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Lübeck Salt Warehouses

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    December 29, 2021

    The salt storage facilities are located on the Obertrave right next to the Holsten Gate. They were built between 1579 and 1745. They are a group of brick Renaissance style warehouses.

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      September 27, 2021

      The salt warehouses are located on the Upper Trave River, directly next to the Holsten Gate.

      They were built between 1579 and 1745 and are a group of warehouses in the Brick Renaissance style.

      The warehouses are located on Lübeck's Upper Trave River, directly next to the Holsten Gate.

      Until 1839, the warehouse closest to the Holsten Gate was owned by the "Oldesloe Saltworks." This is indicated by a relief in the clinker brick of the facade.

      Originally, the warehouse buildings were used to store salt brought from Lüneburg via the Old Salt Road and later via the Stecknitz Canal, as well as salt extracted from the Oldesloe Saltworks and brought by barges on the Trave River.

      This salt was exported from Lübeck throughout Scandinavia as the basis of its wealth at the time. The salt was primarily used to preserve fish caught in Norway and Scania, thus enabling the herring trade with the inland regions as a Lenten food. The location on Lübeck's oldest bridge, the so-called Holstentor Bridge, marked the boundary between the seaport and the inland port in the Middle Ages, with its connection to the Elbe River via the Stecknitz Canal.

      The Lübeck Salt Warehouses were a filming location for Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau's film "Nosferatu - A Symphony of Horror" and served as the backdrop for the house rented by the vampire. Today, the warehouses are used by a textile department store.

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        October 16, 2023

        The salt warehouses are one of Lübeck's landmarks. The salt warehouses are located directly on the Obertrave, not far from the Holsten Gate. As the name suggests, salt was stored here, which was transported from Lüneburg to Lübeck via the Old Salt Road.

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