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Schnackenburg is a town in the Lüchow-Dannenberg district, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the left bank of the Elbe. It is part of the Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") Gartow. Lying at the easternmost projection of Lower Saxony, the town is bordered on all sides except the west by territory that was formerly East Germany. It is the least densely populated town ("Stadt") in what was West Germany, although there are nine towns in what was formerly East Germany that are less densely populated (mostly in Brandenburg).

Schnackenburg
Town
Location of Schnackenburg within Lüchow-Dannenberg district
Göhrde, unincorporated areaLangendorfWustrowWoltersdorfGartow, unincorporated area
Schnackenburg
Schnackenburg
Coordinates: 53°02′12″N 11°34′05″E
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictLüchow-Dannenberg
Municipal assoc.Gartow
Subdivisions4 Ortsteile
Government
  MayorAndreas Koch
Area
  Total23.70 km2 (9.15 sq mi)
Elevation
17 m (56 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31)[1]
  Total531
  Density22/km2 (58/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
29493
Dialling codes05840
Vehicle registrationDAN
Websitewww.gartow.de

Etymology of the toponym


The Polabian name of Schnackenburg is Godegord (also spelled Godegür in older German reference material), probably from god (< Slavic *gadă) ‘snake’ and gord (< Slavic *gordă) ‘fortress’, ‘town’. The German name Schnackenburg appears to be derived from Low Saxon Snaak or Snack ‘snake’ (plural Snaken or Snacken) and Borg ‘fortress’, ‘town’.


History


Between 1945 and 1990 Schnackenburg served as West German inner German border crossing for inland navigation on the Elbe. The crossing was open for freight vessels navigating between Czechoslovakia, the Soviet Zone of occupation in Germany (till 1949, thereafter the East German Democratic Republic), or West Berlin and the British zone of occupation (till 1949) and thereafter the West German Federal Republic of Germany. The traffic was subject to the Interzonal traffic regulations, that between West Germany and West Berlin followed the special regulations of the Transit Agreement (1972).


References


  1. Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen, LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2020.

На других языках


- [en] Schnackenburg

[ru] Шнаккенбург

Шнаккенбург (нем. Schnackenburg) — город в Германии, в земле Нижняя Саксония.



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