Neuer Markt, Market square in Rostock, Germany

The Neuer Markt is a roughly square-shaped plaza at the heart of Rostock where multiple streets converge and connect to the main shopping street of Kröpeliner Straße. Historic buildings with distinctive facades frame the space and define its overall character.

The square was one of three marketplaces of the Hanseatic city, each part-town having its own market, town hall and parish church. The Middle Town's market quickly became the economic centre of medieval Rostock, so its town hall on the east side became the city hall and the nearby Marienkirche the main parish church. Court was held before the town hall, and a pillory, the Kaak, stood in the middle of the square.

The square's name changed under the GDR: from 1952 to 1991 it was called Ernst-Thälmann-Platz. Since its 2004 redesign with cobblestones and pedestrian use, a market has been held here again. In the Middle Ages, court was held in front of the town hall, and a Kaak, a pillory, stood in the square's centre.

The square is a pedestrian zone, closed to normal motor traffic since 2004 and paved with cobblestones. Tram line 5 runs across it, continuing a service that has passed over the square since 1881. Kröpeliner Straße, Lange Straße, Glatte Aal, Große Wasserstraße and Steinstraße all meet here; the Große Scharrenstraße is linked by a foot passage.

The square's name changed under the GDR: from 1952 to 1991 it was officially called Ernst-Thälmann-Platz, and it served as a car park. In 2004 it was closed to ordinary traffic, paved with cobblestones and turned into a pedestrian zone; since the redesign, a market is held here again.