Lubeck

(Lübeck)

Introduction

The city of Lübeck is a port city on the Baltic Sea, in northern Germany.

Mentioned in the 11th century, Lübeck became a fortified settlement in the 12th century. After a destructive fire in 1157 it was rebuilt in 1159 by Henry the Lion and became a free imperial city in 1226. In 1358 it was made the capital of the Hanseatic League and grew wealthy as the center of western Europe's Baltic trade with Russia and Scandinavia. Port activities diminished with the collapse of the league in the 17th century and further declined in the 19th century with the rise of the Prussian Baltic port of Stettin (now Szczecin in Poland). Lübeck retained its political independence until it became part of Schleswig-Holstein in 1937; its economy had been revitalized by the completion in 1900 of the Elbe-Lübeck Canal, linking the city with the interior of Europe. The heavy damage inflicted by bombing during World War II (1939-1945) was rapidly repaired, and Lübeck's economy was stimulated by the arrival soon after the war of many refugees from Soviet-occupied eastern Germany.

In LoGH the Lubeck is Imperial Vice Admiral Müller's flagship.

The relationship to LoGH, if there is any other than just needing a Germanic name, is unclear. The best I can come up with is that Lübeck is a predominantly industrial town, and Müller is a workaholic, never-say-die type.

Yeah, I know it's weak. 

lubeck.htm / October 20, 2000