Luebeck

This city lies at the mouth of the Trave River. It was and still is a Hanseatic city. The Hanseatic League is an organization of north German cities that was created to protect their trade interests. On its western border was Schleswig-Holstein. Part of the grand duchies of Mecklenburg-Schwerin and Mecklenburg-Strelitz were on its eastern border. Today it is a city in Schleswig-Holstein. Learn more: FamilySearch Wiki - Lübeck and GenWiki - Lübeck

Information provided by Teresa Steinkamp McMillin, CG^® of Lind Street Research.