Lübeck

Marina near Lübeck

Last edited 07.05.2023 at 16:10 by NV Charts Team

Latitude

53° 52’ 0.1” N

Longitude

10° 41’ 28” E

Description

World-famous Hanseatic city and Germany's largest UNESCO World Heritage Site.

NV Cruising Guide

Navigation

The approach to the Hansa harbour is unproblematic from the Trave by day and night. At Holstenhafen there are the mentioned opening problems of the swing bridge. When closed, it has a clearance of only 2.5 m.

The passage to the berths of the Lachswehrinsel and to the Elbe-Lübeck Canal leads via Wallhafen and Stadtgraben. Lowest passage height there is 4.1m, and the water depth is 2m. The passage via Klughafen and Kanaltrave (water depth 2m) is made difficult due to the low clearance heights of the lift bridges at Burgtor (H closed only 1.45m and 2.5m).

The Hotopp lift bridges are only lifted to 5.4m in consideration of road traffic if at least. 3 sports boats wish an opening or if a single boat must wait over one hour.

The lifting bridges are Mo-Sa from 06.00 - 20.30 clock and Sun + holidays from 08.00 - 10.00 clock in operation (Tel. +49(0)451/73249)

Berths

In the city once called Queen of the Hanseatic League, guest moorings are limited. The most useful ones are mentioned here.

  1. Newport Marina & Restaurant (Hansahafen): Floating jetty with approx. 30 places (6m water depth). Sanitary facilities, water and electricity at the jetty. Ideal is the proximity to the old town.

  2. Holstenhafen:The harbour basin is reserved for the Museumshafen Lübeck (5m depth). Traditional ships are welcome guests here. Sanitary facilities and drinking water are not available in the harbour area.

    The Engelsgruben swing bridge makes entry and exit difficult. The opening has to be applied for at the harbour office (ship reporting office) 1 day in advance: Tel. +49(0)451 -122 6941 or +49(0)176 62 52 0533

    Opening hours 01.04. - 30.06. from 8:30 - 9:30 + 19:00 - 21:00 and 01.10. - 31.03. from 8:30 - 9:30 + 17:00 - 19:00

  3. Stadttrave: Small sports boats can be south of the Holstentor old town close. The place is discussed with the residents.
  4. Lachswehrinsel: Lübecker Motorbootclub (LMC) and the Lachswehr Wasserfahrer (LWL) have quiet places near the old town, after consultation with the harbormaster. Small boats usually get a place in the "Old Trave" behind the arch bridge (H= 3.5m) assigned.

Surroundings

Besides many sights in the old town you will find all supply possibilities. Yacht outfitters and nautical charts directly at the Hansa harbour.

Elbe-Lübeck canal sailors will find mast cranes for rigging or unrigging at the boatyards of the Teerhofinsel, in Schlutup or Travemünde.

NV Land Guide

Two things are usually associated with the name Lübeck: the Hanseatic League and, of course, Lübeck marzipan. The very origin of this sweet indicates the far-flung trade connections of the powerful Lübeck merchant alliance in days gone by. The mass of almonds and sugar was imported from the Orient as early as 1500 and was only affordable for the rich. In 1530, the people of Lübeck produced their own marzipan from expensive cane sugar for the first time. And the first factory began production in 1869, after marzipan made from beet sugar was considerably cheaper to produce. The best-known marzipan is probably Niederegger marzipan, which is subject to strict quality regulations. Foodies will not want to miss the marzipan cake at the Niederegger confectionery (at Breite Straße 89).

The Holsten Gate (1464) became a symbol of the city and has a meaning beyond that because of its inscription. It reads: Eintracht daheim, Friede draußen.

