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Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
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East Holstein the eastern part of Schleswig-Holstein, stretching north and south of Lübeck.
By boat
This region has the most frequent ferry connections from the Nordic countries to Germany. From Rødby in Denmark there are ferries taking cars and trains to Puttgarden every half hour night and day.
By train
You can get to Lübeck by train from for instance Kiel and Hamburg.
By car
The above-mentioned ferries take cars. From Hamburg Autobahn A1 leads to Lübeck, and further north through the region, and A20 comes in from Rostock and A24 from Berlin.
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Lübeck · Regional · LBC
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small town at the Baltic Sea coast, popular holiday destination.
the large port city with abundant heritage of its Hanseatic past, also known for delicious marzipan; it was a city state prior to 1935.
an elegant seaside resort on the Bay of Lübeck, whose 7-km-long beach is the longest in the region
Germany's largest seaport on the Baltic Sea, administratively part of Lübeck since the Middle Ages
an island in the Baltic Sea. It's on one of the main routes between Northern Germany and Scandinavia.
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