Lübeck

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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1. How many people live in Lübeck?Approximately 220,000
2. How big is Lübeck?247 square kilometers (95 square miles)
3. What is the capital of Lübeck?Lübeck (Hanseatic City of Lübeck)
4. What language do people speak in Lübeck?German (official), Low German (historical dialect)
5. When was Lübeck built?Granted city rights in 1160; became an immediate city in 1260
6. What makes the seven towers in Lübeck so special?They are the spires of five big churches that line the skyline like a crown. They show the city’s old religious history and are a famous landmark.

Hanseatic League: A powerful medieval commercial and defensive confederation of merchant guilds and market towns in Northwestern and Central Europe.
Brick Gothic: A distinctive architectural style prevalent in Northern Europe, characterized by the extensive use of brick for constructing large, imposing structures.
UNESCO World Heritage Site: A designation for locations of outstanding universal value, recognized and protected by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.
Low German: A West Germanic language spoken in parts of the Netherlands and Northern Germany, distinct from High German.