Greifswald

Greifswald () is officially known as "Universitäts- und Hansestadt Greifswald", which means "University and Hanseatic Town of Greifswald" (from German "Greif", "griffin", and "Wald", "forest"). It is a town in northeastern Germany. 
The town is on the Baltic Sea, about to the north of Berlin in the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. The population is roughly 55,000, including about 11,500 students and some 5,000 employees of the University of Greifswald. 
Till September 4, 2011 Greifswald was a urban district.
City council.
The city council is elected for five year terms. Since the last election in 2014, the 43 city council seats are allocated as follows: