Lübeck
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| State: | Schleswig-Holstein | ||
| District: | Independent city | ||
| Area: | 214.14 km² | ||
| Population: | 214,338 (2003-12-31) | ||
| Population density: | 1000.92 / km² | ||
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| Postal codes: | 23552-23570 | ||
| Area code: | 0451 | ||
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| Car designation: | HL | ||
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| Website: | http://www.luebeck.de | ||
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| Mayor: | Bernd Saxe (SPD) | ||
Lübeck (Image:Ltspkr.png pronunc., population (2003): 214,338) is the second largest city in Schleswig-Holstein, in northern Germany. It was for several centuries the "capital" of the Hanseatic League and because of its Brick Gothic architectural heritage is on UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites.
Lübeck is situated at the Trave river with the largest German port at the Baltic Sea. The old part of the town is an island enclosed by the Trave river. The Elbe-Lübeck Canal connects the Trave with the Elbe river. Another important river near the town center is the Wakenitz. Autobahn 1 connects Lübeck with Hamburg and Denmark. The borough Travemünde is a sea resort and ferry port at the coast of the Baltic Sea.
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Buildings
The old town centre is dominated by seven church steeples. The oldest ones are the Dom and the Marienkirche (Saint Mary's), both from the 13th and 14th centuries. Once the town could only be entered by passing one of four town gates, of which the Holstentor (1478) is the best-known. The entire old town has kept a medieval look with old buildings and narrow streets.
History
Originally recorded in Germania, the area around Lübeck was by the year AD 1000 inhabited by Slavic people, who settled at the Trave banks some kilometers outside the today town centre. They were subdued in 1158 by Henry the Lion, who newly founded the city. In the 14th century Lübeck became the "Queen of the Hanseatic League", being by far the largest and most powerful member of this medieval trade organization. In 1533 an armed conflict with Denmark led to the loss of the power.
Miscellaneous
Two nobel laureates, the German writer Thomas Mann and former German chancellor Willy Brandt were born in Lübeck.
Lübeck is very famous for its excellent marzipan industry, and Marzipan was believed to have been invented in Lübeck possibly in response to either a military siege of the city, or a famine year. The story, perhaps apocryphal, is that the town ran out of all foods except stored almonds and sugar and made loaves of marzipan "bread" with it.
Others believe that marzipan was actually invented in Persia a few hundred years before Lübeck claims to have invented it.
In the quarter Lübeck-Herrenwyk there is the static inverter plant of the HVDC Baltic-Cable.
Parts
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The city of Lübeck is divided into 10 quarters. These again are arranged into altogether 35 urban districts. The 10 quarters with their official numbers, their associated urban districts and the numbers of inhabitants of the quarters:
- 01 City center (~ 12.000 Inhabitants)
- 02 St. Jürgen (~ 40.000 Inhabitants)
- Hüxtertor / Mühlentor / Gärtnergasse, Strecknitz / Rothebek, Blankensee, Wulfsdorf, Beidendorf, Krummesse, Kronsforde, Niederbüssau, Vorrade, Schiereichenkoppel, Oberbüssau
- 03 Moisling (~ 10.000 Inhabitants)
- Niendorf / Moorgarten, Reecke, Old-Moisling / Genin
- 04 Buntekuh (~ 10.000 Inhabitants)
- 05 St. Lorenz-South (~ 12.000 Inhabitants)
- 06 St. Lorenz-North (~ 40.000 Inhabitants)
- Holstentor-North, Falkenfeld / Vorwerk / Teerhof, Big-Steinrade / Schoenboecken, Dornbreite / Krempelsdorf
- 07 St. Gertrud (~ 40.000 Inhabitants)
- Burgtor / Stadtpark, Marli / Brandenbaum, Eichholz, Karlshof / Israelsdorf / Gothmund
- 08 Schlutup (~ 6.000 Inhabitants)
- 09 Kücknitz (~ 20.000 Inhabitants)
- 10 Travemünde (~ 15.000 Inhabitants)
- Ivendorf, Alt-Travemünde / Rönnau, Priwall, Teutendorf, Brodten
(From German Wikipedia)
See also
- Lübeck Airport
- Lübeck Museum of Theatre Puppets
- Lübeck laws
- Ports of the Baltic Sea
- Baltic-Cable
- Bay of Lubeck
- SS Cap Arcona
- International School of New Media
- Erich Muehsam
- Thomas Mann
- Willy Brandt
- Christian Bartolf
External links
Categories: Lübeck | World Heritage Sites in Germany | Cities in Germany | Coastal cities | Port cities | Former countries in Europe | States of the Holy Roman Empire
