
Lühesand is a small island of in the river
Elbe
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(here the
Lower Elbe), east of
Stade
Stade (; ), officially the Hanseatic City of Stade (, ) is a city in Lower Saxony in northern Germany. First mentioned in records in 934, it is the seat of the Stade (district), district () which bears its name. It is located roughly to the wes ...
in
Lower Saxony
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,
Germany
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.
The island, named after the easterly located mouth of the
Lühe, forms part of
Hollern-Twielenfleth (northwestern two thirds of the island) and
Steinkirchen (southeastern third). It can only be reached by
ferry
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from
Grünendeich's westerly exclave Sandhörn and contains a large camping site, on which many continuous campers stay. The southern carrying
pylons of
Elbe Crossing 1 and
Elbe Crossing 2 have been located on Lühesand.
References
External links
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Stade (district)
Elbe
Islands of Lower Saxony
River islands of Germany
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