A brief history and main sights of the city of Lübeck (Germany)

The city of Lübeck on the map of Germany can be found in the southeastern part of the federal state Schleswig-Holstein. In history, he entered as the largest center of the Hanseatic League. Many of its attractions are included in the list of objects belonging to the World Heritage of UNESCO. Among other things, the city is also a port on the Baltic Sea. Its population exceeds 211 thousand people.

According to historical data, the city of Lübeck (Germany) was founded at the beginning of the twelfth century. Six kilometers from its current location was a small fortress Ljubica, which at the end of the eleventh century was the residence of the dynasty of the Nakonids. As a result of a series of bloody wars, it was destroyed, and the surviving townspeople moved up the river Grass, where together with the German settlers from the Rhineland, the so-called new Lübeck was founded. Germany at that time was rapidly developing, so in a few years the city had its own fortress walls, and its population was rapidly growing due to the resettlement of people.

In 1226, the local senate of the Roman emperor was redeemed the status of an imperial free city. In the middle of the fourteenth century, Lübeck, together with 200 cities, became part of the Hanseatic League, which lasted until 1630. His independence, he also retained in the German Union and the German Empire, and his free status was annulled only in 1937.

The main attraction of the city of Lübeck (Germany), which has survived to this day, are the Holstein Gate. They represent the central part of the city gate complex. Through them the territory of the fortress could be accessed from the province of Holstein, as well as from the Kingdom of Denmark. The building is a small fortress built in the Gothic style, and became a true symbol of Lübeck. Now in the inner premises of the gate is organized a historical city museum.

At the beginning of the fourteenth century, the Church of St. Mary was founded. Its building is distinguished by a simple internal painting and amazes with its size. The main decoration here were two spiers, the height of each of which is 125 meters. In one of the rooms is a monument dedicated to the military victims. It is a bell that fell and crashed during one of the air raids during the Second World War.

Lübeck (Germany) is famous throughout the world for its church of St. James. Its wall paintings date from the fourteenth century. It should also be noted two incredibly beautiful bodies that were installed here in the sixteenth century. The largest religious structure on the Baltic Sea is the Lubeck cathedral. The customer of his erection in 1173 was Henry the Lion. In the thirteenth century, the construction of the town hall started, which is now considered the oldest of all operating in Germany.

Another attraction of Lübeck (Germany) is the Holy Spirit Hospital. It was erected in the thirteenth century for the charitable money of local merchants and can accommodate about 170 poor and elderly people. The hospital complex includes a church. Of all the medieval buildings in Central Europe, the Holy Spirit Hospital has survived to the present day.