Elbe–Lübeck Canal
The Elbe–Lübeck Canal is an artificial waterway in eastern Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It connects the rivers Elbe and Trave, creating an inland water route across the drainage divide from the North Sea to the Baltic Sea.- Type: Canal
- Description: artificial waterway in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
- Also known as: “Canal Elba-Trave”, “canal Elbe-Trave”, “Elbe-Lubeck-Kanal”, “Elbe-Lübeck-kanal”, “Elbe-Lübeckkanal”, “Elbe-Trave Kanal”, “Elbe-Trave-Kanal”, “ELK”, “Kanał Łaba-Trave”, and “Эльба-Траве канал”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Elbstraße 119 and Elbschifffahrtsmuseum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hohnstorf and Lauenburg.
Hohnstorf
Village
Hohnstorf is a municipality in the district of Lüneburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany.
Lauenburg
Town
Lauenburg, or Lauenburg an der Elbe, is a town in the state of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
Schnakenbek
Village
Schnakenbek is a municipality in the district of Lauenburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Schnakenbek is situated 4 km northwest of Elbe–Lübeck Canal.
Elbe–Lübeck Canal
- Categories: summit level canal and body of water
- Location: Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
53.36987° or 53° 22′ 12″ north
Longitude
10.55844° or 10° 33′ 30″ east
Elevation
6 metres (20 feet)
Open location code
9F5G9H95+W9
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Ukrainian—“Elbe–Lübeck Canal” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Elba-Lübeck Kanala”
- Catalan: “Canal Elba-Lübeck”
- Cebuano: “Elbe-Lübeck-Kanal”
- Chinese: “易北—吕贝克运河”
- Danish: “Elbe-Lübeck-Kanal”
- Dutch: “Elbe-Lübeck-kanaal”
- Dutch: “Elbe-Lübeckkanaal”
- Finnish: “Elbe–Lyypekki-kanava”
- French: “canal Elbe-Lübeck”
- French: “Canal Elbe-Lübeck”
- German: “Elbe-Lübeck-Kanal”
- Hebrew: “תעלת אלבה-ליבק”
- Hungarian: “Elba–Lübeck-csatorna”
- Italian: “Canale Elba-Lubecca”
- Japanese: “エルベ・リューベック運河”
- Macedonian: “Канал Елба-Либек”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Elbe–Lübeck-kanalen”
- Norwegian: “Elbe–Lübeck-kanalen”
- Polish: “Kanał Łaba-Lubeka”
- Russian: “Канал Эльба — Любек”
- Russian: “Канал Эльба-Любек”
- Serbian: “Канал Елба-Либек”
- Slovenian: “Prekop Laba-Lübeck”
- Spanish: “Canal Elba-Lübeck”
- Turkish: “Elbe-Lübeck Kanalı”
- Ukrainian: “Ельбо-Любецький канал”
- Ukrainian: “Канал Ельба — Любек”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Sassendorf and Buchhorst.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Lauenburger Schlossturm and Fürstengarten.
Schleswig-Holstein: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Kiel and Lübeck.
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