Scharnebeck
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Scharnebeck is a municipality in the district of Lüneburg
, in Lower Saxony
, Germany
. It is situated approximately 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) northeast of Lüneburg
. Scharnebeck is known for its twin ship lift
, in the Elbe-Seitenkanal
.
Scharnebeck is also the seat of the Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") Scharnebeck
.
Lüneburg (district)
Lüneburg is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Lüchow-Dannenberg, Uelzen, Heidekreis and Harburg, and the states of Schleswig-Holstein and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania .-History:The Amt of Lüneburg appeared in 1862...
, in Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony is a German state situated in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the sixteen states of Germany...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. It is situated approximately 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) northeast of Lüneburg
Lüneburg
Lüneburg is a town in the German state of Lower Saxony. It is located about southeast of fellow Hanseatic city Hamburg. It is part of the Hamburg Metropolitan Region, and one of Hamburg's inner suburbs...
. Scharnebeck is known for its twin ship lift
Scharnebeck twin ship lift
The Scharnebeck twin ship lift is on the Elbe-Seitenkanal, which connects the Elbe and the Mittellandkanal .The boat lift was built in Scharnebeck to the North-east of Lüneburg in 1974 and was at that time the largest ship lift in the world...
, in the Elbe-Seitenkanal
Elbe-Seitenkanal
The Elbe Lateral Canal, or the Elbe-Seitenkanal in German, is a long canal in Lower Saxony, Germany. It runs from the Elbe near Lauenburg/Elbe to the Mittelland Canal near Gifhorn. It forms an important transport connection between southern and northern Germany, and it provides a bypass of a...
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Scharnebeck is also the seat of the Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") Scharnebeck
Scharnebeck (Samtgemeinde)
Scharnebeck is a Samtgemeinde in the district of Lüneburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Its seat is in the village Scharnebeck.-Division of the municipality:...
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