Stralsund street names / M

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This is a directory of street names in the Hanseatic city of Stralsund .

The directory gives the name of the street and (in brackets) the district. An explanation (year of naming, reason) for the street name is given. Because of the large number of streets, the directory was divided according to the first letters of the street names. Under "General" you will find the introduction and explanations of the street names in general.

Example: The A manda-Weber-ring, see A .

  • Majakowskistraße (Knieper / Knieper Nord)
Named after the Russian poet Vladimir Mayakovsky . There is no direct connection to Stralsund. In this part of the city, the streets are mostly named after poets.
  • Malmöer Ring (Grünhufe / Grünthal-Viermorgen)
Named after the city of Malmo . After the political and economic turnaround in the GDR, the residential area was mainly given the names of cities with which Stralsund was closely connected during the Hanseatic League .
  • Malvenweg (Tribseer / Tribseer Wiesen)
Named after the plant called mallow , this district is built on a former meadow area .
  • Manfred-Kastner-Weg (Tribseer / Tribseer Meadows)
Named after the painter and sculptor Manfred Kastner (1943–1988). Kastner worked u. a. at the Stralsund Marine Museum and at the Stralsund Theater .
  • Mariakronstrasse (Tribseer / Tribseer Vorstadt)
In the 19th century a dirt road was laid out here, which, like the upper part of today's Carl-Heydemann-Ring, was called Mönchenhof . Row houses were built here in 1897. In August 1899, the name was changed to Mariakronstrasse , after the Brigittinnenkloster Mariakron (Marien Krone), which was operated there until the Stralsund church broke .
  • Marienchorstraße (old town / old town)
The Marienchor road runs along the chorus of Stralsunder Marienkirche .
  • Marienstraße (old town / old town)
The western part of today's Marienstrasse was once called the Red Sea . This refers to the proximity of a swamp (according to the German dictionary of the Brothers Grimm in Low German, the sea ​​is an inland water of shallow nature) with iron-containing water.
  • Martin-Andersen-Nexö-Strasse (Knieper / Kniepervorstadt)
Named after the Danish writer Martin Andersen Nexø . There is no direct connection to Stralsund.
  • Martinsgarten (Tribseer / Tribseer suburb)
  • Mattenhagen
Former street name, see Papenstrasse
  • Matthias-Darne-Weg (Knieper / Knieper North)
Named after Matthias Darne († 1486). He was Stralsund's councilor and mayor of Stralsund from 1465 until his death in 1486 . He belonged to the very influential guild of dressmakers and was a grandson of Wulfhard Wulflam .
  • Mauerstraße (old town / old town)
The Wall Street went once along the city walls , still within the city. Today, however, nothing remains of the city wall at this point.
  • Maxim-Gorki-Strasse (Knieper / Knieper West)
Named after the Russian writer Maxim Gorky . There is no direct connection to Stralsund. In this part of the city, the streets are mostly named after writers.
  • Melissa Trail (Tribseer / Tribseer Wiesen)
Named after the lemon balm plant , this district is built on a former meadow area .
  • Mistletoe Trail (Tribseer / Tribseer Wiesen)
Named after the mistletoe plant , this district is built on a former meadow .
  • Mönchenhof
Former street names, see Mariakronstrasse and Carl-Heydemann-Ring .
Mönchstrasse (view towards Neuer Markt)
The monk road leading from Knieperwall to the new market . It is first mentioned in 1300. The name results from the proximity of the Dominican monastery of St. Katharinen , which was built here in 1251. Until the reform of the street names in 1869, Mönchstrasse was also divided into sections. The section between Knieperwall and today's Schillstrasse was called Am Hospitaler Tor , which indicates a city ​​gate that was demolished in the second half of the 19th century. In the Middle Ages there was a dam from this gate over the Knieperteich to the Hospital St. Jürgen am Strande . Between Schillstrasse and Mühlenstrasse they were called Am Ramsberg , although the name refers to the whores who live here . Incidentally, this is where the highest point in the old town is located, 10.7 meters above sea level. The section between Mühlenstrasse and Ravensberger Strasse was called Veghevur ( purgatory ), which indicated a stone erected here on which criminals were displayed. Mönchstrasse was also between Ravensbergerstrasse and Heilgeiststrasse earlier. Then, up to Böttcherstraße , the section was called Auf dem Hüx (hill); A gate of honor was built on the eponymous hill to greet important guests. The Haakstrate formed the end of the Neuer Markt . Haaken or Höker were merchants who offered inferior goods (see also Apollonia Market ).
  • Mozartstrasse (Knieper / Knieper Nord)
Named after the composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart . There is no relation to Stralsund. This district is also called the musicians' quarter , as the streets of the apartment blocks built in the 1960s are mostly named after musicians.
In the Middle Ages there were several mills in this area , in which the grain was ground to supply the Stralsund population as well as for trade .
  • Mühlgrabenstrasse (Grünhufe / Vogelsang)
  • Müller-Grählert-Straße (Knieper / Knieper Nord or Kniepervorstadt)
Named after the poet Martha Müller-Grählert ; Her best-known work is the song Mine Heimat (Where the Baltic waves hit the beach) .