Stralsund vs Carmelo

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Stralsund (German pronunciation: [ˈʃtʁaːlzʊnt]), Swedish: Strålsund) is a Hanseatic city in the Pomeranian part of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is located at the southern coast of the Strelasund, a sound of the Baltic Sea separating the island of Rügen from the mainland.The Strelasund Crossing with its two bridges and several ferry services connects Stralsund with Rügen. The Western Pomeranian city has been the capital of the Vorpommern-Rügen district since the 2011 district reforms. It is the fourth-largest city of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and, together with Greifswald, Stralsund forms an Oberzentrum, one of four high-level urban centers of the region.

Stralsund was granted city rights in 1234 and was one of the most prospering members of the medieval Hanseatic League. In 1628, during the Thirty Years' War, the city came under Swedish rule and remained so until the upheavals of the Napoleonic Wars. From 1815 to 1945, Stralsund was part of Prussia. Since 2002, Stralsund's old town with its rich heritage is honored as a UNESCO World Heritage, along with Wismar in Mecklenburg. The main industries of Stralsund are shipyards, fishing, mechanical engineering, and, to an increasing degree, tourism, life sciences, services and high tech industries, especially information technology and biotechnology.

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armelo is a given name. Notable people with the name include: Carmelo Anthony (born 1984), American basketball player Carmelo Antrone Lee (born 1977), Puerto Rican basketball player Carmelo Bentancur (born 1899), Uruguayan fencer Carmelo Bossi (1939–2014), Italian boxer Carmelo Bruzzese (born 1949), Italian mob boss Carmelo Cedrún (born 1930), Spanish football goalkeeper Carmelo D'Anzi (born 1956), Italian-American football coach Carmelo Di Bella (1921–1992), Italian football player Carmelo Giaquinta (born 1930), Argentine bishop Carmelo Gómez (born 1962), Spanish actor Carmelo González, aka Cien Caras (born 1949), Mexican wrestler Carmelo González (born 1983), Spanish football midfielder Carmelo Marrero, American martial artist Carmelo Martínez (born 1960), Puerto Rican baseball player Carmelo Micciche (born 1963), French football striker Carmelo Mifsud Bonnici (born 1960), Maltese minister and Member of Parliament Carmelo Pace (1906–1993), Maltese composer Carmelo Torres (1927–2003), Mexican matador and author Carmelo Valencia (born 1984), Colombian football player Carmelo Yuste Yuste (born 1984), Spanish footballer

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