Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #4 in Lübeck, Germany

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Number of sights 13 sights
Distance 2.5 km
Ascend 67 m
Descend 75 m

Experience Lübeck in Germany in a whole new way with our free self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in LübeckIndividual Sights in Lübeck

Sight 1: St.-Gertrud-Kirche

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St.-Gertrud-Kirche

The St. Gertrud Church in Lübeck is the parish church of the Protestant parish in the Lübeck district of St. Gertrud, built according to a design by the Charlottenburg architects Jürgensen & Bachmann, which is dedicated to Saint Gertrude of Nivelles. The patronage has been historical for the suburb on the castle field in front of the castle gate since the Middle Ages. In 1373, the Bishop of Lübeck, Burkhard von Serkem, consecrated the first St. Gertrude Chapel.

Wikipedia: St. Gertrudkirche (Lübeck) (DE)

488 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 2: Kleverschusskreuz

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The Kleverschusskreuz is a wayside cross from the first half of the 15th century in the Hanseatic city of Lübeck. The stone cross made of limestone showed pilgrims the way to the Wunderblutkirche in Bad Wilsnack (Brandenburg). One mile of the way to the Church of the Miracle Blood, which was often started barefoot, gave the pilgrim a day's indulgence.

Wikipedia: Kleverschusskreuz (DE)

89 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 3: Straßenbahner (1914-1918)

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Erinnerungs- und Denkmale in Lübeck is a list of panorama-free sculptures, objects, memorial plaques and commemorative plaques in the city of Lübeck, which commemorate a certain person or event as a monument. They are arranged in chronological order of the topics listed.

Wikipedia: Erinnerungs- und Denkmale in Lübeck (DE)

308 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 4: Nathan 'Walter' Engel

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The list of stumbling blocks in Lübeck gives an overview of the stumbling blocks laid by the artist Gunter Demnig in the city of Lübeck. The basis of this list is the data provided by the Stumbling Stones initiative for Lübeck.

Wikipedia: Liste der Stolpersteine in Lübeck (DE)

562 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 5: Der deutschen Jugend

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Karl Geiser was a Swiss sculptor.

Wikipedia: Karl Geiser (DE)

57 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 6: Burgtorlöwe

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Sculptures and objects in Lübeck lists panorama-free sculptures and objects in the city of Lübeck that do not commemorate a specific person or event as a monument. Since they are often nameless, they are assigned to the alphabetically listed artists here. If a monument is associated with a specific person or a historical event, it should be entered in the list of memorials and monuments in Lübeck.

Wikipedia: Skulpturen und Objekte in Lübeck (DE)

117 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 7: Trägerstecksperre

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Trägerstecksperre Bundeswehr Verteidigungsbezirkskommando 47 Gießen / CC BY-SA 2.0 de

Prepared barriers are military-style devices on traffic facilities that, once triggered, are intended to slow down and channel an opponent's attack. A common form of prepared barriers are blast shafts.

Wikipedia: Vorbereitete Sperre (DE)

49 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 8: KZ Fürstengrube-Todesmarsch

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The Fürstengrube Concentration Camp Death March was a death march of concentration camp prisoners as part of the evacuation of the Fürstengrube concentration camp and other concentration camp prisoners. Lack of food, illness, exhaustion, abuse and murder claimed numerous victims on this death march from January to May 1945 with several intermediate stops.

Wikipedia: KZ Fürstengrube-Todesmarsch (DE)

180 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 9: Schuppen 10

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Schuppen 10/11 are two listed former harbour sheds in the port and Hanseatic city of Lübeck (Schleswig-Holstein).

Wikipedia: Schuppen 10/11 (DE)

296 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 10: Carl Hans Lody

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Carl Hans Lody

Carl Hans Lody, alias Charles A. Inglis, was a reserve officer of the Imperial German Navy who spied in the United Kingdom in the first few months of the First World War.

Wikipedia: Carl Hans Lody (EN)

11 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 11: Burgtor

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The Burgtor, built 1444 in late Gothic style, was the northern city gate of Hanseatic Lübeck, now in Germany. It is one of two towered gates remaining from the medieval fortifications, the other being the more famous Holstentor.

Wikipedia: Burgtor (EN)

111 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 12: Ida-Boy-Ed-Garten

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Ida-Boy-Ed-Garten © OpenStreetMap-Mitwirkende (Karte); Der Bischof mit der E-Gitarre (Nachbearbeitung) / CC-by-sa 3.0

The Ida Boy Ed Garden is a street in Lübeck's Old Town.

Wikipedia: Ida-Boy-Ed-Garten (DE)

209 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 13: Europäisches Hansemuseum

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Europäisches HansemuseumBS Hochschulstadtteil (Diskussion) 20:27, 11. Jun. 2015 (CEST) / CC BY 4.0

The European Hansemuseum is a museum in Lübeck, Germany dedicated to the history of the Hanseatic League. Covering an area of in total 7,405 square metres (79,710 sq ft), is the largest museum in the world specifically dedicated to this subject. The museum was opened in May 2015.

Wikipedia: European Hansemuseum (EN), Website

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