Nowgorod. The University of Rostock, founded 1419, was the first in the Baltic Sea area and, 6 years after St. Andrews (Scotland), the second in Northern Europe. At the time of its founding, it was the fifth [...] in the 1220ies; in 1454 the building had reached, by and large, its present appearance. It is a representative example of the North German Brick Gothic style. St. Mary’s is centrally located at the New [...] of Rostock The City of Rostock has a population of just above 200,000. Located on the Baltic Sea, it is an important port, and also the largest city in the state of Mecklenburg-Hither Pomerania ( Meckle
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