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Lübeck Lübeck, Germany: Trave River Lübeck, Germany: Elbe-Lübeck Canal bridge The Marienkirche with its twin green spires rises above the central market square, surrounded by red-roofed buildings in Lubeck, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Lübeck, Germany Lübeck, Germany: Holstentor Lübeck: Holstentor Lübeck, Germany: Holstentor Marienkirche parapet gable
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Lübeck

Germany
Also known as: Hansestadt Lübeck
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Lübeck, city and major seaport, Schleswig-Holstein Land (state), northern Germany. It is located on the Trave and Wakenitz rivers, about 9 miles (14 km) from the Baltic Sea. In the Middle Ages it was one of the main commercial centres of northern Europe and the chief city of the Hanseatic League (an association of towns for the protection of trading interests). An earlier settlement in the area was named Liubice; located at the confluence of...

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