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Lübeck

Western Europe

Lübeck, officially the Hanseatic City of Lübeck, is a city in northern Germany with around 220,000 inhabitants. It is the second largest city on the German Baltic coast and the second largest city in the state of Schleswig-Holstein after its capital, Kiel, and the thirty-sixth largest city in Germany.

Facts
Population
217,061 1
Area (sq km)
214.13 1
Founding Year
1143 2
Founding Year
1143 2
Population Estimate Year
2025 1
Elevation (m)
13 1
Latitude
53.869722 degrees north 1
Longitude
10.686389 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 3
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Time Zone
UTC+01:00 5
FAQs

Why did Lübeck become one of the most important trading centres in Northern Europe?

It was geographically well situated and trade flows from all directions converged there.

Lübeck was geographically well situated, and it quickly rose to become one of the most important trading centres in Northern Europe. The representatives of the Hanseatic cities met there for their Hanseatic Diets, and trade flows from all directions converged on the city.
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Frédéric Chopin

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Wikidata: Frederic Chopin
Godfrey Kneller

Also in Arts and Music Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Godfrey Kneller (Wikipedia)Early life
Quote, Early life
Kneller was born Gottfried Kniller in the Free City of Lübeck, the son of Zacharias Kniller, a portrait painter.
Sources
1. Lübeck (Wikidata)
  • P1082 (population)
    population 217,061 (2025)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 53.869722, longitude 10.686389
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 13 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 214.13 sq km
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 217061 (2025)
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2. Wikipedia (German): Lübeck
Wikipedia (German)Article text: founding statement
Quote, Article text: founding statement
Lübeck wurde 1143 an heutiger Stelle gegründet und war von 1226 bis 1937 ein Stadtstaat .
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3. GeoNames: Lübeck - GeoNames
GeoNamesPlace record, elevation
Quote, Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 16 m
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 53.75, 10.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 53.75, 10.75
53.75 10.75 Cfb
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5. GeoNames: Lübeck - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 2875601
Quote, cities500 record 2875601
53.86893 10.68729 P PPLA3 DE 10 00 01003 01003000 212207 16 Europe/Berlin
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Wikidata: Lübeck
Wikidata Q2843, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Lübeck (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Western Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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