During the reconstruction of An den Wurthen Street, the remains of a medieval brickworks were discovered. It is highly likely that bricks for Greifswald’s St. Mary’s Church and other buildings were once produced in that kiln. GER, Greifswald, Archaeology, Excavation, Brickworks, Middle Ages, Greifswald, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, An den Wurthen

During the reconstruction of An den Wurthen Street, the remains of a medieval brickworks were discovered. It is highly likely that bricks for Greifswald’s St. Mary’s Church and other buildings were once produced in that kiln. GER, Greifswald, Archaeology, Excavation, Brickworks, Middle Ages, Greifswald, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, An den Wurthen

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Recording Date: Oct 13, 2026

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During the reconstruction of An den Wurthen Street, the remains of a medieval brickworks were discovered. It is highly likely that bricks for Greifswald’s St. Mary’s Church and other buildings were once produced in that kiln. GER, Greifswald, Archaeology, Excavation, Brickworks, Middle Ages, Greifswald, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, An den Wurthen

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