Editing Stralsund (section)

==Geography==
{{stack|[[File:Stralsund, Altstadt (2011-05-21) 4.JPG|thumb|Aerial view of Stralsund and its [[World Heritage Site|world heritage]] [[Altstadt|old town]] island]]
[[File:STRALSUND nieder.svg|thumb|Precipitation diagram]]}}

===Location===
The city of Stralsund is located in northeastern [[Germany]] in the region of [[Western Pomerania]] in the state of [[Mecklenburg-Vorpommern]]. Stralsund is located south west of [[Rügen]]. It is separated by a small body of water named the Strelasund, which stretches out to the Baltic Sea.

===Climate===
Its [[precipitation (meteorology)|annual precipitation]] is 656&nbsp;mm (25.8 inches) and comparatively low, falling within the lowest third of all precipitation values in [[Germany]]. The driest month is February; the most precipitation falls in July. The precipitation varies relatively moderately throughout the year. Only 40% of weather stations in Germany exhibit lower seasonal variation.

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|Feb high C = 3.7
|Mar high C = 6.9
|Apr high C = 12.0
|May high C = 16.6
|Jun high C = 19.8
|Jul high C = 22.2
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|Jul mean C = 18.7
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|Jan precipitation mm = 54.0
|Feb precipitation mm = 45.0
|Mar precipitation mm = 50.0
|Apr precipitation mm = 48.0
|May precipitation mm = 62.0
|Jun precipitation mm = 77.0
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===Landscape===
[[File:Stralsund, Germany, Rügenbrücke, Pylon und alte Klappbrücke (2006-09-12).JPG|thumb|180px|[[Strelasund Crossing|Rügen Bridge]], Germany's largest bridge, connects Stralsund with [[Rügen]] Island]]

The city lies on the sound of [[Strelasund]], a [[strait]] of the [[Baltic Sea]]. Its geographic proximity to the island of [[Rügen]], whose only fixed link to the mainland, the [[Strelasund Crossing]], runs between Stralsund and the village of [[Altefähr]], has given Stralsund the sobriquet "Gateway to the Island of Rügen" (''Tor zur Insel Rügen''). Stralsund is located close to the [[Western Pomerania Lagoon Area National Park]].

Stralsund's city borough includes municipal forest and three municipal ponds (the ''Knieperteich, Frankenteich'' and ''Moorteich''. The three ponds and the Strelasund lend the Old Town, the original settlement site and historic centre of the city, a protected island ambience. The highest point of the city is the ''Galgenberg'' ("Gallows Hill") on its western approaches.

===Subdivisions===
The city's territory covers an area of {{Convert|54.07|km2|abbr=on}}, which makes Stralsund, with its nearly 58,000 inhabitants one of the most densely populated cities in [[Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania]] (1,480 inhabitants per km<sup>2</sup>).

The borough of the Hanseatic city of Stralsund is divided into as follows:

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- class="hintergrundfarbe5"
! No. || Area || Quarter ||Population<br /> (<small>as of Dec. 2015</small><ref>[http://www.stralsund.de/export/sites/hst/buerger/rathaus/statistik/Bevoelkerung/Bevoelkerung-in-den-Stadtgebieten-und-Stadtteilen-Stand-2014-.pdf www.stralsund.de] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160520211509/http://www.stralsund.de/export/sites/hst/buerger/rathaus/statistik/Bevoelkerung/Bevoelkerung-in-den-Stadtgebieten-und-Stadtteilen-Stand-2014-.pdf |date=2016-05-20 }}, accessed on 24 July 2016 (pdf)</ref>)
|-
| 01
| Altstadt (Old Town)
| 
| style="text-align:right" | 5,942
|-
| 011
| Altstadt
| Altstadt
| style="text-align:right" | 5,630
|-
| 012
| Altstadt
| Hafeninsel (Harbour Island)
| style="text-align:right" | 24
|-
| 013
| Altstadt
| Bastionengürtel
| style="text-align:right" | 288
|-
| 02
| Knieper
| 
| style="text-align:right" | 24,966
|-
| 021
| Knieper
| Kniepervorstadt
| style="text-align:right" | 6,059
|-
| 022
| Knieper
| Knieper Nord
| style="text-align:right" | 6,597
|-
| 023
| Knieper
| Knieper West
| style="text-align:right" | 12,310
|-
| 03
| Tribseer
| 
| style="text-align:right" | 9,876
|-
| 031
| Tribseer
| Tribseer Vorstadt
| style="text-align:right" | 5,204
|-
| 032
| Tribseer
| Tribseer Siedlung
| style="text-align:right" | 3,431
|-
| 033
| Tribseer
| Tribseer Wiesen
| style="text-align:right" | 1,129
|-
| 034
| Tribseer
| Schrammsche Mühle
| style="text-align:right" | 112
|-
| 04
| Franken
| 
| style="text-align:right" | 6,660
|-
| 041
| Franken
| Frankenvorstadt
| style="text-align:right" | 5,209
|-
| 042
| Franken
| [[Dänholm]]
| style="text-align:right" | 316
|-
| 043
| Franken
| Franken Mitte
| style="text-align:right" | 365
|-
| 044
| Franken
| Frankensiedlung
| style="text-align:right" | 770
|-
| 05
| Süd
| 
| style="text-align:right" | 3,947
|-
| 051
| Süd
| Andershof
| style="text-align:right" | 3,297
|-
| 052
| Süd
| [[Devin (Stralsund)|Devin]]
| style="text-align:right" | 576
|-
| 053
| Süd
| Voigdehagen
| style="text-align:right" | 74
|-
| 06
| Lüssower Berg
| 
| style="text-align:right" | 225
|-
| 07
| Langendorfer Berg
| 
| style="text-align:right" | 318
|-
| 08
| Grünhufe
| 
| style="text-align:right" | 6,307
|-
| 081
| Grünhufe
| Stadtkoppel
| style="text-align:right" | 320
|-
| 082
| Grünhufe
| Vogelsang
| style="text-align:right" | 2,240
|-
| 083
| Grünhufe
| Grünthal-Viermorgen
| style="text-align:right" | 3,687
|-
| 084
| Grünhufe
| Freienlande
| style="text-align:right" | 60
|}

The city also possesses estates in the local area as well as on the islands of [[Rügen]], [[Hiddensee]] and [[Ummanz]].

===Neighbouring municipalities===
Larger cities in the nearby area are [[Greifswald]] and [[Rostock]]. In the local area around Stralsund there are also the towns of [[Barth, Germany|Barth]] and [[Ribnitz-Damgarten]].

Many of the smaller villages in the vicinity, like [[Prohn]] or [[Steinhagen (Vorpommern)|Negast]], have grown sharply after 1990 as a result of the influx of those living or working in Stralsund.