The Bay of Lübeck (, ) is a basin in the southwestern
Baltic Sea
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, off the shores of the
German
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states of
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
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and
Schleswig-Holstein
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. It forms the southwestern part of the
Bay of Mecklenburg
The Bay of Mecklenburg ( or ''Mecklenburgische Bucht''; ), also known as the Mecklenburg Bay or Mecklenburg Bight, is a long narrow basin making up the southwestern finger-like arm of the Baltic Sea, between the shores of Germany to the south a ...
.
The main port is
Travemünde
Travemünde () is a borough of Lübeck, Germany, located at the mouth of the river Trave in Bay of Lübeck, Lübeck Bay. It began life as a fortress built by Henry the Lion, Duke of Saxony, in the 12th century to guard the mouth of the Trave, an ...
, a borough of the city of
Lübeck
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,
at the mouth of river
Trave
The Trave () is a river in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is approximately long, running from its source near the village of Gießelrade in Ostholstein to Travemünde, where it flows into the Baltic Sea. It passes through Bad Segeberg, Bad Old ...
. The
Elbe–Lübeck Canal connects the Baltic Sea with the
Elbe
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River. The bay is surrounded by the land strips of
Ostholstein
Ostholstein (; ) is a district in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is bounded by (from the southwest and clockwise) the districts of Stormarn, Segeberg and Plön, the Baltic Sea and the city of Lübeck. Geographically, the district covers the vas ...
and
Nordwestmecklenburg
Nordwestmecklenburg (''Northwestern Mecklenburg'') is a ''Kreis'' (district) in the north-western part of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is situated on the coast of the Baltic Sea and borders on Schleswig-Holstein to the west. Neighboring di ...
. Located in the North of the Bay, the
Hansa-Park amusement park creates a popular sight for families all around the region and
Southern Denmark
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. The
Pötenitzer Wiek Lake splits the states of Schleswig-Holstein and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and got historical attention, as it gave
East Germany refugees the possibility to flee from
East Germany
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into
West Germany
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.
Gallery
File:Lübecker Bucht, Seegebiet.jpg,
File:Blick auf Nordermole und Lübecker Bucht.JPG
File:Lübecker Bucht vom Hansapark aus gesehen - panoramio.jpg
File:Lübecker Bucht.JPG
File:Niendorf hafen.jpg
File:Grossenbrode Küste 2004 051a.jpg
See also
*
Priwall Peninsula with the museum ship
''Passat''
*
Travemünder Woche – traditional sailing races on the Bay of Lübeck
* The
disaster
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on May 3, 1945, involving these 3 ships:
**
''Cap Arcona''
**
''Thielbek''
**
''Deutschland''
*
''U-48''
*
Lighthouses and lightvessels in Germany
This is a list of lighthouses in Germany.
List
See also
* Lists of lighthouses and lightvessels
References
External links
*
{{Lighthouses in Europe
Lighthouses in Germany,
Lists of lighthouses, Germany
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References
External links
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