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Lower Saxony
Stade
Buxtehude

Ship sculpture – Buxtehude Fleth loop from Buxtehude

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Germany
Lower Saxony
Stade
Buxtehude

Ship sculpture – Buxtehude Fleth loop from Buxtehude

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36

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Ship sculpture – Buxtehude Fleth loop from Buxtehude

01:20

5.27km

10m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 17, 2026

Waypoints

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Start point

Train Station

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3.02 km

Historic Harbour of Buxtehude

Highlight • Historical Site

The harbor was once the heart of Buxtehude. The Hanseatic city was the first city to be built systematically around a central harbor basin. Cargo ships anchored in the harbor basin located in front of the city.

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3.16 km

Ship sculpture

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The ship sculpture was made in 2016 by the Buxtehude locksmith Dirk Holst. In addition to the historical coat of arms, it bears the coats of arms of all Buxtehude's villages

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3.74 km

The ewer Margareta in Buxtehude

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The barge, painstakingly restored in 1991, was built in 1897 and for many years plied the trade between Hamburg and Buxtehude as a cargo vessel. The flat-bottomed ship, with its …

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3.79 km

View of the Fleth Mill, Buxtehude

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Visitors to Buxtehude are immediately struck by the central harbor basin. It was created when the town was founded at the end of the 13th century and, along with St. …

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3.86 km

FLETHENKIEKER
The Flethenkieker, a sculpture created by the artist Carsten Eggers, had the task of monitoring the Düpen (water depths) in the Elbe and in the canals in Hamburg since 1548. This resulted in the nickname "Flethenkieker".

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3.95 km

Buxtehude Fleth

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The canal runs right through the city center, there are many street cafés to the right and left. Has a bit of Amsterdam flair ....

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4.19 km

Buxtehude town center

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The medieval town hall from 1418 was destroyed by fire in 1911, together with the neighboring residential buildings. The current new building was designed by the architect Alfred Sasse (Hanover). …

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4.23 km

BUXTEHUDE TOWN HALL:

Until the early 1930s, the front building had only one upper floor. Before the Second World War, a second upper floor with a hipped roof was added, …

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5.27 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

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3.39 km

989 m

586 m

257 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.12 km

454 m

417 m

161 m

108 m

< 100 m

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