Harburg

Harburg, a seaport of Prussia, in the province of Lüneburg, is situated 5 miles S. of Hamburg, on the Elbe. Its industries include gutta-percha goods, palm-oil, cotton-seed oil, saltpetre and other chemicals, artificial manure, walking-sticks, leather, mineral water, machines, beer, and jute. Since the deepening of the Elbe the commerce of Harburg has greatly increased. It is a place of holiday resort for the Hamburgers. Pop. (1875) 17,131; (1885) 22,344.