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Lübeck

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Also known as: Hansestadt Lübeck

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Last Updated: Mar 22, 2024 • Article History

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In full:: Hansestadt Lübeck (“Hanseatic City of 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 the Schwartau and Trave rivers, 4 miles (6 km) downstream from the present city centre, it was the seat of a Slavic principality and had ...(100 of 866 words)

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