Travemünde - Passat

Travemünde is a borough of Lübeck, located at the mouth of the river Trave in Lübeck Bay. It was founded in 1187. The city of Lübeck had already been granted the decisive rights to Travemünde by Emperor Frederick II in 1226. At that time the Priwall came to Travemünde. In 1329 Travemünde finally became part of the then Lübeck city-state. In the 12th century, Travemünde got strongly fortified by Henry the Lion to guard the mouth of the Trave,

It began life as a fortress built by Henry the Lion, Duke of Saxony, in the 12th century to guard the mouth of the Trave. The fortifications were demolished in the early 19th century, as already since 1802 Travemünde has been a seaside resort. since 1802,

One of the attractions is the four-masted barque "Passat", a museum ship anchored here. The Passat was built in 1911 as a grain and saltpetre transporter. She sailed around Cape Horn thirty-nine times and circumnavigated the globe twice. The Passat is related to the "Pamir", which sank in the Atlantic in 1957.