Greifswald celebrates 775 years: the city inspires the city!

Greifswald celebrates 775 years: the city inspires the city!

Greifswald, Deutschland - Greifswald, the charming city on the Baltic Sea, is in the spotlight in 2025: The Hanseatic city celebrates its 775th anniversary. An extensive festival program is intended to adequately appreciate the rich history and culture of the city. It starts with a festival week from May 14th to 18th, which promises many highlights. "We want to invite all citizens as well as clubs and institutions to actively participate in the celebrations," explains a spokesman for the city administration. Ideas for the anniversary program can be submitted by December 31, 2024.

The festival program begins with a city reception on May 14, which is reminiscent of the founding of the city in 1250. Special commitment in volunteering is awarded on this day. There are also special event days on the program, such as a "day of schools", where educational institutions and projects on city history are presented. For the very sports enthusiasts Greifswalder, the “Day of Sports” takes place in the Volksstadion, where children and young people can take the Greifswald sports badge.

historical roots and modern development

A look back into history gives the importance of Greifswald. The city was founded in the Middle Ages and entered the league of the Hanseatic cities in 1250. Wikipedia informs that Greifswald was one of the first Mirish cities of the Hanseatic League. The university, founded in 1456, would have played a central role in the upgrading, which is still a formative institution for the city.

It is exciting how Greifswald developed from a small town in the shade of larger cities such as Stralsund and Szczecin into a living university town. The harbor, once flowering, suffered from dispatch in the following centuries, which damaged the city's economic development. But with industrialization in the 19th century, the city picked up speed again. Another turning point was the success of urban development since 1991, which made the historic old town bloom again.

festivals and events

The program of the 775th anniversary will also include numerous hands-on activities and concerts. On the weekend from May 17th to 18th, the offer ranges from a historical fashion show to a Hansry market that will kidnap visitors in past times. A particularly remarkable attraction is a 77.5 meter long birthday board on the shooting wall where the citizens can gather.

In order to further increase the anticipation, Klaas Jarchow organizes the first Nature Writing Festival, which will take place from June 17th to 21st. The event promises readings in extraordinary places that make the wonderful interaction between nature and literature tangible. Not to forget the Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Day, which will be celebrated in Greifswald from June 20 to 22, 2025 and makes the city an even more lively center of cultural exchange, as well as the Nordtour emphasized.

Greifswald - a city with history that continues to develop. With a colorful festival program, not only will look back on the past in the coming year, but also take a look into the future. A certificate that tradition and innovation do not have to be mutually exclusive, but rather shape a living cityscape together.