Scharnebeck

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Scharnebeck
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Scharnebeck
Scharnebeck (Germany)
Scharnebeck
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Lower Saxony
District Lüneburg
Municipal assoc. Scharnebeck
Mayor Hans-Georg Führinger (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area 26.88 km² (10.4 sq mi)
Elevation 7 m  (23 ft)
Population 3,195  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 119 /km² (308 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate LG
Postal code 21379
Area code 04136
Website www.scharnebeck.de

Coordinates: 53°18′0″N 10°31′0″E / 53.3, 10.51667

Scharnebeck is a municipality in the district of Lüneburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approx. 10 km northeast of Lüneburg. Scharnebeck is known for its twin ship lift, in the Elbe-Seitenkanal.

Scharnebeck is also the seat of the Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") Scharnebeck.