Hanseatic City of Lubeck History, Travel Information, Facts And More
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Hanseatic City of Lubeck
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About Hanseatic City of Lubeck
Lubeck is a city in Northern Germany. The city is known for its Brick Gothic architecture. The city was founded in the 12th century. It was a major trading center in the 16th century and even today it is a center for maritime commerce. The city suffered a great loss at the time of the Second World War but many of its buildings like public monuments, salt storehouses, churches, and 15th and 16th-century patrician residences still remain the same.
Some Lesser Known Facts About Hanseatic City of Lubeck
- The Marienkirche is an important landmark in the city. It was rebuilt after the Second World War. Its structure inspired various Northern European churches.
- The town is located along the Trave and Wakenitz rivers and is just nine miles away from the Baltic Sea that's why it became an important center of trade in the middle ages.
- A huge fire had destroyed the old city in 1157 and a new city was made by Henry III, Duke of Saxony two years after the great fire.
- Though the city was not affected by the Thirty Years' War its trade was badly affected at the time of the French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars.
- The city has given some great writers and novelists like Heinrich Mann and Thomas Mann.
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