Maschen
Maschen is a village in the municipality of Seevetal in Hamburg district in the German state of Lower Saxony. It lies south of Hamburg on the northern edge of the Lüneburg Heath and within the commuter zone of the city of Hamburg. Maschen Marshalling Yard is the largest of its kind in Europe and the second biggest in the world.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Maschen station and Maschen Marshalling Yard.
Maschen Marshalling Yard
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.Meckelfeld station
Railway stop
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Meckelfeld and Fleestedt.
Maschen
- Type: Village with 9,280 residents
- Description: village in the municipality of Seevetal
- Categories: Ortsteil and locality
- Location: Seevetal, Harburg, Lower Saxony, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
53.39539° or 53° 23′ 43″ north
Longitude
10.04158° or 10° 2′ 30″ east
Population
9,280
Elevation
12 metres (39 feet)
United Nations Location Code
DE MSC
Open location code
9F5G92WR+5J
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Polish—“Maschen” goes by many names.
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