Rostock
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CS activities
Groups
There is a Subgroup: Rostock CS group. We have regular CS meetings, every monday evenings. We associate our CS meeting with "foreign language meetings" which also include no CS members. You can check our Google calendar for more details.
Please look also at the Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania for more events an activities.
Location
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Rostock is the largest city centrally located in the German state Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The seaside part of Rostock, Rostock-Warnemuende, is about 16 km to the north of the historic city centre. Rostock stretches 21.6 kilometres from the Baltic Sea to the south and 19.4 km from east to west.
To get a sense about the different districts have a look at this map. The content on that website is uninteresting for that case. But at first you are able to find a large map of the state Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, to get a sense where Rostock is situated, below there is a map with the different districts of Rostock and finally you also can zoom in to get an idea of downtown.
Transports
Train: There is good connexion from Hamburg and Berlin. Check the website of the German train available in english.
Ferry: Rostock is connected by ferry boat, to Scandinavia
Bike: it is the favourite transport of the students but not only. There are a lot of bicycle tracks. You can rent one on the shop beside the train station (exit "Zentrum")
Commun transport: Rostock has 6 tram tracks and very good bus connexion, especially with the city around. Have a look at the RSAG, the website is also in english
Tourism
Have a look at the official website to find out more about local cuisine, sights, special offers, accomodation or traffics. It's only in German, but use Googletranslations or Babelfish to get it into your language. I'm afraid there is none English speaking site at all for the tourism in Rostock.
Maritime Folk Festivals - Hanse Sail
The attraction of the Hanse Sail is the result mostly caused by the maritime folk festival, the traditional sailing ships and the museum ships. Annually on the 2nd weekend of August one million of people gets the chance to experience this lively maritime cultural heritage.
More than 200 participating ships with a total age of about 13.000 years get saluted at their arrival by an effectual shot of the cannonry of historic ships. Altogether the sails of the participants represent an area of 60.000 square kilometres and the length of all participating ships would be about six kilometres along the quayside. In fact, this is only an imagination, because neither the quay of the City harbour nor the quays of Rostock-Marienehe or Warnemünde are long enough. So the sailing ships lie in packs of three or four ships in the City harbour. The visitors benefit of these packs, because they can easily look at the figureheads of the historic sailing ships.
Live Music
Classic Music
In the old town (Altstatt) you can find the School for Music and Theater. It proposes a lot of concert form the students, very good quality and free. Have a look at the calendar
Music Festivals
In summer time right beside Rostock is always held Force Attack. A huge music festival over 3 days serving you the best Punk for less money. Lots of people camp there already a few days before and afterwards tons of people just hitchhike to the Baltic Sea for a after party.
Cafes & Restaurants
In the old town - Altstatt
1- Hemingway Faule Str. 13 It is the favorite bar of the students from the HMT, very quite and international atmosphere. If you are lucky you can have some live music on the small stage. Opening: Mo-Sa: 18:00-Open end; Su: 10:00-Open end Happy Hours: Thursday night 8-9pm enjoy 2 diners pay one.
2- Likorfabrik Grubenstr. 1 As its name says it was an old liquor factory. You can now enjoy a good café latte with a big piece of cake, a plate of cheese or a brunch of Sunday morning (tables outside on summer). Opening: 09:30-23:00
In the center - Zentrum
3- Heumond Hermannstr. 36 A lot of sociology and philosophy students enjoy this cosy bar especially the garden in summer. There is a large choice of drinks and delicious food. The kitchen is open until 23h and night dishes are provided until 1am! Sunday brunch and Biergarten on summer. Opening: 10:00-01:00
In the KTV
4- Best Kebab Doberaner Platz Maybe not the best, but at least a good one, open until the morning for the small hunger after party. Opening: wonder when they close!!
