Lübeck

Lübeck (Low German: Lübęk, Lübeek; adjective: lübsch, lübisch, at the latest since the 19th century also Lübeck, Latin: Lubeca) is a city in the North of Germany, in the state of Schleswig-Holstein. About 210,000 people live there. There is a university there.

The title of this article contains the character ü. Where it is unavailable or not wanted, the name may be written as Luebeck.

Hanseatic City of Lübeck Hansestadt Lübeck
City
Holstentor, emblem of the city
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Hanseatic City of Lübeck
Hanseatic City of Lübeck Show map of Germany Hanseatic City of Lübeck Show map of Schleswig-Holstein
Coordinates: 53°52′11″N 10°41′11″E
Country	Germany
State	Schleswig-Holstein
District	Urban districts of Germany
Subdivisions	35 Stadtbezirke
Government
• Mayor	Bernd Saxe (SPD)
• Governing parties	CDU
Area
• Total	214.13 km2 (82.68 sq mi)
Elevation	13 m (43 ft)
Population  (2020-12-31)[1]
• Total	215,846
• Density	1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	23501−23570
Dialling codes	0451, 04502
Vehicle registration	HL (1906–1937; since 1956)[2]
Website	www.luebeck.de

Hanseatic City of Lübeck

UNESCO World Heritage Site
Aerial view of the old town
Criteria	Cultural: iv
Reference	272
Inscription	1987 (11th Session)
Area	81.1 ha
Buffer zone	693.8 ha

The city's full name is Hansestadt Lübeck (Hanseatic city of Lubeck) in memory of its history. It was an important part in the Hanseatic League. The architecture of the city and the region as well is influenced by this historic period. As the Free City of Lübeck, the city was a state of the Weimar Republic. Other Hanseatic cities today are: Hamburg, Rostock, Wismar, Stralsund, Bremen, Greifswald and Demmin.

The most famous citizen is the author Günter Grass. He won the Nobel Prize in literature.

Luebeck has an oceanic climate (Cfb in the Koeppen climate classification).