Lübeck
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Summary
Lübeck is a big city[1]. Lübeck draws 17,195 Wikipedia views per month (big city category, ranking #65 of 300).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Wendish cities[3], Climate Alliance[4], Mayors for Peace[5], Städteverband Schleswig-Holstein[6], Organization of World Heritage Cities[7]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Schleswig-Holstein[8]
- Country: Germany[9]
- Located in or next to body of water: Bay of Lübeck[10], Trave[11], Elbe–Lübeck Canal[12], Wakenitz[13]
- Head of government: Jan Lindenau[14]
- Instance of: Hanseatic city[15], major regional center[16], urban municipality in Germany[17], urban district in Schleswig-Holstein[18]
- Shares border with: Ostholstein[19], Stormarn[20], District of Duchy of Lauenburg[21], Nordwestmecklenburg District[22], Krummesse[23], Ratekau[24]
- Main regulatory text: Soester Stadtrecht[25], Artlenburger Privileg[26], Lübecker Reichsfreiheitsbrief[27], Greater Hamburg Act[28]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Lübeck's Old City[29], St. Jürgen[30], Moisling[31], Buntekuh[32], Lübeck-St. Gertrud[33], Lübeck-Schlutup[34], Kücknitz[35], Travemünde[36], Lübeck-St. Lorenz Nord[37], Lübeck-St. Lorenz Süd[38]
- Twinned administrative body: Kawasaki[39], Klaipėda[40], Szczecin[41], La Rochelle[42], Kotka[43], Venice[44], Wismar[45], Bergen[46], Spokane[47], Region Gotland[48]
- Coat of arms: coat of arms of Lübeck[49]
- Postal code: 23552–23570[50]
- Commons category: Lübeck[51]
- Licence plate code: HL[52]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[53], UTC+02:00[54]
- Local dialing code: 4502[55], 4508[56], 451[57]
- Archives at: Archive of the Hanseatic City of Lübeck[58]
- Located in/on physical feature: Hamburg Metropolitan Region[59], North German Plain[60]
- Significant event: Siege of Lübeck[61]
- Official website: https://www.luebeck.de/[62]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Lübeck include Lübeck-Blankensee Airport[63], a commercial airport[64], in Germany[65]; Lübeck Marzipan[66], a food product[67], in Schleswig-Holstein[68]; Bay of Lübeck[69], a bay[70], in Germany[71]; Lübeck[72], a frigate[73]; Treaty of Lübeck[74], a peace treaty[75], in Holy Roman Empire[76], written by Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor[77]; and German frigate Lübeck[78], a frigate[79].
Why It Matters
Lübeck has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[80] Lübeck is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[81]
Entities named for Lübeck include Lübeck-Blankensee Airport[63], a commercial airport[64], in Germany[65]; Lübeck Marzipan[66], a food product[67], in Schleswig-Holstein[68]; Bay of Lübeck[69], a bay[70], in Germany[71]; Lübeck[72], a frigate[73]; Treaty of Lübeck[74], a peace treaty[75], in Holy Roman Empire[76], written by Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor[77]; and German frigate Lübeck[78], a frigate[79].