Travemünde () is a borough of Lübeck, Germany, located at the mouth of the river Trave in Lübeck Bay. It began life as a fortress built by Henry the Lion,

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, in the 12th century to guard the mouth of the Trave, and the

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subsequently strengthened it. It became a town in 1317 and in 1329 passed into the possession of the free city of Lübeck, to which it has since belonged. Its fortifications were demolished in 1807. Travemünde has been a seaside resort since 1802, and is Germany's largest ferry port on the Baltic Sea with connections to

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, Finland, Russia,

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and Estonia. The

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is the oldest on the German Baltic coast, dating from 1539. Another attraction of Travemünde is the

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anchored in the mouth of the Trave. The annual Travemünder Woche is a traditional sailing race week in

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. The annual Sand festival in Travemünde is known as the

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Literature

The 19th century seaside resort was evoked by Thomas Mann in '' Buddenbrooks''. In Part II/5-12 the vacation of Antonie Buddenbrook is told, while in Part X/3 one summer of little Hanno. Travemünde is depicted by Mann as a place of freedom, happiness and - in the case of Antonie - love, in contrast with the problems of everyday life.

Photo gallery

Image:Kurhaus hotel, Travemünde.jpg, Kurhaus hotel, designed by architect Joseph Christian Lillie Image:Travemuende-Mole.jpg, Mouth of river Trave Image:Travemünde Casino.jpg, Casino building, now Columbia hotel Image:Travemünde Railway Station.jpg,

Lübeck-Travemünde Strand station Lübeck-Travemünde Strand (beach) station (also known as ''Travemünde Strandbahnhof'' in German) is a station in Lübeck district of Travemünde in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. It has heritage protection and is one of three railway ...

, displaying the time of the next Lübeck train Image:Travemuende-fountain-field.JPG, The fountain field, only 200 meters from the railway station, marks the beginning of the promenade Image:Travemuende-excursion-boats.JPG, Excursion boats and roofed wicker beach chairs Image:Travemuende-view-of-the-city-from-river-Trave.JPG, View of the town from the Trave promenade Image:Travemuende-Vorderreihe.JPG, The shopping street Vorderreihe Image:Travemuende-Bailiwick-Building.JPG, The bailiff's residence from 1551, one of the oldest buildings in town Image:Travemuende_Boardwalk_Beach.JPG, View from the boardwalk, beach and Columbia hotel (the former Casino building) Image:Travemuende_Passat_Trave.JPG, River Trave with the tall sailing ship

and the town skyline Image:Travemuende-St-Lorenz-Church.jpg, Ancient houses and the tower of St Lorenz Church Image:Travemuende-cruise-ship-at-promenade.jpg, Cruise ship at Ostpreussen Quay, close to the Vorderreihe promenade

Notable people

Ida Boy-Ed Ida Boy-Ed (17 April 1852 – 13 May 1928) was a German writer. A supporter of women's issues, she wrote widely-read books and newspaper articles. Early years Ida Cornelia Ernestina Ed was born in Bergedorf in 1852 to a supportive family who e ...

(1852–1928 in Travemünde) a German writer, supporter of women's issues, she wrote widely-read books and newspaper articles * Friedrich Naumann (1860–1919 in Travemünde) a German liberal politician and Protestant parish pastor * Otto Ciliax (1891–1964 in Travemünde) an admiral during WW2, served in the navies of the German Empire, the Weimar Republic and Nazi Germany * Lilo Peters (1913–2001 in Travemünde) a North German painter and sculptor. *

Peter Nogly Peter Nogly (born 14 January 1947) is a former German football player and coach. Club career All his 320 West German top-flight matches he made in the Hamburger SV shirt. He played in the North American Soccer League for the Edmonton Dri ...

(born 1947 in Travemünde) a German football coach and a former player *

Rötger Feldmann Rötger Werner Friedrich Wilhelm Feldmann (born 17 March 1950 in Travemünde), Brösel, is a German comic book artist. He is most famous for creating the character Werner. Life Feldmann completed a lithographer apprenticeship at Nordrepro i ...

(born 1950 in Travemünde) a German comic book artist, created the character Werner *

Torsten Wohlert Torsten Wohlert (born 10 December 1965 in Travemünde) is a German former professional footballer who played as a defender. Honours MSV Duisburg * DFB-Pokal The DFB-Pokal ( is a German knockout football cup competition held annually by the ...

(born 1965 in Travemünde) a German former footballer

References

External links

Travemünde

Official tourism site

Travemünde related Photography Blog

Historical footage of Travemünde, 1919
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