Gluckstadt

Gluckstadt is a town in the Steinburg locale of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated on the correct bank of the Lower Elbe at the conversion of the little Rhin stream, around 45 km northwest of Altona. Gluckstadt is a piece of the Hamburg Metropolitan Region. Gluckstadt was established in 1617 on the bog arrives along the Elbe by the Duke of Holstein, King Christian IV of Denmark, who had levees and fortresses worked just as a ducal habitation.

Its name means English truly as "Karma City" or "Fortune City". As Christian IV guaranteed the pioneers charge exclusion and opportunity of religion, Gluckstadt before long turned into a significant exchanging focus, planned to contend with the Imperial city of Hamburg, In 1845 Gluckstadt station opened on the Marsh Railway line from Elmshorn, which in 1857 was proceeded to Itzehoe. Today prepares keep running from Hamburg-Altona station to Westerland on Sylt island. It is a stop on the Deutsche Fahrstrabe subject street and the Elbe Cycle Route.