OpenHistoricalMap/Projects/Lübeck

Project Description

This project aims to map the development of the Hanseatic City of Lübeck throughout history.

Founded in 1143 by count Adolf II. von Schauenburg and Holstein between the Trave and Wakenitz rivers. During the 12th through mid-17th centuries, Lübeck served as the birthplace of the Hanseatic League and emerged as a major commercial hub in the Baltic Sea region.

Project Goal

The goal of the Project is to map the following:

• Buildings of historical significance
• Evolution of street names and layouts over time
• Changes in administrative boundaries of the Free City of Lübeck
• Course of the Rivers Trave and Wakenitz within city limits
• Historical railway networks in the city

Sources

Wikipages

• Lübeck
• Wikipedia History of the Haseatic City of Lübeck (German only, more extensive)

Maps

Wikimedia Collection

18th century

• Historic city center 1787

19th century

• Historic city center 1824
• Historic city center 1872
• Lübeck 1877

20th century

• Old and new main station 1908
• Lübeck 1915(georeferenced)

Contact

Hitch82