OpenHistoricalMap/Projects/Lübeck
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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