Warnemunde-Rostock

About Warnemunde-Rostock

Warnemünde is a seaside village at the mouth of the Warnow river and the cruise port for Hanseatic Rostock, 20 minutes upriver. For most passengers, Warnemünde is really the gateway to Berlin — a 2.5-hour train or motorcoach transfer that fills a full day with the Brandenburg Gate, Checkpoint Charlie, and the Wall memorial. Those staying local walk the lighthouse, the Alter Strom canal, and the Baltic beach.

• Warnemunde (literally 'Mouth of the Warnow') is one of the world's busiest cruise ports, regularly handling over 200 cruise ship calls per season.
• It is a seaside district of Rostock — the largest city in the German state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania — and was a separate fishing village until absorbed by Rostock in 1323.
• Rostock itself is home to one of Europe's oldest universities, founded in 1419, which still operates today as the University of Rostock.
• The port of Rostock is the fourth-largest port in Germany and the largest on the German Baltic coast, with major ferry routes to Denmark and Sweden.
• Warnemunde's lighthouse, built in 1898, stands 36 meters tall and is a beloved landmark; it was formerly operated as a navigational aid for ships entering the Warnow estuary.