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The 14 pages that link to Lübeck, each with the reason it gives.

• Hanseatic LeagueRelated: Lübeck often coordinated League diplomacy and meetings.

• Thomas MannRelated: Its prosperous merchant culture supplied the milieu behind Mann’s first major novel.

• Medieval communeBroader topic: Lübeck offers a northern European example of urban autonomy beyond the Italian model.

• Henry the LionBroader topic: Henry promoted the city as a commercial center and granted it privileges.

• Swedish War of LiberationRelated: Its loans and naval support helped Gustav Vasa sustain the campaign against Denmark.

• Baltic Sea tradeBroader topic: Its harbor became a major hub for merchants moving goods between Baltic and western European ports.

• Free imperial cityBroader topic: Its maritime trade linked municipal autonomy to influence across northern Europe.

• RostockRelated: Its influence helped shape the commercial network in which Rostock prospered.

• BuddenbrooksRelated: Its merchant culture and social hierarchy provide the novel’s setting and local texture.

• Elbe–Lübeck CanalRelated: Lübeck promoted the canal to strengthen its commercial connection to the Elbe.

• KielRelated: Lübeck is Kiel’s regional counterpart, with a distinct Hanseatic heritage and separate maritime history.

• SchwerinRelated: Its proximity links Schwerin to a major Baltic trading city and neighboring state.

• Stecknitz CanalRelated: The canal delivered salt to Lübeck and its maritime trading network.

• Dieterich BuxtehudeRelated: Its Marienkirche and civic musical life were central to Buxtehude's career.