Glückstadt, a town of Germany in Schleswig-Holstein, on the right bank of the Elbe river, at the confluence of the small river Rhin, and 28 miles NW of Altona, on the railway from Itzehoe to Elmshorn. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume Central European Time ( CET) is one of the names of the Time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. Central European Summer Time ( CEST) is one of the names of UTC+2 Time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+1 is used in the following locations Central European Time West Africa Time Western European Summer Time UTC+2 corresponds to the following Time zones Eastern European Time Egypt Standard Time Central Africa Time German car number plates ( Kfz-Kennzeichen) show the place where the car carrying them is registered __FORCETOC__ Postal codes in Germany, Postleitzahl (plural Postleitzahlen abbreviated to PLZ consist of five digits which indicate the wider area (first two digits and the see also Telephone numbering in Germany for further codes including service numbers cell phones etc A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. is the northernmost of the 16 ''Bundesländer'' in Germany. The former English name was Sleswick-Holsatia the Danish name is The Elbe ( die Elbe Low German: de Ilv) is one of the major Rivers of Central Europe. Altona is a German (1640-1864 Danish) city which has been a part of the city of Hamburg since 1937 Itzehoe is a Town in Germany, in the ''Bundesland'' of Schleswig-Holstein, the capital of the district of Steinburg. Elmshorn (ɛlmsˈhɔʁn is a town in the district of Pinneberg in Schleswig-Holstein in Germany. Glückstadt is a part of the Hamburg Metropolitan Region (Metropolregion Hamburg). Metropolregion Hamburg ( German for " Hamburg Metropolitan Region " is the compilation of 8 districts in the German Federal State of Lower Population in Glückstadt (2004) 12,600. Glückstadt has a ferry service across the Elbe to Altendorf/Wischhafen. See also Merchant ship A ferry is a form of transport usually a Boat or Ship, used to carry (or ferry) passengers and HistoryGlückstadt was founded by Christian IV of Denmark in 1617, and fortified in 1620. Christian IV ( 12 April, 1577 &ndash 28 February, 1648) was the king of Denmark and Norway from 1588 until his death It soon became an important trading centre, intended to compete with Hamburg, also located on the Elbe. Hamburg (English, German: ˈhambʊɐk local pronunciation Low German / Low Saxon: Hamborg) is the second-largest city in Germany In 1627–28 it was besieged for fifteen weeks by the imperialists under the Count of Tilly without success. Johann Tserclaes Count of Tilly ( Dutch: Johan 't Serclaes) (February 1559 - April 30[[ 632]] known as the Monk in Armor, was a General In 1814 it was blockaded by the allies and capitulated, whereupon its fortifications were demolished. Year 1814 ( MDCCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common In 1830 it was made a free port. For the game see 1830 (board game. Year 1830 ( MDCCCXXX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display It came into the possession of Prussia together with the rest of Schleswig-Holstein in 1866. Prussia ( Latin: Borussia, Prutenia; Prūsija Prūsija Prusy Old Prussian: Prūsa) was most recently a historic state Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Its name translates to English literally as "Luck City" or "Fortune City". English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States 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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