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Town in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany

Greifswald (German pronunciation: [ˈɡʁaɪfsvalt] ⓘ), officially the University and Hanseatic City of Greifswald (German: Universitäts- und Hansestadt 8️⃣ Greifswald, Low German: Griepswoold, Kashubian: Grifiô) is the fourth-largest city in the German state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania after Rostock, Schwerin 8️⃣ and Neubrandenburg. In 2024 it surpassed Stralsund for the first time, and became the largest city in the Pomeranian part 8️⃣ of the state. It sits on the River Ryck, at its mouth into the Danish Wiek (Dänische Wiek), a sub-bay 8️⃣ of the Bay of Greifswald (Greifswalder Bodden), which is itself a sub-bay of the Bay of Pomerania (Pommersche Bucht) of 8️⃣ the Baltic Sea.

It is the seat of the district of Western Pomerania-Greifswald, and is located roughly in the middle between 8️⃣ the two largest Pomeranian islands of Rugia (Rügen) and Usedom. The closest larger cities are Stralsund, Rostock, Szczecin and Schwerin. 8️⃣ It lies west of the River Zarow, the historical cultural and linguistic boundary between West (west of the river) and 8️⃣ Central Pomerania (east of the river). The city derives its name from the dukes of Pomerania, the House of Griffin 8️⃣ (Greifenherzöge), and thus ultimately from the Pomeranian Griffin (Pommerscher Greif), and its name hence translates as "Griffin's Forest".

The University of 8️⃣ Greifswald, which was founded in 1456, is the second-oldest university in the Baltic Region after the University of Rostock. The 8️⃣ city is well-known for the ruins of Eldena Abbey (formerly Hilda Abbey), a frequent subject of Caspar David Friedrich's paintings, 8️⃣ who was born in the city when it was part of Swedish Pomerania. Greifswald is the seat of the Pomeranian 8️⃣ State Museum (Pommersches Landesmuseum). The recently built Ryck Barrier (Rycksperrwerk) protects the city from exceptionally high tides and storm surges 8️⃣ moving up from the Baltic.

The city's population was listed at 59,332 in 2024, including many of the 12,500 students and 8️⃣ 5,000 employees of the University of Greifswald. Greifswald draws international attention due to the university, its surrounding BioCon Valley, the 8️⃣ Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline which ends at nearby Lubmin, and the Wendelstein 7-X nuclear fusion projects.