Scharnebeck

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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.

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Scharnebeck
Meisterstraße, Samtgemeinde Scharnebeck

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N 53.3 °	E 10.516666666667 °

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Meisterstraße 12
21379 Samtgemeinde Scharnebeck
Lower Saxony, Germany
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