However, times were by no means peaceful after the foundation of the once Slavic settlement in the 11th century. Ljubike (The Lovely) was destroyed in the course of the conquest of Slavic territories in 1138. Count Adolf II re-founded the trading town. Henry the Lion gave it city rights in 1158 and thus tried to make Lübeck a hub of northeastern trade. After the victory over the Danes at Bornhöved (1227), Frederick Barbarossa's charter for Lübeck (1188) and the appointment as a free imperial city by Frederick II (1226), the way was paved for the rise of the merchant class. Thus, the city was already the dominant trading power in northern and eastern Europe when the Hanseatic League was founded around 1350.

This meant that only Lübeck could be considered as the centre of this North German merchant and city alliance, which is why the city is called the Queen of the Hanseatic League today. At first, the merchants succeeded in influencing the economic development in the Baltic region according to their sense without an army or a fleet. The Hanseatic League had large trading posts in Bruges, London, Bergen, Skanør and Novgorod. The Scania merchants brought herring, the Bergen merchants stockfish, the Russia merchants wood, pitch as well as tar, and the England merchants cloth and metals.

The Lübeckers eventually had to realize that their formidable trading power could only be secured by a strong fleet, but despite military successes, the main means of securing power during the nearly 400 years of Hanseatic rule remained a skillful policy at the negotiating table. For the most part, the Hanseatic League sought to mediate between the Danes and the Swedes. They used trade boycotts as leverage.

The decline of the Hanseatic League began with the discovery of America. The focus of world trade shifted - away from the Baltic - to the west and south. In addition, the Dutch built more manoeuvrable and faster merchant ships in the early 17th century, which were easier to operate than the Hanseatic cogs to boot.

With a population of 220,000, Schleswig-Holstein's second-largest city today boasts a cohesive old town feel unlike any other major German city, despite a heavy bombing raid on March 29, 1942. In addition, the location of the old town on a ridge surrounded by water is very appealing. Thorough renovations in the historical style contribute their part to the fact that the visit of Lübeck is to be recommended, even if not necessarily with the own yacht. Good transport links make Travemünde a suitable starting point.

Still today, markets are held in the centre of the old town in front of Lübeck's town hall. The impressive backdrop of the town hall consists of three clearly structured parts of different eras, which nevertheless harmonize with each other. In addition to Romanesque elements, there are Gothic variations and features of the Renaissance. The oldest part is the northern building, erected in the 13th century, with a massive façade and octagonal towers, popularly known as giants. Between the towers, two large wind holes were let into the display wall. The stalls of the merchants once stood under the arcades of the town hall. Today there are numerous boutiques behind the historic façade and you can still stop off at the Ratskeller.

The Church of St Mary, also located by the market, was built in 1251, striving to outdo the Bishop's Cathedral in the south of the city, which was being built at the same time. They succeeded: with a height of 126 metres, the towers of the Marienkirche exceed those of the cathedral by 23 metres. In the meantime, however, the towers of the church are somewhat diverging, as the foundations sank unevenly. St. Mary's was a symbol of civic independence from the church. Self-confidently, the merchants assigned a secondary role to the clergy, which was limited to the work of faith.

Seven mighty church towers characterize the silhouette of the Hanseatic city. The towers of the Aegidienkirche, the Petrikirche, the Catholic Herz-Jesu Kirche, the Katharinenkirche and the Heiligengeistkirche are among them. From the tower of St. Peter's Church you have an excellent panoramic view of the old town (50 metres high, lift).

In the Großkaufmanns-Viertel, northwest of St. Mary's Church, at Mengstraße 4 the façade of the Buddenbrookhaus, made famous by the writer Thomas Mann, still stands. The house was bought by the city in 1991 and developed into a Heinrich and Thomas Mann Centre, which is both a research centre and a memorial. Since 2000 it has housed the two permanent exhibitions "The Manns - a family of writers" and "The Buddenbrooks - a novel of the century".

The Holy Spirit Hospital is the oldest charitable institution in Europe and thus also a reminder of the city's early social policy. Lübeck's merchants donated the hospital for the poor and sick in 1280.

