List of Intershops

Intershop was a retail chain in the GDR whose goods could only bepaid forwith convertible currencies , later also with forum checks , but not with GDR marks . This list shows the well-known Intershops of the GDR.

A.

Ahlbeck
- Baltic hotel
Altenburg
- John-Schehr-Str. (today called Moritzstraße)
- Central Station
Angermünde
- in the station building
Anklam
- Hirtenstrasse
Annaberg-Buchholz
- Kleinrückerswalder Straße, moved to Große Kirchgasse around 1987.
Apolda
- Teichgasse / Bernhard-Prager-Gasse
- Hotel to the post office
Arnstadt
- railway station
Artern / Unstrut
- Nordhäuser Strasse
Aschersleben
- Front width / rear width
Auerbach / Vogtl.
- next to the cinema / Göltzschtalstraße

B.

Bad Lobenstein
- market
Bad Doberan
Bad little ones
bad Salzungen
- railway station
Barth
- Long Str.
Bautzen
- Hotel Lubin
Mountains on Rügen
- Barracks Ringstrasse / Stralsunder Str.
Berlin
- Berlin Friedrichstrasse train station , later in the Interhotel Metropol (including a sales exhibition of passenger cars and motorcycles from Western brands in one of the parking decks)
- Schiffbauerdamm, opposite Friedrichstrasse station (electronics / home computers such as Atari 800XE )
- Alexanderplatz
- Hotel “Berolina” , near Schillingstrasse
- " Palace Hotel " (where the "DomAquaree" stands today)
- Friedrichstrasse at Checkpoint Charlie
- Friedrichstrasse at the Weidendammer Bridge, formerly Hotel Adria, ground floor food, cosmetics, 1st floor textiles, shoes
- Barracks near Berlin Ostbahnhof
- Extension of the Berlin-Lichtenberg train station
- Barrack at the Invalidenstrasse border crossing
- Barrack at the Heinrich-Heine-Strasse border crossing
- Barrack at the Sonnenallee border crossing

Bernburg
- Roschwitzerstr.
Binz
- Kurhaus
Bitterfeld
Borna
- Close to IFA sales
Brandenburg on the Havel
- Great Coin Street,
- small building on the right in front of the main train station

C.

Chemnitz
- see: Karl-Marx-Stadt
cottbus
- Hotel Lausitz
- Neustädterstrasse
- railway station
- Lobedanstrasse / Parzellenstrasse
- Leninallee (today Gelsenkirchener Allee), opened around 1987
Crimmitschau
- Amselstrasse

D.

Dessau
- Dimitroffplatz
Dresden
- Central Station
- Dresden-Neustadt train station
- Hotel Bellevue
- Hotel Astoria, Strehlener Platz
- Zwinglistraße
- Waldparkhotel
- Motel, Zschertnitz
- Hotel Dresdner Hof (now: Hilton)
- Dr Külz Ring

E.

Eberswalde
- railway station
- Schicklerstrasse
Eisenach
- railway station
- am Nikolaitor (today the seat of the KKH)
- Thüringer Hof (DSF Square)
- on the Wartburg
- in the Mühlhäuser Straße
Eisenberg (Thuringia)
Eisenhüttenstadt
- Hotel Lunik
- Saarlouiser Strasse (former Komsomol Street )
- Erich-Weinert-Allee (corner of Friedrich-Engels-Straße)
Elsterwerda
- Kirchstrasse
Erfurt
- in the Erfurter Hof , later in the Green Vault on Schmidtstedter Strasse
- Interhotel Kosmos
- Kurt-Schuhmacher-Strasse, today the InterCity Hotel
- in Erfurt main station
- Corner of Trommsdorffstrasse / Weißfrauengasse

F.

Falkensee
- near the train station , Poststrasse (corner of Hansastrasse)
Finsterwalde
- market
Frankfurt (Oder)
- Highway
- Dresdner Strasse
- Ebertusstrasse
- Rear of the HO hotel "City of Frankfurt (Oder)"
Freiberg
- railway station
- Bahnhofstrasse
- Petriplatz
- Schönlebestrasse
Free hooves
- Motorway service station
Friedrichroda
- Intershop Reinhardsbrunn
Forest
- Berliner Str.
Fürstenwalde / Spree
- Ehrenfried-Jopp-Str.

G

Guards
- at the Salzwedler Tor
Gera
- next to the Interhotel
- Gera-Lusan
- Intershop department store on Clara-Zetkin-Strasse
- Südbahnhof
Glauchau
- Dr.-Külz-Str. (near Hotel "Lindenhof")
Goerlitz
- Jakobstrasse opposite the cinema
Greiz
- Hotel "Thüringer Hof"
Cheine-Bergen / Stupid border crossing
- B 71 (formerly F 71)
Gotha
- first in the old station hotel, then in Gartenstrasse
Greifswald
- Karl Liebknecht Ring 1
- Friendship Road
- Long road (twice)
Grim
- At the market, only food and beverages, no clothing
Guestrow
- Narrow street
Gumtow
- B5 rest area transit route Berlin-Hamburg

