Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #4 in Lübeck, Germany
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2.5 km
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 LübeckSight 1: 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.
Sight 2: Kleverschusskreuz
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.
Sight 3: Straßenbahner (1914-1918)
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.
Sight 4: Nathan 'Walter' Engel
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.
Sight 5: Der deutschen Jugend
Karl Geiser was a Swiss sculptor.
Sight 6: Burgtorlöwe
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.
Sight 7: Trägerstecksperre
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.
Sight 8: KZ Fürstengrube-Todesmarsch
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.
Sight 9: Schuppen 10
Schuppen 10/11 are two listed former harbour sheds in the port and Hanseatic city of Lübeck (Schleswig-Holstein).
Sight 10: 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.
Sight 11: Burgtor
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.
Sight 12: Ida-Boy-Ed-Garten
The Ida Boy Ed Garden is a street in Lübeck's Old Town.
Sight 13: Europäisches Hansemuseum
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.
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