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Lübeck Old Town
The UNESCO-listed 'Queen of the Hanseatic League,' known for its brick Gothic architecture, Holstentor gate, and world-famous marzipan.
19 km · about 20 min drive
Schleswig-Holstein, Germany · Europe
Ratzeburg is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Schlagsdorf, 19km from Lübeck Old Town.
Ratzeburg is a town located in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. With a population of 13,623, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Ratzeburg sits in Germany, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Berlin time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Ratzeburg to your route.
Ratzeburg (German pronunciation: [ˈʁatsəbʊʁk] ; Low German: Ratzborg) is a town in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is surrounded by four lakes—the resulting isthmuses between the lakes form the access lanes to the town. Ratzeburg is the capital of the district Herzogtum Lauenburg.
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Ratzeburg is located in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Europe. The coordinates are 53.6996 latitude, 10.7726 longitude.
Ratzeburg has a population of approximately 13,623 people, making it a town in Germany.
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ADAC roadside assistance: +49 89 22 22 22. No general speed limit on some autobahn sections but advisory 130 km/h.
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The UNESCO-listed 'Queen of the Hanseatic League,' known for its brick Gothic architecture, Holstentor gate, and world-famous marzipan.
19 km · about 20 min drive
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The world's largest warehouse district built on timber-pile foundations, a UNESCO site of red-brick Neo-Gothic buildings laced with canals.
54 km · about 65 min drive
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Museum of rare prototypes and racing cars focused on Porsche and Volkswagen history in Hamburg's HafenCity.
54 km · about 60 min drive
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Hamburg's stunning concert hall rising like a glass wave atop a former cocoa warehouse on the Elbe, with a free public plaza offering harbour views.
55 km · about 65 min drive
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The world's largest model railway exhibition in Hamburg's Speicherstadt, with over 16,000 metres of track spanning miniature continents.
55 km · about 65 min drive
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A charming Hanseatic salt town with crooked gabled houses and a tilting brick skyline, gateway to the heath.
55 km · about 65 min drive
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Hamburg's famous zoo pioneering open-air enclosures without bars since 1907, with a tropical aquarium.
56 km · about 65 min drive
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Hamburg's bustling floating landing piers on the Elbe, the gateway to harbour cruises and the historic St. Pauli waterfront.
56 km · about 65 min drive
April to October
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