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World's Longest Bench on the Kiel Canal (Rendsburg)

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World's Longest Bench on the Kiel Canal (Rendsburg)

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    Location: Rendsburg, Rendsburg-Eckernförde, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

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    October 21, 2019

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    Rest, look, and enjoy: Officially measured and certified on September 19, 2014, the city of Rendsburg holds the world record for the "longest currently erected bench in the world."

    It now stands on the banks of the Kiel Canal (Kanalufer Street), permanently installed at 575.75 meters in length – an absolutely attractive front row seat on the world's busiest shipping lane.

    On the day of its inauguration, it was immediately taken over by 871 children.

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    July 2, 2023

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    The world's longest bench is truly something special...

    Admire, sit, linger, and enjoy is the motto here at a distance of 550 meters...

    A picnic break included makes this a special time-out 😃..
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    May 5, 2017

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    The record has been back in Rendsburg since 2014: the longest bench in the world is back on the Kiel Canal. Anyone can sit on a 575.75 meter long wooden …
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