Travemünde

Travemünde(German:[tʁaːvəˈmʏndə]^ⓘ) is a borough ofLübeck,Germany,located at the mouth of the riverTraveinLübeck Bay.It began life as a fortress built byHenry the Lion,Duke of Saxony,in the 12th century to guard the mouth of the Trave, and theDanessubsequently 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. Itsfortificationswere demolished in 1807.^[1]

Travemünde has been aseaside resortsince 1802, and isGermany'slargestferry porton theBaltic Seawith connections toSweden,Finland,Russia,LatviaandEstonia.Thelighthouseis the oldest on the German Baltic coast, dating from 1539. Another attraction of Travemünde is theFlying P-LinerPassat,amuseum shipanchored in the mouth of theTrave.

The annualTravemünder Wocheis a traditionalsailingrace week inNorthern Europe.The annualSand festivalin Travemünde is known as theSand World.

Literature

The 19th century seaside resort was evoked byThomas ManninBuddenbrooks.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

Kurhaus hotel, designed by architectJoseph Christian Lillie
Mouth of riverTrave
Casino building, now Columbia hotel
Lübeck-Travemünde Strand station,displaying the time of the next Lübeck train
The fountain field, only 200 meters from the railway station, marks the beginning of the promenade.
Excursion boats and roofed wicker beach chairs
View of the town from the Trave promenade
The shopping street Vorderreihe
The bailiff's residence from 1551, one of the oldest buildings in town
View from the boardwalk, beach and Columbia hotel (the former Casino building)
RiverTravewith the tall sailing shipPassatand the town skyline
Ancient houses and the tower of St Lorenz Church
Cruise ship at Ostpreussen Quay, close to the Vorderreihe promenade

Notable people

Ida Boy-Ed

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(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 characterWerner.
Torsten Wohlert(born 1965 in Travemünde) a German former footballer

References

^One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain:Chisholm, Hugh,ed. (1911). "Travemünde".Encyclopædia Britannica.Vol. 27 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 216.

External links

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[EB1911-1] One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain:Chisholm, Hugh,ed. (1911). "Travemünde".Encyclopædia Britannica.Vol. 27 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 216.

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