Sachsenwald

See also: German weather ship Sachsenwald

The Sachsenwald in the 19th century. Painting by Adolph Friedrich Vollmer (1852)

The Sachsenwald is a forest near Hamburg, Germany. It is an unincorporated area in the amt Hohe Elbgeest. It derives its name, which is in English: Saxon wood, from being located in the former Duchy of Saxe-Lauenburg, earlier also called Lower Saxony, now mostly covered by the District Herzogtum Lauenburg (Duchy of Lauenburg). The Sachsenwald has an area of 68 km². It was given to Otto von Bismarck in 1871 for his achievements for Germany.

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Information about the Sachsenwald (German)

Coordinates: 53°32′N 10°22′E / 53.533°N 10.367°E / 53.533; 10.367

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 245676901 GND: 4105163-4

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