Lauenburg

Origin

From German Lauenburg, which see for details.

Full definition of Lauenburg

Proper noun

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.
• 1759, George Sale & al., The Modern Part of an Universal History, : History of the German Empire, page 2:Since the reign of Charlemagne, this country is divided into High and Low Germany... the provinces of Lower Germany towards the north conÅ¿iÅ¿t of the Low Country of the Rhine, Triers, Cologn, Mentz, WeÅ¿tphalia, HeÅ¿Å¿e, BrunÅ¿wic, MiÅ¿nia, LuÅ¿atia, High Saxony upon the Elbe, Low Saxony upon the Elbe, Mecklenburg, Lauenburg, Brandenburg, Magdeburg, and Pomerania.
2. A city in Pomerania: Former name of Lębork