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City Wall, Rostock (No. 2)

In the first half of the 19th century, Rostock regained much of its economic importance, due at first to the wheat trade, then, from the 1850s, to industry, especially its shipyards. The first propeller-driven steamers in Germany were constructed here.

The city grew in area and population, with new quarters developing in the south and west of the ancient borders of the city. Two notable developments were added to house the increasing population at around 1900:

Steintor-Vorstadt in the south, stretching from the old city wall to the facilities of the new Lloydbahnhof (Lloyd Railway Station, now Rostock Hauptbahnhof), was designed as a living quarter. It consisted mostly of large single houses, once inhabited by wealthy citizens.

Kröpeliner-Tor-Vorstadt in the west, was designed to house the working population as well as to provide smaller and larger industrial facilities, such as the Mahn & Ohlerich's Brewery (now Hanseatische Brauerei Rostock). The main shipyard, Neptun, was nearby at the shore of the river.

Duisburg: Sitzung des Rates der Stadt am 8. Mai

Neuer Versuch: Politik will Trinkerszene auf der Königstraße mit Verbot zu Leibe rücken Von Petra Grünendahl „Öffentliche Angsträume darf es nicht geben“, begründete Herbert Mettler, Fraktionsvorsitzender der SPD im Rat der Stadt, die Beschlussvorlage der Verwaltung: Ein befristetes Alkoholkonsumverbot im Bereich der Innenstadt soll die Trinkerszene insbesondere am Kuhtor trocken legen. Das…