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Glückstadt
Town in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Glückstadt

Glückstadt is a town in the Steinburg district of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Plan a trip to Glückstadt→From Hamburg

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 is part of the Hamburg Metropolitan Region.

Get in

Getting to Glückstadt

  1. 01
    Bahnhof

    Train service from Hamburg and Itzehoe as well as occasionally Westerland (Sylt) There is a ferry across the river Elbe which carries cars, pedestrians and bicycles to Wischhafen.

See

Worth seeing

  1. 01
    Detlefsen-Museum
  2. 02
    Wasmer-Palais
  3. 03
    Palais für aktuelle Kunst

    Contemporary art museum.

  4. 04
    Rathaus
  5. 05
    Wasserturm Glückstadt
Do

Things to do

  1. 01
    Fortuna Bad

    Leisure pool with giant slide, torrent, bubble loungers and massage jets.

  2. 02
    Docke-Glückstadts Fischpark

    A playground, a nature trail and a skating course are available for children and teenagers.

How locals move

Getting around Glückstadt the local way

  • Get inThere is a ferry across the river Elbe which carries cars, pedestrians and bicycles to Wischhafen.

From Wikivoyage: Glückstadt, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

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