Salzspeicher Lübeck: The Nosferatu Scene at the Salt Warehouses

The Salzspeicher Lübeck are six historic brick buildings on the Upper Trave River in Lübeck, Germany, next to the Holstentor. Their most distinctive detail for film fans is the set of steps in the middle of the salt warehouses, associated with a scene from Nosferatu.

What is the Salzspeicher in Lübeck?

The Salzspeicher are a group of six historic brick buildings beside the Upper Trave. They stand next to the Holstentor, placing the warehouses directly on the riverfront by one of Lübeck's named landmarks.

That is the essential identification to carry with you: six brick buildings, the Upper Trave, and the Holstentor. The place is not a single isolated structure but a connected group of salt warehouses beside the river.

What should you notice at the Salzspeicher?

Notice the steps in the middle of the salt warehouses. They are the physical feature tied to the Nosferatu Lübeck Ghost Hunt, whose route describes a scene in which Count Orlow, alias Dracula, arrives in Lübeck by canoe.

In the film scene, he paddles up the Trave with his sleep coffin, lands on the meadow outside the salt warehouses, and drags the coffin inside, using the steps in the middle. The tour leaves one detail deliberately open: what purpose did the salt warehouses serve in Nosferatu? The interactive question is part of the reason to follow the scene through the tour rather than resolve it here.

Where are the Salzspeicher in Lübeck?

The Salzspeicher are on the Upper Trave beside the Holstentor. If you are following the film location, the relevant viewpoint is by the river, where the tour places the canoe arrival and the salt warehouses together.

The Nosferatu Lübeck Ghost Hunt also ends with the option of having a drink in one of the bars by the river. To explore the scene and its open question, take the Nosferatu Lübeck Ghost Hunt.