Elbe-Lübeck Canal

A lock on the Elbe-Lubeck Canal in Berkenthin, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, 2007.
Lübeck, Germany: Elbe-Lübeck Canal bridge
Lübeck, Germany: Elbe-Lübeck Canal bridgeBridge over the Elbe-Lübeck Canal, Lübeck, Germany.

Elbe-Lübeck Canal, German waterway connecting the Elbe River at Lauenberg with the Baltic Sea at Lübeck. The waterway, 64 km (40 miles) long, was built in 1895–1900 to replace the medieval Stecknitz Canal.

Michael Clarke
Citation Information
Article Title: Elbe-Lübeck Canal
Website Name: Encyclopaedia Britannica
Publisher: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Date Published: 27 October 2011
Access Date: February 22, 2025