An abundance of houses and alleys worth seeing can be found east of the art nouveau Stadttheater (1907) in the northern Old Town. After all, with around 1000 protected buildings, Lübeck has the most untouchable cultural monuments of any municipality in the Federal Republic. For example, there is the House of Merchants with the most magnificent interior of the city, the Fredenhagen Room. The wall panelling dates back to 1573, but tours are only possible by appointment at the Kaufmannschaft in Mengstraße 25. The old house of the skippers' society, just nearby, is still the skippers' meeting house. The Behnhaus, an early classicist patrician house, shows art collections of the 19th and 20th century in originally furnished rooms. Together with the Drägerhaus in Königstraße, it forms a museum complex. In the craftsmen's quarter, the Füchtingshof is one of the buildings worth seeing, as are the Glandorpsgang and the Glandorpshof with its old "terraced houses". In this part of town it becomes particularly clear that old Lübeck has more to offer than stepped gables and terracotta-decorated merchants' houses. An example of the simple but beautiful brick buildings is the Altenstift Hasenhof. Everywhere between the big streets you can find the contemplative connections in the background of the town houses. The numerous corridors and courtyards have largely been restored and are open to the public. The Hellgrüne Gang and the Dunkelgrüne Gang on the Untertrave, the Zerrahnsgang, the Lüngreensgang, the two von Hövelns Gänge, the Rosengang, the St. Jürgens Gang, the Bruskows Gang and the so-called Durchgang are some of them.

The courtyards worth seeing include the Spönkenhof, the Zöllners Hof, the Zobels Hof, the Von Dornes Hof, the Brandes Hof and the Schwans Hof. Interesting facades can be found at Beckergrube 65-71, Fleischauerstraße 79-87 and Düvekenstraße 1-19, among others. The most impressive facade, however, is probably the waterfront of the salt warehouses near the Holstentor. Built in the 16th century for Lüneburg's salt trade, the warehouses now house a fashion house. The vintage marina at Holstenhafen is also worth the visit. Lübeck's actual marinas are located just outside the city. The moorings of the Teerhofinsel are mainly used by the people of Lübeck.

In addition to the Holsten Gate, the Burgtor in the north of the old town is very well preserved. Built in 1444, the gate once secured the land connection with the city. East of it stands the old tax collector's house. To the west of it, during the Middle Ages, the wild sons of the noble burghers were converted by gentle force from stubborn ruffians to sensible successors of their fathers in the Marstall building. They were left to stew in prison on meagre fare until they had been "tamed". A visit to the new European Hanse Museum in the north of the city near the Burgkloster is particularly recommended. Opened in May 2015, the museum shows the history of the Hanseatic League and is the largest of its kind in the world. In addition to the aforementioned museum in the Dräger and Behnhaus (Königstraße 9/11), visits to the St. Annen Museum, the Museum Church of St. Katharinen, the Holstentor Museum and the Museum of Puppet Theatre are recommended. Almost 1000 puppets from all over the world can be seen in three historic houses at the Kleine Pertersgrube (from marionettes to hand puppets). Those who would like to show their children the puppets in action have the opportunity to do so at the Lübeck Puppet Theatre (formerly the Lübeck Marionette Theatre), Am Kolk 20. While ship models are among the exhibits in the Holstentor, the St. Annenmuseum houses one of the most outstanding collections of medieval art in Germany. The theme is also civic culture before and around 1800. The jewel of the museum church of St. Katharinen is the painting "Resurrection of Lazarus". A natural history museum is located at the cathedral opposite the mill pond. The Breite Straße is the main shopping street of the city. Here, at the corner of Engelgrube, is a memorial column to the poet Thomas Mann (see also Buddenbrookhaus and Drägerhaus). The number of houses, alleys and courtyards worth a look could be extended indefinitely. For example, there is the Zeughaus, the old Löwenapotheke, the Kranenkonvent and many more. The large number of cosy pubs in the old town also makes it difficult to choose. In view of the abundance of cultural history and the very careful restoration of the old town, it is easy to understand why Lübeck is so popular as a place to live.

The Lübeck tourist office on the market square provides information on sightseeing, guided tours and bicycle hire.

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