The old person salt road is an old trade route between Lueneburg and Luebeck.

History

At times of the Hanse large parts of the of salt were exported into the Baltic Sea area inside as basis also for the herring trade. Principal client was the herring market in Falsterbo in care. Main place of transshipment in the salt trade was thereby Luebeck, the capital of the Hanse and at that time like today most important Baltic Sea port. There the salt was stored temporarily in salt memory received this very day. Over the old person salt road was transported the salt loosely or in tons with Frachtwagen. With completion of the Stecknitz channel 1398 transport shifted on the water route, thus on Ilmenau, Elbe, the Stecknitz channel and the Trave.

The of the old persons salt road with Artlenburg and Schnakenbek became in the 11. and 12. Century by the Ertheneburg secured, which was set 1181 by Heinrich for the lion on its escape before emperors Friedrich Barbarossa in fire.

today's meaning

Today one names old person salt road also the federal highway 209 between Lueneburg and Lauenburg and the federal highway 207 of Luebeck along the Ratzeburger of lake over Fredeburg and toward Lauenburg. The old person salt road leads by the nature park Lauenburgi seas.

Wheel remote way old person salt road

Predominantly along the Elbe Luebeck channel leads that about 110 kilometers long wheel remote way old person salt road of Lueneburg in Lower Saxony to Luebeck in Schleswig-Holstein.

See also:

• European remote moving way E1 and E6
• German salt museum in Lueneburg

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