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Luebeck
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Lübeck is the second largest city in Schleswig-Holstein, in northern Germany. It was for several centuries the "capital" of the Hanseatic League and because of its Brick Gothic architectural heritage is on UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites.
Originally recorded in Germania, the area around Lübeck was by the year AD 1000 inhabited by Slavic people, who settled at the Trave banks some kilometers outside the today town centre. They were subdued in 1158 by Henry the Lion, who newly founded the city. In the 14th century Lübeck became the "Queen of the Hanseatic League", being by far the largest and most powerful member of this medieval trade organization. In 1533 an armed conflict with Denmark led to the loss of the power.
The old town centre is dominated by seven church steeples. The oldest ones are the Dom and the Marienkirche (Saint Mary's), both from the 13th and 14th centuries. Once the town could only be entered by passing one of four town gates, of which the Holstentor (1478) is the best-known. The entire old town has kept a medieval look with old buildings and narrow streets.
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