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Fighting against the port construction: Krummendorf residents are fighting back resolutely!
Rostock is planning to expand the port, which will displace residents while searches for missing children and new parking solutions are pending.
Fighting against the port construction: Krummendorf residents are fighting back resolutely!
There's a lot going on in Krummendorf at the moment. Kurt Massenthe, an 81-year-old veteran, strongly opposes the planned expansion of the Rostock port. He has lived in his house since 1944 and doesn't want to give it up, even though it is supposed to make way for warehouses and commercial space. Almost 100 neighbors are also on the barricade and are working as part of an association to preserve their village. The port is planned to be expanded by a whopping 350 hectares in order to both promote goods handling and support military uses. But the people of Krummendorf do not accept this without resistance, as the Ostsee-Zeitung reported.
The Rostock city administration is closely monitoring developments in Krummendorf. In addition to the protests, however, practical problems also need to be addressed. A new parking garage is needed at the city harbor because around 760 parking spaces will be lost as a result of the construction work. The city is currently examining two possible locations: Fischerstrasse and Christinenmarkt. A decision is expected in December. And that's not all - construction work at the city harbor is already in full swing, including the redesign of the quay, which includes comprehensive flood protection measures. The total costs are escalating to several million euros, as the Nordkurier notes.
Renovations and future developments
The renovations to the Rostock city harbor are ambitious. There are still a few milestones to be reached before completion. The work on the berths on Kempowski-Ufer is scheduled to be completed by 2024, with the new surface design of the lowered quay edge area scheduled to be completed by 2026. Around 28 million euros have been earmarked for these measures alone. The bottom line is that an overall view of the port becomes clear: the expansion is intended to strengthen the economic center of Rostock and make the region future-proof.
Nevertheless, residents in the area view these developments with skepticism. As part of the new Regional Spatial Development Program (RREP), a draft for further land use in the 2025 financial year was published. This includes the expansion of industrial and port areas by a total of 471 hectares, which will increase the Rostock port to 1,192 hectares. These plans are the result of comments received and will certainly provide material for discussion, as NDR also reports.
Public participation and outlook
State representatives have already announced several information events on participation in order to involve citizens in the planning process. Comments on the new draft can still be made until December 8, 2025. The goal: careful planning between economic interests and the needs of local residents. It seems that the people of Rostock still have a lot to say when it comes to shaping their homeland.
In the midst of this exciting and sometimes tense situation, it remains to be seen how the excitement surrounding the port, the Krummendorfer and the new parking garage solutions will behave. One thing is certain: Rostock is on the move.