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Glückstadt Town Church

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Glückstadt Town Church

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    Location: Glückstadt, Kreis Steinburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

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    September 17, 2024

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    As the third largest naval port in the Danish kingdom, Glückstadt was to dominate the Elbe and bring mighty Hamburg to its knees. To do this, Danish King Christian IV needed a powerful ally: the Roman goddess of luck and fate, Fortuna, who had long been considered the embodiment of the power of fate. Christian, who was the highest bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran state church of Denmark, placed her statue on the 53-meter-high church tower. A pagan goddess on top of the Christian church tower: that is something special.
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    September 17, 2024

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    The people of Glückstadt were proud of this booty: shortly after they had captured the anchor of the admiralty ship of the Hamburg navy in a battle off the Elbe …
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    March 13, 2021

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    The city church, which stood directly on the market square in 1623, is the city's oldest and most important building. Fortuna, the goddess of luck, is visible at the top of the 53m high tower.
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    1. Glückstadt Market Square – Glückstadt Town Church loop from Borsfleth

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    Location: Glückstadt, Kreis Steinburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

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