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Schnackenburg is situated on the Elbe and lies on the easternmost projection of Lower Saxony. The Polabian name of chnackenburg is Godegord (probably from god - ‘snake’ - and gord - ‘fortress’ or ‘town’). The German name Schnackenburg appears to be derived from Low Saxon Snaak or Snack - ‘snake’ - and Borg - ‘fortress’, ‘town’.