Rostock
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Summary
Rostock is a big city[1]. Rostock draws 11,596 Wikipedia views per month (big city category, ranking #97 of 300).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Wendish cities[3], Warnow-Wasser- und Abwasserverband[4], Städte- und Gemeindetag Mecklenburg-Vorpommern[5], Climate Alliance[6], Union of the Baltic Cities[7]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern[8]
- Country: Germany[9]
- Located in or next to body of water: Warnow[10], Baltic Sea[11]
- Head of government: Eva-Maria Kröger[12]
- Instance of: Hanseatic city[13], regiopolis[14], college town[15], major regional center[16], city[17], urban municipality in Germany[18], border city[19], urban district of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern[20], port city[21]
- Shares border with: Rostock District[22], Elmenhorst/Lichtenhagen[23], Admannshagen-Bargeshagen[24], Lambrechtshagen[25], Kritzmow[26], Papendorf[27], Dummerstorf[28], Roggentin[29], Broderstorf[30], Bentwisch[31], Mönchhagen[32], Rövershagen[33], Gelbensande[34], Graal-Müritz[35]
- Flag: flag of Rostock[36]
- Twinned administrative body: Varna[37], Szczecin[38], Turku[39], Dunkirk[40], Riga[41], Antwerp[42], Gothenburg Municipality[43], Dalian[44], Raleigh[45], Rijeka[46], Bremen[47], Aarhus[48], Guldborgsund Municipality[49], Bergen[50]
- Coat of arms: Rostocker Wappen[51]
- Postal code: 18001[52], 18181[53], 18059[54]
- Part of: Union of Cities THE HANSA[55]
- Commons category: Rostock[56]
- Licence plate code: HRO[57]
- Local dialing code: 0381[58]
- Archives at: Stadtarchiv Rostock[59]
- Has part(s): Warnemünde[60], Diedrichshagen (Rostock)[61], Markgrafenheide[62], Hohe Düne[63], Hinrichshagen[64]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Rostock include Rostock District[65], a rural district of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern[66], in Germany[67], founded in 2011[68], headquartered in Güstrow[69] and Rostock Airport[70], a commercial airport[71], in Germany[72].
Why It Matters
Rostock has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[73] Rostock is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[74]
Entities named for Rostock include Rostock District[65], a rural district of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern[66], in Germany[67], founded in 2011[68], headquartered in Güstrow[69] and Rostock Airport[70], a commercial airport[71], in Germany[72].