Glückstadt
Also known as Lykstad
Glückstadt (; ) is a town in the Steinburg district of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is located on the right bank of the Lower Elbe at the confluence of the small Rhin river, about northwest of Altona. Glückstadt is part of the Hamburg Metropolitan Region (Metropolregion Hamburg).
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Glückstadt is a town in northern Germany located in Schleswig-Holstein where two rivers meet—the Elbe and the Rhin—making it a strategically positioned settlement near Hamburg. As part of the Hamburg Metropolitan Region, it serves as a smaller urban center within one of Germany's major economic areas.
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- German location.name
- Glückstadt
- German location.type
- Stadt
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- Glueckstadt, Germany - Binnenhafen 1.jpg
- German location.image_caption
- Northside of Glückstadt harbour
- German location.image_coa
- DEU Glückstadt COA.svg
- German location.image_flag
- Flagge Glückstadt.gif
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- Glueckstadt in IZ.png
- German location.state
- Schleswig-Holstein
- German location.district
- Steinburg
- German location.elevation
- 2
- German location.area
- 22.76
- German location.postal_code
- 25348
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Glückstadt (; ) is a town in the Steinburg district of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is located on the right bank of the Lower Elbe at the confluence of the small Rhin river, about northwest of Altona. Glückstadt is part of the Hamburg Metropolitan Region (Metropolregion Hamburg).
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