Bay of Lübeck

Basin off the coast of northeastern Germany

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Bay of Lübeck

Satellite picture of the Bay of Lübeck

Bay of Lübeck

Coordinates| 54°09′33″N 11°19′20″E﻿ / ﻿54.15917°N 11.32222°E﻿ / 54.15917; 11.32222
Type| Bay
River sources| Elbe, Trave
Ocean/sea sources| Baltic Sea
Basin countries| Germany
Settlements| Lübeck

The Bay of Lübeck (German: Lübecker Bucht, German pronunciationⓘ) is a basin in the southwestern Baltic Sea, off the shores of the German states of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Schleswig-Holstein. It forms the southwestern part of the Bay of Mecklenburg.

The main port is Travemünde, a borough of the city of Lübeck,[1] at the mouth of river Trave. The Elbe–Lübeck Canal connects the Baltic Sea with the Elbe River. The bay is surrounded by the land strips of Ostholstein and Nordwestmecklenburg. 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. 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 into West Germany.

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## See also

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* Priwall Peninsula with the museum ship Passat
* Travemünder Woche – traditional sailing races on the Bay of Lübeck
* The disaster on May 3, 1945, involving these 3 ships:
* Cap Arcona
* Thielbek
* Deutschland
* U-48
* Lighthouses and lightvessels in Germany

## References

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1. ^ Bankes, Thomas; Blake, Edward Warren; Cook, Alexander; Lloyd, Thomas (1800). A New, Royal, and Authentic System of Universal Geography, Antient and Modern: Including All the Late Important Discoveries ... and a Genuine History and Description of the Whole World ... Together with a Complete History of Every Empire, Kingdom, and State ... to which is Added a Complete Guide to Geography, Astronomy, the Use of the Globes, Maps ... p. 625.

## External links

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Media related to Lübecker Bucht at Wikimedia Commons

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

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* Germany