″ east
Population
56,400
Elevation
3 metres (10 feet)
Open location code
9F6M39WJ+8J
Open­Street­Map ID
node 240101756
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
6551180
Wiki­data ID
Q4098
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Greifswald” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: Greifswald
  • Arabic: غرايفسفالت
  • Arabic: غريفيسفالد
  • Aragonese: Greifswald
  • Armenian: Գրայֆսվալդ
  • Arpitan: Greifswald
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  • Basque: Greifswald
  • Bavarian: Greifswald
  • Belarusian: Грайфсвальд
  • Breton: Greifswald
  • Bulgarian: Грайфсвалд
  • Catalan: Ciutat hanseàtica i universitària de Greifswald
  • Catalan: Greifswald
  • Catalan: Griepswold
  • Cebuano: Greifswald (kapital sa distrito)
  • Chinese: 格賴夫斯瓦爾德
  • Chinese: 格賴夫斯華特
  • Chinese: 格赖夫斯瓦尔德
  • Corsican: Greifswald
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  • Danish: Greifswald
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  • Erzya: Грайфсвальд
  • Esperanto: Greifswald
  • Estonian: Greifswald
  • Finnish: Greifswald
  • French: Greifswald
  • Friulian: Greifswald
  • Galician: cidade universitaria e hanseática de Greifswald
  • Galician: Greifswald
  • Georgian: გრაიფსვალდი
  • German: Greifswald
  • German: Griepswold
  • German: Hansestadt Greifswald
  • German: Universitäts- und Hansestadt Greifswald
  • Greek: Γκράιφσβαλντ
  • Hebrew: גרייפסוואלד
  • Hungarian: Greifswald
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  • Japanese: グライフスヴァルト
  • Kashubian: Greifswald
  • Kashubian: Grifiô
  • Kazakh: Грайфсвальд
  • Kirghiz: Грайфсвальд
  • Kongo: Greifswald
  • Korean: 그라이프스발트
  • Kurdish: Greifswald
  • Ladin: Greifswald
  • Latin: Gryphiswalda
  • Latin: Gryphiswaldia
  • Latvian: Greifsvalde
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  • Lithuanian: Greifsvaldas
  • Low German: Greifswald
  • Low German: Griepswohld
  • Low German: Griepswold
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  • Macedonian: Грајфсвалд
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  • Northern Frisian: Greifswald
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Greifswald
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  • Occitan (post 1500): Greifswald
  • Persian: گرایفسوالت
  • Persian: گرایفسوالد
  • Pfaelzisch: Greifswald
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  • Polish: Greifswald
  • Polish: Gryfia
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  • Russian: Грайфсвальд
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  • Scots: Greifswald
  • Scottish Gaelic: Greifswald
  • Serbian: Greifswald
  • Serbian: Грајфсвалд
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  • Slovenian: Greifswald
  • South Azerbaijani: قرایفسوالد
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  • Swedish: Greifswald
  • Swiss German: Greifswald
  • Tatar: Грайфсвальд
  • Thai: ไกรฟส์วัลท์
  • Tumbuka: Greifswald
  • Turkish: Greifswald
  • Turkish: Griepswold
  • Turkish: Hansestadt Greifswald
  • Turkish: Universitäts- und Hansestadt Greifswald
  • Ukrainian: Грайфсвальд
  • Upper Sorbian: Greifswald
  • Urdu: گرایفسوالت
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  • Western Panjabi: گریفزوالڈ
  • Wolof: Greifswald
  • Wu Chinese: 格赖夫斯瓦尔德
  • Yue Chinese: 格賴夫斯華特
  • Zulu: Greifswald

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