Travemünde () is a borough of

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, located at the mouth of the river

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in 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, 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

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ifications were demolished in 1807. Travemünde has been a

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since 1802, and is Germany's largest ferry port on the

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with connections to

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and

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. The

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is the oldest on the German Baltic coast, dating from 1539. Another attraction of Travemünde is the Flying P-Liner '' Passat'', a

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anchored in the mouth of the

. The annual Travemünder Woche is a traditional

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race week in

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. The annual Sand festival in Travemünde is known as the Sand World.

Literature

The 19th century seaside resort was evoked by

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in ''

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''. 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

File:Kurhaus hotel, Travemünde.jpg, Kurhaus hotel, designed by architect Joseph Christian Lillie File:Travemuende-Mole.jpg, Mouth of river

File:Travemünde Casino.jpg, Casino building, now Columbia hotel File:Travemünde Railway Station.jpg, Lübeck-Travemünde Strand station, displaying the time of the next Lübeck train File:Travemuende-fountain-field.JPG, The fountain field, only 200 meters from the railway station, marks the beginning of the promenade. File:Travemuende-excursion-boats.JPG, Excursion boats and roofed wicker beach chairs File:Travemuende-view-of-the-city-from-river-Trave.JPG, View of the town from the Trave promenade File:Travemuende-Vorderreihe.JPG, The shopping street Vorderreihe File:Travemuende-Bailiwick-Building.JPG, The bailiff's residence from 1551, one of the oldest buildings in town File:Travemuende Boardwalk Beach.JPG, View from the boardwalk, beach and Columbia hotel (the former Casino building) File:Travemuende Passat Trave.JPG, River

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

Notable people

* Ida Boy-Ed (1852–1928 in Travemünde) a German writer, supporter of women's issues, she wrote widely read books and newspaper articles. *

Friedrich Naumann Friedrich Naumann (25 March 1860 – 24 August 1919) was a German Liberalism in Germany, liberal politician and Protestant parish pastor. In 1896, he founded the National-Social Association that sought to combine liberalism, nationalism and ...

(1860–1919 in Travemünde) a German liberal politician and Protestant parish pastor * Otto Ciliax (1891–1964 in Travemünde) an admiral during WWII, 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 (born 1947 in Travemünde) a German football coach and a former player * Rötger Feldmann (born 1950 in Travemünde) a German comic-book artist, created the character Werner. * Torsten Wohlert (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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