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Warnemünde (No. 6)

The Warnow is a river in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in Germany. It flows into the Baltic Sea near the town of Rostock, in its borough Warnemünde.

The source of the Warnow is in Grebbin, a small village 10 kilometres (6 mi) north of Parchim, at the western end of the Mecklenburg Lake District. It flows north through Sternberg, Bützow and Schwaan before reaching Rostock.

In 2003, Germany's first modern toll road, the Warnow Tunnel was opened, connecting the port of Rostock on the east bank with the west bank of the river.

There is in Indaial, a city of Brazil, a river with the same name. When Hermann Blumenau came to America and started to explore the country, he gave this name to the river in the Brazilian city because it resembled the river in Germany.

The origins of the name are uncertain. Recent work suggests a non-Indo-European (perhaps specifically Hattic) element ar(i)n ('spring, stream'), giving rise to the Slavic form Warnow through the prosthesis of /v-/. The Warnabi, a medieval Slavic tribe, probably derived their name from the Warnow. The ancient geographer Claudius Ptolemäus mentioned a river around 150 CE whose location would correspond to the Warnow, which he called the Χαλοῦσος (Latin: Chalusus). The river also appears in a few medieval sources under names along the lines of Goderak: Guðakrsá ('God-field's river') in Knýtlinga saga chapter 119 and Saxo Grammaticus's Gesta Danorum in the phrase ad Gudacram amnem ('to the river Gudacra'; xiv.25.16). Meanwhile, Arnold of Lübeck's Chronica Slavorum mentions that Berno, Apostle of the Obotrites 'pro Gutdracco Godehardum episcopum venerari constituit' ('instituted the veneration of Bishop Godehard in place of Gutdracco'). This Gutdracco is otherwise unknown, and there is some suspicion that the name of this god arose as a folk-etymologisation of the name of the river.

Warnemünde (No. 2)

Once completely dependent on the fishing industry, Warnemünde's economic alignment has shifted inevitably from the primary to the secondary and tertiary sector. Besides the Nordic Yards Warnemünde ship yard (the former Warnowwerft), the economy largely depends on tourism. The construction of a modern cruise line centre in 2005 has contributed crucially to Warnemünde's establishment as the most important harbour for cruise line ships in Germany.

Warnemünde was formerly the site of the original LFG aircraft factories during World War I. Prior to World War II a number of other companies, mostly related in some way to the now bankrupt LFG, started operations in the area. These included Heinkel and Arado Flugzeugwerke. The factories and surrounding living areas were bombed several times during the war. Many of these factories were used to form Warnow Werft.

Am Wochenende läutet das 20. Stromfest in Warnemünde den Saisonausklang 2013 ein.

Eine große Bummelmeile entlang des Alten Stroms, das 11. Drachenfest sowie viele Attraktionen laden auch dieses Jahr wieder Groß und Klein, Gäste und Einheimische nach Warnemünde. Ein Großereignis für Hochseeangler ist die Auszeichnung zum Dorschkönig.

Nach den Grußworten wird am Samstag gegen 21.15 Uhr die Stromfahrt gestartet. Alle Boote und Schiffe begeben sich geschmückt und beleuchtet auf die Ostsee oder kreuzen auf dem Alten Strom.

Programm 20. Stromfest 2013

Donnerstag, 5. September 2013

10.00 – 19.00 Uhr Bunte Bummelmeile / Alter Strom Freitag, 6. September 2013

10.00 – 19.00 Uhr Bunte Bummelmeile / Alter Strom

15.00 – 18.00 Uhr Duo APOLLO von maritim bis Oldie / Vogtei Sonnabend, 7. September 2013

10.00 – 23.00 Uhr Bunte Bummelmeile / Alter Strom

12.00 – 13.00 Uhr Ukrainisches Kinder- und Jugendtanzensemble / Leuchtturm

13.00 – 15.00 Uhr Kuchenbasar Gemeinnütziger Verein für Warnemünde e.V. mit Gesangsgruppe „Sing man tau“ / Vogtei

15.00 – 16.00 Uhr Ukrainisches Kinder- und Jugendtanzensemble / Leuchtturm

15.30 – 18.00 Uhr Mr. Zunks Projekt / Vogtei

19.00 – 20.30 Uhr Gruppe BREITLING / Kutter Pasewalk

21.00 – 22.15 Uhr Green Island musiziert vom Baltimore Schoner „Skythia“ auf dem Alten Strom, zur Stromfahrt und zur Lasershow

10.00 – 22.00 Uhr Drachenfest am Strand unterhalb des Teepott Sonntag, 8. September 2013

10.00 – 19.00 Uhr Bunte Bummelmeile / Alter Strom

11.00 – 13.00 Uhr Die HAFENLOTSEN / Vogtei

14.00 – 15.00 Uhr Shantychor DE KLAASHAHNS / Vogtei

15.30 Uhr Kurkonzert mit SPILL / Kurhausgarten

16.00 – 18.00 Uhr Gruppe WINDFLÜCHTER / Vogtei