Scharnebeck twin ship lift

The Scharnebeck twin ship lift is a 38-metre boat lift in Scharnebeck, northeast of Lüneburg, in the District of Lüneburg, Lower Saxony, Germany. It is on the Elbe Lateral Canal, which connects the Elbe and the Mittellandkanal, and is one of two constructions on the canal that overcomes the height difference between the canal endpoints, the other being a 23-metre lock further south at Uelzen.

Opening hours: 24/7
Email: info@schiffshebewerk-scharnebeck.de
Type: Factory
Description: boat lift
Address: Adendorfer Straße 44, Scharnebeck, 21379

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Scharnebeck and Scharnebeck railway station.

Scharnebeck

Government office

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Scharnebeck is a municipality in the district of Lüneburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 10 kilometres northeast of Lüneburg. The Scharnebeck twin ship lift on the Elbe Lateral Canal is in the municipality. Scharnebeck is situated 1¼ km east of Scharnebeck twin ship lift.

Scharnebeck railway station

Railway station

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Scharnebeck railway station is situated 1¼ km southeast of Scharnebeck twin ship lift.

Walter-Maack-Eisstadion

Sports venue

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Walter-Maack-Eisstadion is a sports venue, which is situated 2 km west of Scharnebeck twin ship lift.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Brietlingen and Lüneburg.

Brietlingen

Village

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Brietlingen is a municipality in the district of Lüneburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Brietlingen is situated 5 km northwest of Scharnebeck twin ship lift.

Lüneburg

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Lüneburg is an attractive and historic town on the River Ilmenau, surrounded by the Lüneburg Heath in the North German state of Lower Saxony. The town lies about 50 km southeast of Hamburg and is the capital of the district of Lüneburg with a population of around 75,000.

Barendorf

Village

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Barendorf is a municipality in the district of Lüneburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Barendorf has an area of 9.24 km2 and a population of 2,344. Barendorf is situated 7 km south of Scharnebeck twin ship lift.

Scharnebeck twin ship lift

Categories: boat lift and industry
Location: Scharnebeck, Lüneburg, Lower Saxony, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

53.29196° or 53° 17′ 31″ north

Longitude

10.48833° or 10° 29′ 18″ east

Open location code

9F5G7FRQ+Q8

OpenStreetMap ID

node 273705192

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=works

Wikidata ID

Q99477

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Scharnebeck twin ship lift” goes by many names.

Arabic: “هويس رافع لونيبورغ”
Chinese: “吕讷堡船舶升降机”
Chinese: “呂訥堡船舶升降機”
Dutch: “Scheepslift Scharnebeck”
French: “ascenseur à bateaux de Scharnebeck”
French: “Ascenseur à bateaux de Scharnebeck”
German: “Schiffshebewerk Lüneburg”
German: “Schiffshebewerk Scharnebeck”
Polish: “Schiffshebewerk Lüneburg”
Swedish: “Lyftverket Scharnebeck”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Schiffshebewerk and Informationszentrum am Schiffshebewerk Lüneburg.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Alte Salzstraße and Hermann-Billung-Weg.

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