Scharnebeck (Samtgemeinde)

Scharnebeck is a municipality in the district of Lüneburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) northeast of Lüneburg. The Scharnebeck twin ship lift on the Elbe Lateral Canal is in the municipality. Scharnebeck is also the seat of the Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") Scharnebeck.

Echem is a municipality in the district of Lüneburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Echem has an area of 10.72 km² and a population of 1,021 (as of December 31, 2007).

Rullstorf is a municipality in the district of Lüneburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany.

The Scharnebeck twin ship lift is a 38-metre (125 ft) boat lift in Scharnebeck, northeast of Lüneburg, in the District of Lüneburg, Lower Saxony, Germany. It is on the Elbe Lateral Canal, which connects the Elbe (northern and lower endpoint, at Artlenburg) and the Mittellandkanal (southern and upper endpoint, near Wolfsburg), and is one of two constructions on the canal that overcomes the height difference between the canal endpoints, the other being a 23-metre (75 ft) lock further south at Uelzen. The Scharnebeck twin ship lift was built in 1974 (1974) and was at that time the largest ship lift in the world. The first ship passed through the lift on 5 December 1975. There is a museum at the site.

Bruchwetter is a river of Lower Saxony, Germany. It flows into the Neetze near Echem.

Lüneburg is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by (from the southeast and clockwise) the districts of Lüchow-Dannenberg, Uelzen, Heidekreis and Harburg, and the states of Schleswig-Holstein (district of Lauenburg) and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (district of Ludwigslust-Parchim).

Lüdersburg is a municipality in the district of Lüneburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany.

Ostheide is a Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") in the district of Lüneburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) east of Lüneburg. Its seat is in the village Barendorf.

Adendorf is a municipality in the district of Lüneburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany.

Brietlingen is a municipality in the district of Lüneburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany.

Barendorf is a municipality in the district of Lüneburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Barendorf has an area of 9.24 km² and a population of 2,344 (as of December 31, 2007).

Artlenburg is a municipality in the district of Lüneburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Artlenburg has an area of 11.85 km² and a population of 1,619 (as of December 31, 2007).