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Hitzler Werft
Shipyard company in Lauenburg, Germany
Hitzler Werft is a shipyard in Lauenberg, Germany, just outside Hamburg. The company was founded in 1885 by Johann Georg Hitzler as a boat repair yard, and went on to build barges, trawlers, freighters, tankers, tugs, launches, barges and icebreakers.2 It is headquartered in Lauenburg/Elbe.1 It ceased to exist in 2000.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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Hitzler Werft is a shipyard in Lauenberg, Germany, just outside Hamburg. The company was founded in 1885 by Johann Georg Hitzler as a boat repair yard, and went on to build barges, trawlers, freighters, tankers, tugs, launches, barges and icebreakers.2
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- WikipediaHitzler Werft
- WikidataQ1250754
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- 1WikidataHitzler Werft on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaHitzler Werft on Wikipedia