Lauenburg

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English

Etymology

From German Lauenburg, which see for details.

Proper noun

Lauenburg

  1. A city in Schleswig-Holstein which served as a waypoint on the Old Salt Route and is the southern terminus of the Elbe-Lübeck Canal; its surrounding lands.
  2. The District of Duchy of Lauenburg, a district in Schleswig-Holstein.
  3. A city in Pomerania: Former name of Lębork.

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German

Etymology

Equivalent to Löwe (lion) +‎ Burg (castle). However, in the case of both towns the first element is a Germanisation of a Slavic element:

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlaʊ̯ənˌbʊʁk/, (northern also) /-ˌbʊʁç/
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Proper noun

Lauenburg n (proper noun, genitive Lauenburgs or (optionally with an article) Lauenburg)

  1. Lauenburg (a town in Schleswig-Holstein; official name: Lauenburg/Elbe)
  2. Lębork (a town in the Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland; official name: Lauenburg in Pommern)

Proper noun

die Lauenburg f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Lauenburg)

  1. Name of several castles in Germany.