Travemünde - St. Lorenz

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,

A church is known here since around 1250. Only a few parts survived of that building that burned down in 1522. In the 1540s the church got rebuild on the foundations of the previous one. In 1605/06 the tower followed, which was completed in 1619-1621 with an octagonal tower story and the spire.

The church is decorated with painted ceiling and wall frescoes. But due to a funeral, I did not enter and so did not see the paintings and the late Gothic triumphal cross I had heard of.