5- Jyoti Leonhardstr. 23 In this Indian restaurant all the dishes are accompanied with rice, naan and diverse sauces. You won't feel hungry when you go out of there and for a very reasonable price. They also have a delivery service. Opening: 09:30-Open end Happy Hours: Th: 1 glass of wine free for ladies Fr 21:00-22:00: All drinks for half prices
6- Wicki Wacki Woo I Waldemarstr. 1 and Wicki Wacki Woo II Fritz-Reuter-Str. 39 The famous place for cocktails among Rostock students, it proposes 555 different cocktails !! For a big group better to go to the WWW II (non smocker) but for a quiete atmosphere the WWW I (smoker) is better. Opening: 18:00-Open end Happy Hours: Su-Th: every cocktail at 3.20 between 19:30 and 20:30
7- Pleitegeier Fritz-Reuter-Str. 69 Don’t expect anything but a very cool and casual bar. You have to order at the counter and then choose to seat in a big couch, play some “football table” or some pool downstairs or enjoying your cigarette in the smoking room. They also have a b big screen inside for the soccer-evenings. Opening: Mo-Fr: 16:00-Open end; Sa-Su: 12:00-Open end
8- Cafe Lom Barnstorfer Weg 19 The new favorite lunch place for students, with its dishes at 4 euro from 11:00-15:00 it is hard to find better deal and not only it is cheap but also very good. The cuisine is highly inspired by Indian’s tandoori and accompanied with naans, enough to satisfy big hungers. You can seat outside on summer, and the place is smoker ! Opening: 11:00-open end
9- Casa de Cuba Barnstorfer Weg 10 Not only you can have brunch, diner or cocktails there, they also offer a cigar room. For Cuban cigars connoisseurs!!"" Opening: 11:00-Open end Sunday brunch: 11:00-14:00 buffet for 12 euro
10- Schocoladerie Warnowufer 65 Along the river Warnow, enjoy a hot and spicy dark chocolate or a piece of chocolate cake with a view of the Rostock marina. They also propose a wide variety of chocolate delicacies from all around Europe and you can think of bringing back home one of the “Rostocker Chocolate” Opening: 10:00-19:00
Youth Hostels/Camping Grounds
In town
Greifennest Backpackers' hotel August-Bebel-Straße 49, 18055 Rostock Tel. (+49) 381 8775618 Web: http://www.greifennest.de/ Prices: Hammock 12 euro, single room 39 euro, double room 44-56 euro
Deutsches Jugendherbergswerk Landesverband Mecklenburg-Vorpommern e.V. Erich-Schlesinger-Straße 41, 18059 Rostock Postfach 161261, 18025 Rostock E-Mail: djh-mv@t-online.de
Hanse-Hostel Rostock Doberaner Straße 136, 18057 Rostock Tel. 0381 1286006, Fax 0381 1286005 E-Mail: info@hanse-hostel.de
Bräckföst Hostel Beginenberg 25, 18055 Rostock Tel. 0381 4443858, Fax 0381 4443859 E-Mail: info@braeckfoest.de
Jugendgästeschiff Stadthafen, 18057 Rostock Tel. 0381 6700320
At the cost
baltic-Freizeit Camping- und Ferienpark Markgrafenheide Dünenweg 27, 18146 Rostock-Markgrafenheide Tel. 0381 6611510 Tel. 04544 8003-13, -14, Fax 04544 8003-13, 418 E-Mail: baltic-freizeit@t-online.de
Ostseecamp Rostocker Heide Wiedorfschneise 1, 18181 Graal-Müritz Tel. 038206 77580, Fax 038206 79194 open from 01.04. to 30.09.
Campingpark Kühlungsborn Waldstraße 1 B, 18225 Kühlungsborn Tel. 038293 7195, Fax 038293 7192 open from 01.04. to 31.10.
Ferien-Camp Börgerende Deichstraße 1, 18211 Börgerende Tel. 038203 81126, Fax 038203 81284 E-Mail: feriencamp.boergerende@t-online.de open from 01.04. to 31.10.
Jugendherberge Warnemünde Parkstraße 47, 18119 Rostock-Warnemünde Tel. 0381 548170
Gästehaus Lütten Klein Warnowallee 23/24, 18107 Rostock Tel. 0381 776970, Fax 0381 7698911
Ferienhof Ostseeland Stolteraer Weg 47, 18119 Rostock-Diedrichshagen Tel. 0381 54832-0, Fax 0381 54832-20
Jugendschiff "Likedeeler" MS Vagel Griep/MS Likedeeler Schmarl-Dorf, 18106 Rostock-Schmarl Tel. 0381 716300
Begegnungsstätte "Dünennest" Hohe Düne 1 A, 18119 Rostock-Hohe Düne Tel. 0381 2060326
Emergency Contact
Stranded in Rostock, abandoned by your host, hitchhiked in on last minute? Write a mail to couchsurfing.rostock@gmail.com and you'll get contact details of people who are willing to host you in an emergency case (remember no option for lazy people and no reason to not write a couch request ;)).
