Trave - Teerhofinsel

Name: Trave - Teerhofinsel Marina
Rating: 5

Marina near Lübeck (Falkenfeld / Vorwerk)

Last edited 25.06.2025 at 09:00 by Timo, CADIZ

Latitude

53° 54.088' N

Longitude

10° 42.015' E

Trave - Teerhofinsel - Marina near Lübeck (Falkenfeld / Vorwerk)

Description

There are several private and commercial jetties on the old arm of the Trave. As the Teerhofinsel is connected to the mainland by a dam, access is from the southern or northern arm. Elbe-Lübeck canal boaters will find opportunities to lay or set masts here.

NV Cruising Guide

Navigation

Both arms of the Trava can be accessed directly from the fairway and are also possible at night with a spotlight or appropriate residual light.

Berths

The jetties of the Stettiner Yachtclub (StYC), the Schwartauer Segler-Verein (SSV), the Eisenbahner SV Hansa Lübeck (ESVHL), the Princess Yacht Harbour and the Marina am Schilf (formerly the Hansa shipyard) are located in the northern arm of the Trave. Guest berths can be found at a water depth of approx. 2.5 m by arrangement with the local residents or harbour masters. The facilities of the Kufra and Trave shipyards and the Nord-Ost-Marina are located in the southern arm of the Trave. Here, too, you will find berths at a water depth of 2.7 - 3.7 m by arrangement with the respective shipyard offices.

Surroundings

Except for good transport connections to the center of Lübeck (from Schwartau train station) and the service of the shipyards, there are no supply options. In the western part of Teerhof Island, traffic noise from the nearby highway and railroad line is unpleasantly noticeable. There is a well-stocked small spare parts shop directly in front of the railroad crossing. There you can also buy propane gas and swap cylinders as well as common engine parts such as oil and fuel filters, shackles, bolts and so on and so forth.

NV Land Guide

Industrial operations, warehouses, the proximity of the highway and the railroad line running along the shore are reasons not to run into the dead arm of the Trave, even though marina after marina is lined up here. Teerhof Island is essentially a suburban marina for Lübeck's yachtsmen.

Teerhof Island owes its existence to a correction of the natural course of the River Tave in 1882. An artificial cut-through was built to shorten the connection between Lübeck's city harbour and the Baltic Sea. The island thus created was given its name by the settlement of the Teerhof, which was built outside the actual city area for fire protection reasons. Even in the days of the Hanseatic League, tar was a sought-after commodity, not least because of its importance for sailing ships, where it was used to preserve ship hulls and ropes.

East of the Teerhof island, at the mouth of the Schwartau into the Trave, a memorial stone commemorates the settlement of Luibice ("the lovely one"), which was once located here in Slavic times. The origins in the form of a castle complex, which also included a port facility and other outlying settlements, date back to the 7th century, but were abandoned after an attack in 1138.