(1480) and the double abbey of Mariakron (1421). The Abbey of St. Jürgen on Mönchstrasse was mentioned in 1278 for the first time. It served in the 14th century as an old people's home. In 1743 a new building, the Kleines St. Jürgen Kloster, was built at Kniepertor and the site was extended in 1754 to create old people's flats and in 1841 for widow's apartments. First mentioned in 1256, the Heilgeistkloster is now the Hospital of the Holy Spirit. Port Ferries to Hiddensee and Altefähr, as well as harbor tour boats, dock at the port. In the summer months the port is a berthing places for river cruisers. There are several yacht harbors and marinas near the Old Town. Hundreds of yachts and boats tie up along the north mole in summer. Architecturally the pilot station and the harbor warehouse (Hafenspeicher), as well as the silhouette of the Old Town, form a unique tableau of different historical eras. The barque and former sailor's training ship, Gorch Fock is another tourist attraction at the harbor. Education The Fachhochschule Stralsund is a University of Applied Sciences with a modern campus, north of the old town at the Strelasund. It has around 2,500 students and is among the best ranked public universities in Germany in various fields, especially in economics. Other university departments are Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Information Technology. The FH Stralsund also offers international study programs, such as Leisure and Tourism Management and Baltic Management Studies (international business management). Transport Stralsund is linked to the A20 motorway (towards Berlin and Hamburg), via the B96n dual-carriageway. Other major roads include the B105 (beginning in the city centre and continuing to Rostock) and the B96 (major road to Rügen) and the B194 to the town of Grimmen. Stralsund Hauptbahnhof is on the line to Berlin, Rostock, Pasewalk and Bergen. When travelling by air, passengers usually do so via Rostock-Laage Airport with connecting flights from Munich. A small airport, Stralsund Barth Airport, also serves the city locally. City buses are run by SWS (Stadtwerke Stralsund). Twin towns – sister cities Stralsund is twinned with: Huangshan, China Kiel, Germany Malmö, Sweden Pori, Finland Stargard, Poland Svendborg, Denmark Trelleborg, Sweden Ventspils, Latvia Notable people Public service and commerce Thomas Kantzow (c.1505–1542), chronicler of the Duchy of Pomerania Bartholomäus Sastrow (1520–1603), official, notary and mayor of Stralsund Nicodemus Tessin the Elder (1615–1681), Swedish architect Carl