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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Maschen station and Maschen Marshalling Yard.
Maschen station
Railway station
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Maschen station is a railway station.
Maschen Marshalling Yard
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Maschen Marshalling Yard near Maschen south of Hamburg on the Hanover–Hamburg railway in Germany is the largest marshalling yard in Europe, its size only being exceeded worldwide by the Bailey Yard in the US state of Nebraska.
Meckelfeld station
Railway stop
Photo: Linus Follert, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Meckelfeld station is a railway stop, which is situated 3½ km north of Maschen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Meckelfeld and Fleestedt.
Meckelfeld
Village
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Meckelfeld is a village, which is situated 3 km north of Maschen.
Fleestedt
Village
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Fleestedt is a village, which is situated 3½ km west of Maschen.
Hittfeld
Village
Photo: Schizoschaf, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hittfeld is a village, which is situated 4 km west of Maschen.
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″ northLongitude
10.04158° or 10° 2′ 30″ eastPopulation
9,280Elevation
12 metres (39 feet)United Nations Location Code
DE MSCOpen location code
9F5G92WR+5JOpenStreetMap ID
node 244011760OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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