Elbe-Lübeck Canal

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Elbe-Lübeck Canal

canal, Germany

Also known as: Elbe-Lübeck-Kanal, Elbe-Trave-Kanal

Written by Michael Clarke

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German:: Elbe-Lübeck-Kanal or Elbe-Trave-Kanal

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.