Rostock-Lichtenhagen
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Lichtenhagen is a borough of Rostock
in the federal state Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.
It is a Plattenbau
housing estate
built from 1974 to 1976. It derives its name from the adjacent village of Elmenhorst/Lichtenhagen
. Its population peaked in 1988 with 20,276 inhabants, which had fallen continuously to 13,467 by 2006.
The borough became infamous in August 1992 for the Riot of Rostock-Lichtenhagen
Rostock
Rostock -Early history:In the 11th century Polabian Slavs founded a settlement at the Warnow river called Roztoc ; the name Rostock is derived from that designation. The Danish king Valdemar I set the town aflame in 1161.Afterwards the place was settled by German traders...
in the federal state Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.
Plattenbau
Plattenbau is the German word for a building whose structure is constructed of large, prefabricated concrete slabs. The word is a compound of Platte and Bau...
housing estate
Housing estate
A housing estate is a group of buildings built together as a single development. The exact form may vary from country to country. Accordingly, a housing estate is usually built by a single contractor, with only a few styles of house or building design, so they tend to be uniform in appearance...
built from 1974 to 1976. It derives its name from the adjacent village of Elmenhorst/Lichtenhagen
Elmenhorst/Lichtenhagen
Elmenhorst/Lichtenhagen is a municipality in the Rostock district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany....
. Its population peaked in 1988 with 20,276 inhabants, which had fallen continuously to 13,467 by 2006.
The borough became infamous in August 1992 for the Riot of Rostock-Lichtenhagen
Riot of Rostock-Lichtenhagen
From August 22–24, 1992 a violent anti-Vietnamese and anti-Roma riot took place in Rostock-Lichtenhagen; it was the worst mob attack against foreigners in postwar Germany. Although there were stones and petrol bombs thrown at an apartment block that housed asylum seekers, no one was killed...