Stralsund street names / S

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 .

Dead end (Franconia / Frankenvorstadt)

Sea buckthorn path (south / Andershof)

Named after the native sea buckthorn , a berry plant. In this part of the city, the streets were mostly named after native plants.

Sängereck (Grünhufe / Stadtkoppel)

Sarnowstrasse (Knieper / Kniepervorstadt)

Named after the tailor Karsten Sarnow ; at the end of the 14th century he was the mayor of Stralsund for several years . This street is first mentioned in 1875; it came into being after the fortress character of Stralsund was lifted. The section between Kniepertor and Knieperdamm was renamed Olof-Palme-Platz in 1986 in memory of the murdered Swedish Prime Minister . Therefore, Sarnowstraße now begins at number 6.

Sassnitzer Weg (Franconia / Frankensiedlung)

Named after the city of Sassnitz on the island of Rügen .

Sastrowstrasse (Franconia / Frankenvorstadt)

Named after Bartholomäus Sastrow . He was the mayor of Stralsund in the second half of the 16th century .

Scheelestrasse (Knieper / Kniepervorstadt)

Named after the Swedish chemist and researcher Carl Wilhelm Scheele , who was born in Stralsund Fährstraße 23. The Scheele street was first mentioned in records in 1928 (in the population register). Construction began in 1926. An extension planned in 1936 (up to Friedrich-Naumann-Straße) was never carried out. Therefore the first house has the number 9 instead of the 1.

Schillstrasse (old town / old town)

The Schillstrasse branches off from the Fährstrasse , in which Major Ferdinand von Schill was killed on May 31, 1809 during the fight against Napoleonic troops in Stralsund.

The Schillstraße was only in the year 1869 named after Schill. The section of road between Mönchstraße and Knieperstraße was previously called Fischerstraße after the fishermen typical of Stralsund as a seaside town . The part of the street between Knieperstrasse and Külpstrasse was called Munthstrate until the 16th century , as the city mint was located here . Until 1869 the section was called Kesserhagen , which was derived from the landing net . The section between Külpstrasse and Fährstrasse was named Hinter St. Johannis after the adjacent Johanniskloster .

Schützenstrasse

Former street name, see Vogelwiese

Slander

Former street name, see Ossenreyerstraße

Schlehdornweg (South / Devin)

Named after the local blackthorn , a berry plant. In this part of the city, the streets were mostly named after native plants.

Schulstrasse (South / Devin)

Schümann's way

Former name, see August-Streufert-Weg

Schwarzdornweg (South / Andershof)

Named after the native blackthorn . In this part of the city, the streets were mostly named after native plants.

Schwarze Kuppe (Franconia / Franconia center)

Schwarzer Weg (Grünhufe / Stadtkoppel)

Seestrasse

Semlower Strasse

Seestrasse (old town / bastion belt or harbor island)

The Seestrasse got its name in 1903 and runs as part of the port along the peripheral development Strelasund -Ufers along the former Fährbastion. The building line and the road are gently meandering along the former defense system, the ferry bastion. It was not until 1900 that the area of the wet triangle was filled in and made usable for urban expansion.

Seggenriedweg (South / Devin)

Named after the local Seggenried . In this part of the city, the streets were mostly named after native plants.

Cable car path (Franconia / Frankenvorstadt)

Selliner Weg (Franconia / Frankensiedlung)

Named after the town of Sellin on the island of Rügen .

Semlower Strasse (old town / old town)

The Semlower street was named after the family of Semlow . The work of this influential, long-established Stralsund family goes back to the 13th century. In addition to Gerwin von Semlow , who was Stralsund's mayor from 1303 to 1320 , the von Semlow family provided several councilors. Until it was blown up in 1960, the Semlower Tor stood at the end of the street facing the waterway.

Sichelweg (Franconia / Franconian suburb)

Siebenthoren

Former street name, see Bielkenhagen

Siebmacherstrasse

Former street name, see Jacobiturmstraße

Settlers Trail (South / Devin)

Siegfried-Korth-Strasse (Tribseer / Tribseer Wiesen)

Named after the Stralsund painter Siegfried Korth .

Smiterlowstrasse (Franconia / Frankenvorstadt)

Named after Nikolaus Smiterlow († 1539). With interruptions, he was mayor of Stralsund from 1516 until his death .

Solkendorfer Strasse (Knieper / Kniepervorstadt)

Named after the village of Solkendorf in the Vorpommern-Rügen district .

Sonnenhof (Grünhufe / Vogelsang)

Sophienweg (Tribseer / Tribseer settlement)

Speicherweg (Franconia / Frankenvorstadt)

Spielhagenstrasse (Knieper / Kniepervorstadt)

Named after the German writer Friedrich Spielhagen . He attended grammar school in Stralsund and subsequently worked here as a civil servant . He didn't live here, however, but on Knieperwall. A plaque commemorates him at Mönchstrasse 58.

The road was built in 1912 on the Schröderschen Terrain . It was originally supposed to lead to Hohen Uferstraße (today Friedrich-Naumann-Straße), but this was never implemented, which explains the incomplete numbering. Hagemeisterstraße , which was built in 2005, roughly represents the connection that was once planned.

Stargarder Straße (Grünhufe / Grünthal-Viermorgen)

Named after the town of Stargard , Stralsund's twin town in Poland . 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 at the time of the Hanseatic League .

Holly Way (South / Andershof)

Named after the holly . Many streets in this neighborhood are named after plants.

Steinhäger Weg (Tribseer / Tribseer settlement)

Named after the town of Steinhagen near Richtenberg in the Vorpommern-Rügen district .

Stettiner Strasse (Grünhufe / Grünthal-Viermorgen)

Named after the city of Szczecin . 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.

Stranddistelweg (South / Andershof)

Named after the native sea thistle . In this part of the city, the streets were mostly named after native plants.

Beach Road (South / Devin)

Named after the nearby beach of Strelasundes .

Former street name, see Gerhart-Hauptmann-Straße

Street at the airfield (Knieper / Knieper West)

The road leads past the airfield of the Hanseatic city of Stralsund. This is mainly used for gliders and smaller powered aircraft.

Road of Liberation

Former street name, see Greifswalder Chaussee

Sundpromenade (Knieper / Kniepervorstadt)

The Sund Promenade is a fortified area of the Strelasund, which is mainly used for recreational purposes. In GDR times this area was called Thälmann-Ufer ; A memorial for the murdered German labor leader and communist Ernst Thälmann is still located here today .

Svendborger Straße (Grünhufe / Grünthal-Viermorgen)

Named after the city of Svendborg . 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 at the time of the Hanseatic League .