H

Hagenow
- in Schweriner Straße (after the new building, initially the location of the Hagenow employment agency, now the Schweriner Volkszeitung office )
Halberstadt
- in the building of the hotel and restaurant "Weißes Ross" on Kollwitzplatz
- in the station building
Haldensleben
- opposite the Roland department store, later, after a fire, two branches near the Stendaler Tor
Halle (Saale)
- in the Interhotel Halle am Thälmannplatz (now Hotel maritim am Riebeckplatz )
- in the main station (originally in the station hall, after redesign on the station forecourt)
- am Südstadtring (today: Lidl)
- Halle-Neustadt
Henneberg
- at the former border crossing point Henneberg ( Suhl district ) - Eußenhausen ( Bavaria )
Hennigsdorf
- Rest area on the A 111
Hermsdorf
- (Motorway service station Hermsdorfer Kreuz )
Heringsdorf
Hohenstein-Ernstthal
- Schulstrasse (below today's Lessing-Gymnasium)

horst
- Border crossing transit route Berlin-Hamburg
Hildburghausen
- Courtyard
Hoyerswerda
- in residential complex 6 (cosmonaut district), mainly clothing, technology, etc.
- near the train station , only groceries
- in the "guest house" - a hotel opposite the Centrum department store

I.

Ilmenau
- in the Lindenstrasse in the hotel "Zum Löwen"
- in August-Bebel-Str. (opposite Mirzwa (old gas station))

J

Jena
- Holzmarkt-Grietgasse passage: groceries, household goods, technology
- Passage Holzmarkt-Grietgasse (1st floor) opposite the other branch: clothing only
- Hall station
- Westbahnhof
- Hotel "Black Bear"

K

Karl-Marx-Stadt (today: Chemnitz)
- Interhotel Kongreß (today Hotel Mercure)
- Hotel Chemnitzer Hof, Theaterplatz
- Interhotel Moscow
- Karl-Liebknecht-Str., Corner of Heinrich-Zille-Str.
- Central station (in the basement)
Köckern (motorway service station)
- Klötze, Kirchstr. Corner of Oebisfelder Str.
Koethen
- in the station hotel
- on Magdeburger Strasse
Kühlungsborn
- Dr. Robert Koch Hotel
- Street of Peace (typically right next to an MdI holiday home)
Kleinmachnow
- Containers within the lock area

L.

Leinefelde
- in the building complex former town hall - today "Obereichsfeldhalle"
Leipzig
- in the Interhotel "Stadt Leipzig" on the Brühl
- Central Station
- at the Hotel Astoria (the hotel has been closed since 1997)
- Exhibition grounds in what was then Leninstrasse (today Prager Strasse)
- on the back of the Petershof next to the Thüringer Hof in Burgstrasse
- in the former Interhotel "Merkur" in Gerberstrasse
- Leipzig / Halle Airport "Ringeltaube"
Lobenstein (Thuringia)
- see Bad Lobenstein
Lübbenau / Spreewald
- Poststrasse (then Ernst-Thälmann-Strasse)
- Barge ferry port
Luckau
- Lindenstrasse
Ludwigsfelde
- School cafeteria Potsdamer Strasse
Ludwigslust
- Schweriner Strasse
Lutherstadt Wittenberg
- Collegienstraße, in the courtyard of the “Wittenberger Hof” hotel; several stores

M.

Magdeburg
- in the Interhotel "INTERNATIONAL"
- In the hotel "Ratswaage" Julius-Bremer-Straße
- Central Station
- Today's goldsmith's bridge - near the monastery of Our Lady
- at the Rothensee ship lift
Meiningen
- railway station
- in the hotel "Sächsischer Hof"
- 700 m before the Meiningen – Eußenhausen border crossing
Meissen
- railway station
- Dresdner Strasse
- Ernst-Thalmann-Strasse
Michendorf
- Motorway service station (north and south side a "transit shop" only for travelers from non-socialist countries; sale only against freely convertible currency, not against forum checks; on the south side there is also a normal Intershop without self-service)
Mittweida
- market
- Weberstrasse
Mühlhausen / Thuringia
- Röblingstrasse

N

Naumburg
- Fischstrasse
Neubrandenburg
- At the hotel "Vier Tore"
- at the former F 96 - Eschenhof (exit right towards Stralsund)
Neuhaus am Rennweg
- In the "Cafe Oberland"
Neuruppin
- Karl-Marx-Strasse
Neustrelitz
- In the "House of the Working People"
- Bernhard-Goering-Strasse
Nordhausen

O

Oberhof
- In the Interhotel "PANORAMA" Oberhof
- In the hotel "Ernst-Thälmann-Haus"
Oranienburg
- next to the state bank
Osterburg
Osterfeld (motorway service station)
Oberwiesenthal
- on the Fichtelberg (Ore Mountains)
- at the valley station of the Fichtelberg suspension railway
Oschatz
Oschersleben (Bode)
- railway station

