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Glückstadt, a town of Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
 in Schleswig-Holstein
Schleswig-Holstein

Schleswig-Holstein is the Northern Germany of the sixteen States of Germany of Germany. Its capital city is Kiel, other notable cities are L?beck and Flensburg....
, on the right bank of the Elbe
Elbe

The River Elbe is one of the major rivers of Central Europe. It originates in the Krkonose Mountains of northwestern Czech Republic before traversing much of Germany and flowing into the North Sea....
 river, at the confluence of the small river Rhin, and 28 miles NW of Altona
Altona

Altona may refer to:* Altona, Hamburg, Germany** Altona-Nord, Hamburg, Germany*Altona, Illinois, United States*Altona, Indiana, United States...
, on the railway from Itzehoe
Itzehoe

Itzehoe is a town in Germany, in the States of Germany of Schleswig-Holstein, the capital of the district of Steinburg.It is located on the St?r, a navigable tributary of the Elbe, 51 km northwest of Hamburg and 24 km north of Gl?ckstadt....
 to Elmshorn
Elmshorn

Elmshorn is a town in the district of Pinneberg in Schleswig-Holstein in Germany. It is located 32 km north of Hamburg at the small river Kr?ckau, close to the Elbe river, is the sixth-largest city in the state of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....
. Glückstadt is a part of the Hamburg Metropolitan Region
Hamburg Metropolitan Region

Metropolregion Hamburg is the compilation of 8 districts in the Germany Federal State of Lower Saxony, 6 districts in the Federal State of Schleswig-Holstein and the City State of Hamburg in northern Germany....
 (Metropolregion Hamburg). Population in Glückstadt (2004) 12,600.

Glückstadt has a ferry
Ferry

A ferry is a form of transport, usually a boat or ship, used to carry passengers and their vehicles across a body of water. Ferries are also used to transport freight and even railroad cars....
 service across the Elbe to Altendorf/Wischhafen.

kstadt was founded by Christian IV of Denmark
Christian IV of Denmark

Christian IV was the king of Denmark and Norway from 1588 until his death. He is sometimes referred to as Christian Firtal in Denmark and Christian Kvart or Quart in Norway....
 in 1617, and fortified in 1620.






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Glückstadt, a town of Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
 in Schleswig-Holstein
Schleswig-Holstein

Schleswig-Holstein is the Northern Germany of the sixteen States of Germany of Germany. Its capital city is Kiel, other notable cities are L?beck and Flensburg....
, on the right bank of the Elbe
Elbe

The River Elbe is one of the major rivers of Central Europe. It originates in the Krkonose Mountains of northwestern Czech Republic before traversing much of Germany and flowing into the North Sea....
 river, at the confluence of the small river Rhin, and 28 miles NW of Altona
Altona

Altona may refer to:* Altona, Hamburg, Germany** Altona-Nord, Hamburg, Germany*Altona, Illinois, United States*Altona, Indiana, United States...
, on the railway from Itzehoe
Itzehoe

Itzehoe is a town in Germany, in the States of Germany of Schleswig-Holstein, the capital of the district of Steinburg.It is located on the St?r, a navigable tributary of the Elbe, 51 km northwest of Hamburg and 24 km north of Gl?ckstadt....
 to Elmshorn
Elmshorn

Elmshorn is a town in the district of Pinneberg in Schleswig-Holstein in Germany. It is located 32 km north of Hamburg at the small river Kr?ckau, close to the Elbe river, is the sixth-largest city in the state of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....
. Glückstadt is a part of the Hamburg Metropolitan Region
Hamburg Metropolitan Region

Metropolregion Hamburg is the compilation of 8 districts in the Germany Federal State of Lower Saxony, 6 districts in the Federal State of Schleswig-Holstein and the City State of Hamburg in northern Germany....
 (Metropolregion Hamburg). Population in Glückstadt (2004) 12,600.

Glückstadt has a ferry
Ferry

A ferry is a form of transport, usually a boat or ship, used to carry passengers and their vehicles across a body of water. Ferries are also used to transport freight and even railroad cars....
 service across the Elbe to Altendorf/Wischhafen.

History

Glückstadt was founded by Christian IV of Denmark
Christian IV of Denmark

Christian IV was the king of Denmark and Norway from 1588 until his death. He is sometimes referred to as Christian Firtal in Denmark and Christian Kvart or Quart in Norway....
 in 1617, and fortified in 1620. It soon became an important trading centre, intended to compete with Hamburg
Hamburg

Hamburg is the second-largest city in Germany , and is the Largest cities of the European Union by population within city limits. The city is home to approximately 1.8 million people, while the Hamburg metropolitan area has more than 4.3 million inhabitants....
, also located on the Elbe.

In 1627–28 it was besieged for fifteen weeks by the imperialists under the Count of Tilly without success. In 1814 it was blockaded by the allies and capitulated, whereupon its fortifications were demolished. In 1830 it was made a free port. It came into the possession of Prussia
Prussia

Prussia was, most recently, a historic state originating out of the Duchy of Prussia and the Margraviate of Brandenburg. This state had for centuries substantial influence on Germany and European history....
 together with the rest of Schleswig-Holstein in 1866. Its name translates to English
English language

English is a West Germanic language that originated in Anglo-Saxon England and has lingua franca status in many parts of the world as a result of the military, economic, scientific, political and cultural influence of the British Empire in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries and that of the United States from the mid 20th century onwa...
 literally as "Luck City" or "Fortune City".

Heinrich Gravert Schmidt, son of Jacob Gravert Kleinfinger and Gesche Schmidt, was the main "Schlachtermeister" (butcher) on Schleswig-Holstein, exporting processed meat to America since 1830 to 1886. This trade was continued until 1907 with the help of his son Captain Ferdinand Gravert Borchers, being involved in the nitrate ocean race from South America, where his descendant Captain Alex Gravert Salcedo keeps the maritime tradition managing tankers and offshore vessels.

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