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Glückstadt (German pronunciation: [ˈɡlʏkˌʃtat] ⓘ; Danish: Lykstad) 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 45 km (28 mi) northwest of Altona.
Glückstadt ist eine rechts der Unterelbe gelegene Kleinstadt in Schleswig-Holstein. Sie ist nach Itzehoe die zweitgrößte Stadt im Kreis Steinburg, der zur Metropolregion Hamburg gezählt wird. Glückstadt ist überregional bekannt durch die traditionsreiche Matjes-Produktion und durch die Elbfähre Glückstadt–Wischhafen, die die ...
- 22,75 km²
- 2 m ü. NHN
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Glückstadt, city, Schleswig-Holstein Land (state), northern Germany. It lies on the Elbe River Estuary, northwest of Hamburg. It was founded in 1616 by Christian IV of Denmark to rival Hamburg as a trading port. The fortress was demolished in 1815–16, but the extensive marketplace and many old.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Glückstadt is located in the last large part of the marshlands that was won from the Elbe: in 1614, the King of Denmark, who was also the Duke of Schleswig and Holstein, decided to tame the ‘wilderness’ (‘Wildnis’ in German), as this area is still called, with dykes.
Its picturesque atmosphere, romantic little alleys, historic town centre and location on the Elbe amidst the wondrous marsh landscape of the ‘Elbmarschen’ give a unique character to the historical monument that is the town of Glückstadt.
Glückstadt is a town of 11,000 people (2018) in South Holstein. It is a stop on the Deutsche Fährstraße (German Ferry Road) theme road and on the Elbe Cycle Route. Understand. History edit. Glückstadt was founded in 1617 on the marsh lands along the Elbe by the Duke of Holstein, King Christian IV of Denmark.