P

Parchim
- Street of Peace (now Long Street)
Pasewalk
- railway station
Pirna
- Market, later Fr.-Engel-Str. (now new building at Gartenstrasse 35)
Plauen
- Upper station
- Bahnhofstrasse
Potsdam
- Barracks at the former main station (now Pirschheide station )
- Interhotel (now Hotel Mercure)
- Cecilienhof Palace (only for travelers from non-socialist countries; sale only against freely convertible currency, not against forum checks)
- opposite the entrance to Sanssouci Park at the Obelisk, Schopenhauerstr. 22nd
- Barrack next to the hotel "Am Jägertor"
Poessneck
- next to the Hotel "Posthirsch"
Prenzlau
- Grabowstrasse
- Brüssower Str.
Pritzwalk
- Market street

Q

Quedlinburg
- Motel (Wipertistraße 9)
Quitzow
- Rest area transit route Berlin-Hamburg

R.

Rathenow
- Schopenhauerstrasse
Reichenbach in Vogtland
- railway station
Ribnitz-Damgarten
- Karl-Marx-Strasse (today Lange Strasse) / Bahnhofsstrasse
Riesa
- HdS (House of Steelworkers)
- Pausitzer Strasse
Rostock
- Station forecourt at the main train station
- The corner of Mühlenstrasse and Grubenstrasse
- On the beach (duty-free shop, only for seafarers)
- Hotel Warnow
- Hotel Neptune
- Industriestraße (large shop like a department store)
- Warnemünde Parkstrasse (red lightweight barracks)
- Warnemünde Am Passenger Quay (duty-free shop, only for seafarers)
- Overseas port (duty-free shop, only for seafarers)
Rudolstadt
- Near the train station (place of the victims of fascism)

S.

Saalfeld / Saale
- On the market
- Köditzgasse (corner of Judengasse)
- railway station
Salzwedel
- Neuperver Str., Corner of Große St. Ilsenstrasse
- 500 m east of GÜST Salzwedel / Bergen / D on the F 71, extra lightweight barracks with a larger car park
Sangerhausen
- railway station
Sassnitz
- Bahnhofstrasse (Duty-free shop, only for seafarers)
- Ruegen hotel
Schleiz
- Hofer Strasse (then: Street of German-Soviet Friendship)
Schönebeck (Elbe)
- Bahnhofstrasse
Schwerin
- Central Station
- Rogahner Strasse / Obotritenring
Sellin
- Hotel peace
Senftenberg
- Close to Vitaminquelle / House of the Working People (corner of Rudolf-Breitscheid-Straße / Reyersbachstraße)
Sondershausen
- Lange Straße, restaurant "Zur Klause", 1st floor
Sonneberg
- Köppelsdorfer Strasse
Staaken
- Border crossing transit route Berlin – Hamburg
Stendal
- Parking area north of the train station , lightweight building
- in the station hotel
Stolberg (Harz)
- in the "Chancellor"
Stollberg / Erzgeb.
- Zwickauer Strasse
Stolpe (Mecklenburg)
- Rest area transit route Berlin-Hamburg
Stolpe (south)
- Border crossing transit route Berlin-Hamburg
Stralsund
- Breitscheidstrasse
- Hafeninsel (duty-free shop, only for seafarers)
- Ruegenamm station
Suhl
- City center

T

Templin
- HO hotel
Teterow
- railway station
Tea
- Rest area for transit buses on the motorway
Thiendorf
- Motorway service station
Torgelow
- Lindenstrasse (small shop)

U

Usadel
- at the former F 96 , in the Mitropa motel area

W.

Walsleben
- Rest area transit route Berlin-Hamburg
Waren (Müritz) (Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania)
- At the new market
Warnemünde (see also under Rostock)
- Hotel Neptune
- At the passenger quay (duty-free shop, only for seafarers)
- Parkstrasse (lightweight barracks)
Weimar
- railway station
- Interhotel Elephant
- Windischenstrasse
Weissenfels
- railway station
White water
- Jahnstrasse
- Pushkin Street (textiles, technology)
Wernigerode
- Central station (waiting hall)
- 78 Broad Street
- Hotel Weisser Hirsch on the market square
Wilsdruff
- Wilsdruff service area
Wismar
- 3 times: Am Spiegelberg (textiles, toys & electrical goods, luxury goods & cleaning products)
Wittenberg:
- see Lutherstadt Wittenberg
Wittenberg
- Bahnstrasse, northern part
Wittstock / Dosse
- Poststrasse
Wolgast
- Former restaurant "Vier Jahreszeiten" in August-Dähn-Straße

Z

Zarrentin
- Border crossing transit route Berlin – Hamburg
Time
- Hotel "Zum Schwarzen Bären", Friedensplatz 8 (today Altmarkt 8 again)
Zeulenroda
- Kirchstrasse
Zerbst / Anhalt
- At the market, later on Brüderstraße
Ziesar
- Motorway service station ("transit shop" only for travelers from non-socialist countries; sale only against freely convertible currency, not against forum checks)
Zinnowitz
- at the end of the promenade
Zittau
- Inner Weberstrasse
Zwickau
- Bahnhofstrasse
- in the station building

Individual evidence

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