East Holstein
Lübeck
Lübeck, Hansestadt

Holsten Gate

The Holsten Gate is a marking off the western boundary of the old center of the Hanseatic city of . Built in 1464, the Brick Gothic construction is one of the relics of Lübeck's medieval city fortifications and one of two remaining city gates, the other being the Citadel Gate.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: two-towered city gate in Lübeck, Germany, used as a museum
  • Also known as: “Holstentor” and “Museum Holstentor”
  • Address: Holstentorplatz, Lübeck, 23552
  • Wheelchair access: no
Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Saint Mary’s Church and Lübeck Museum of Theatre Puppets.

Church
Photo: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Lübeck Marienkirche is a medieval basilica in the city centre of , Germany. Built between 1265 and 1352, the church is located on the highest point of Lübeck's old town island within the Hanseatic merchants' quarter, which extends uphill from the warehouses on the River to the church. is situated 400 metres northeast of Holsten Gate.

Museum
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The is a museum of international puppetry in the Hanseatic city of , . is situated 200 metres southeast of Holsten Gate.

Church
Photo: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St. Peter's Church is a place of worship in , , that was first mentioned in 1170. Over the centuries, it was rebuilt several times until construction of the church was completed in the 15th century. is situated 240 metres east of Holsten Gate.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Moisling and Stockelsdorf.

Suburb
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is a suburb, which is situated 4 km southwest of Holsten Gate.

Town
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is a municipality in the district of , in , . It is situated directly northwest of and forms an agglomeration with the easterly town of . is situated 4½ km northwest of Holsten Gate.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 6 km northeast of Holsten Gate.

Holsten Gate

Latitude
53.86626° or 53° 51′ 59″ north
Longitude
10.67965° or 10° 40′ 47″ east
Elevation
5 metres (16 feet)
Open location code
9F5GVM8H+GV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 27075168
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­civic
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­building
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Geo­Names ID
13399729
Wiki­data ID
Q321229
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In Other Languages

From Bashkir to Ukrainian—“Holsten Gate” goes by many names.
  • Bashkir: “Хольстентор”
  • Belarusian: “Гальштынская брама”
  • Catalan: “Holstentor”
  • Chinese: “荷尔斯登城门”
  • Chinese: “荷爾斯登城門”
  • Chinese: “霍尔斯滕门”
  • Chinese: “霍爾斯滕門”
  • Croatian: “Holstentor”
  • Czech: “Holštýnská brána”
  • Danish: “Holstentor”
  • Dutch: “Holstentor”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “هولستينتور”
  • Esperanto: “Holstentor”
  • Esperanto: “Holstinio-Pordego”
  • French: “Holstentor”
  • French: “Porte de Holstein”
  • French: “Vortor”
  • German: “Holsten-Tor”
  • German: “Holstentor”
  • German: “Museum Holstentor”
  • Icelandic: “Holstentor”
  • Indonesian: “Holstentor”
  • Italian: “Holstentor”
  • Japanese: “ホルステン門”
  • Macedonian: “Холстентор”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Holstentor”
  • Norwegian: “Holstentor”
  • Persian: “هولستنتور”
  • Persian: “هولستین تور”
  • Polish: “Brama Holsztyńska”
  • Polish: “Holstentor”
  • Portuguese: “Holstentor”
  • Portuguese: “Porta de Holsten”
  • Portuguese: “Porta de Holstentor”
  • Russian: “Голштинские ворота”
  • Russian: “Гольштейнские ворота”
  • Russian: “Гольштинские ворота”
  • Russian: “Хольстентор”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Holstentor”
  • Slovenian: “Holsteinska vrata”
  • Slovenian: “Holstentor”
  • Spanish: “Holstentor”
  • Spanish: “Puerta de Holsten”
  • Swedish: “Holstentor”
  • Thai: “ฮ็อลชเตินทอร์”
  • Ukrainian: “Гольстентор”
  • Ukrainian: “Гольштинські ворота”

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