Trave
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Mouth of the Trave on the Baltic Sea
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The Trave in eastern Schleswig-Holstein
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| Country | Germany |
| State | Schleswig-Holstein |
| Cities | Bad Segeberg, Bad Oldesloe, Lübeck, Travemünde |
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| Main source | Gießelrade, Ahrensbök, Ostholstein, Schleswig-Holstein |
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Bay of Lübeck (Baltic Sea) 53°57′39″N 10°53′14″E / 53.96083°N 10.88722°ECoordinates: 53°57′39″N 10°53′14″E / 53.96083°N 10.88722°E |
| Basin size | 2,676 km2 (1,033 sq mi) |
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| Waterbodies | Wardersee, Pötenitzer Wiek, Dassower See |
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| Length | 124 km (77 mi) |
The Trave (German pronunciation: [ˈtʁaːvə]) is a river in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is approximately 124 kilometres (77 mi) long, running from its source near the village of Gießelrade in Ostholstein to Travemünde, where it flows into the Baltic Sea. It passes through Bad Segeberg, Bad Oldesloe, and Lübeck, where it is linked to the Elbe–Lübeck Canal. It is navigable for sea-going vessels from the Baltic to the Lübeck ports. The Herren Tunnel crosses the Trave, as do numerous bridges, and a ferry connects Travemünde with Priwall. Tributaries of the Trave include the Wakenitz and the Stepenitz.
The Trave rises in Gießelrade (a village in Ostholstein), whence it flows first southwesterly through the Wardersee to Bad Segeberg and then further south to Bad Oldesloe. There it bends eastward to just south of Reinfeld, flowing past Hamberge and Moisling to reach Lübeck.
The Elbe–Lübeck Canal joins the Trave from the south shortly before the river reaches Lübeck. In medieval Lübeck the river was transformed according to the needs of shipping and the town's defense, making the Old Town into an island. South of the Lübeck Cathedral the channel forks in several directions, with the original channel known as the Town Trave. The Lübeck town moat branches off to the west, and the Canal Trave separates eastward from the Town Trave's course and runs in the former bed of the Wakenitz to the northeast side of the Old Town. The modern Wakenitz joins the Canal Trave from the east, and the three channels recombine at the north end of the Old Town island.
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