Lübtheen
approx. 4,500 inhabitants
Mining is certainly not associated with Mecklenburg. However, in Lübtheen this thought is not strange: between 1889 and 1916 potash salt was mined here. The "Altes Küsterhaus" ("old sexton") Museum is a reminder of the only genuine mining site in Mecklenburg.
On a stroll through Lübtheen you will surely notice the classicistic church: churches built in this style are very rare in Mecklenburg. Would you like to watch a white stork looking for food? Then just take a bicycle ride through the Naturpark Mecklenburgisches Elbtal (National Park). In the marshes and swamps of the Elbe you are sure to meet one: White storks are still seen quite frequently in our part of the country.
Historical facts
Excavations prove that Slavs settled in the area around Lübtheen as early as 5,000 years ago; the first document
that mentions Lübtheen is from the year 1363. The Duke of Mecklenburg bought the land around Lübtheen.
Between 1640 and 1827 the post office brought employment and money to Lübtheen. Later on gypsum and potash-salt mining
became the main source of financial income. Most certainly the money was badly needed to repair the damages of the
great fire of 1846.
In 1938 Lübtheen was granted a town charter. Following the town's expansion by several districts, it has been an
independent town within the administrative district of Ludwigslust since 2004.
Stadt Lübtheen
Salzstr. 17
19249 Lübtheen
phone: 038855-7110
e-mail: info@luebtheen.de
Internet: www.luebtheen.de