Stadthafen Greifswald

Here you get a very nice insight into the heyday of shipping on the Baltic Sea. The Ryck was the artery of the city of Greifswald for a long time. Greifswald had belonged to the Hanseatic League since 1310, and the port was a popular transhipment point for ships from Scandinavia and Russia.
The ships came from the Vorhafen in Wyk via the Ryck to the port of Greifswald, but it was often a very tedious affair. Because of the shallow fairway, ships often had to be lightened, and the westerly winds that prevailed here made it difficult to sail to the port. So the sailing ships and also the first machine-driven ships were towed from the outer harbor in Wyk to the port of Greifswald.

Even in winter there are some old ships in the harbor.

The new buildings fit well with the surroundings: successful!