Lübeck

L?beck (, 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.

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L?beck 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-L?beck Canal connects the Trave with the Elbe river. Another important river near the town center is the Wakenitz. Autobahn 1 connects L?beck with Hamburg and Denmark. The borough Travem?nde is a sea resort and ferry port at the coast of the Baltic Sea.

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Hanseatic League: The Hanseatic League (German: die Hanse) was an alliance of trading cities that established and maintained a trade monopoly over most of Northern Europe and the Baltic for a time in the later Middle Ages and the Early Modern period (ie between the 13th and 17th century)....

Lübeck related Images and Photos (experimental)

View of Lubeck

The Senate and Marketplace in Lubeck Illustration from 'Voyage pittoresque en Russie' 1839