Lübeck

The landscape around Lübeck is low-lying and shaped by the River Trave as it approaches the Baltic Sea, a setting that has influenced both the city’s form and its trading economy. The historic centre occupies an island between the Trave and its canalised branches, and has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987. Lübeck rose to prominence as a leading city of the Hanseatic League, a legacy expressed in its monumental Brick Gothic churches and merchant houses. The Holstentor, the city’s surviving medieval gate, remains its best-known symbol, while Lübeck marzipan is a long-established local speciality. Place Lübeck within Schleswig-Holstein and the Baltic coast by browsing webcams nearby.

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