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Situated in the north of Germany Lübeck is an old city with a strong medevial heritage. The city came into power as a member of the Hanseatic League or Hansa. The association is so strong that Lübeck is sometimes called "Queen of the Hansa".
Lübeck is the setting for the novel "The Buddenbrooks or Decline of a Family" by Th. Mann, published 1901 and the novel which won him the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1929. This novel is one of the great German contributions to World Literature and a must-read for visitors to Lübeck.
Trans Russia Express operates a ferry between St Petersburg and Lübeck.
| Property | Address | Type | Popularity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baltic Hotel | Hansestraße 11 | Hotel | 85 |
| Hotel Restaurant Elisabeth | Elisabethstr. 4 Bad Schwartau | Hotel | 73 |
| Hotel zur alten Stadtmauer | An der Mauer 57 | Hotel | 87 |
| SleepIn YMCA Lübeck | Große Petersgrube 11 | Hostel | 75 |
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