Glückstadt
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Nomenclature and Geography
Category: City / Municipality
Summary
About the place: Glückstadt is a town in the district of Steinburg in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, located on the right bank of the Elbe river.
Flag Description: A blue field with a red and white border, depicting the naked figure of the goddess Fortuna with a floating white veil, standing on a yellow sphere in the center.
Symbolism: The goddess Fortuna represents good fortune and is a direct canting reference to the town's name, Glückstadt ('City of Fortune').
Flag Description: A blue field with a red and white border, depicting the naked figure of the goddess Fortuna with a floating white veil, standing on a yellow sphere in the center.
Symbolism: The goddess Fortuna represents good fortune and is a direct canting reference to the town's name, Glückstadt ('City of Fortune').
Statistics
Area
22.86 km²
Population
10,885