GLUCKSTADT

city, Schleswig-Holstein Land (state), northern Germany, on the Elbe River Estuary, northwest of Hamburg. It was founded in 1616 by Christian IV of Denmark to rival Hamburg as a trading port. The fortress was demolished in 181516, but the huge marketplace and many old buildings remain. The palace (built in 163132) houses a museum of local history, handicrafts, navigation, and whaling. Glckstadt has an important trade in vegetables, especially new potatoes. Other economic activities include herring fishing, shipping, printing, and the manufacture of paper and paper products. Pop. (1989 est.) 11,329.