Scharnhorst

Scharnhorst is the family name of the following people:

Gerhard Scharnhorst (1915–2009), German politician (CDU) and member of the Lower Saxony state parliament
Gerhard von Scharnhorst (1755–1813), Prussian general and army reformer
Wilhelm von Scharnhorst (1786-1854), Prussian general of the infantry
Gerhard Scharnhorst (painter) (* 1949), German painter

Scharnhorst is the name of the following places:

Flecken Scharnhorst (today part of Basse (Neustadt am Rübenberge) )
former name of a Dortmund district, now Alt-Scharnhorst
City district Scharnhorst , a city district in Dortmund
Scharnhorst (Eschede) , part of the municipality of Eschede in the district of Celle
Scharnhorst (Verden) , district of Verden (Aller)
Czarnówko (Nowa Wieś Lęborska) , a town in Pomerania

Scharnhorst is the name of the following ships:

Scharnhorst (ship, 1904) , a Reichspostdampfer owned by Norddeutscher Lloyd from 1904
SMS Scharnhorst , a large cruiser of the Imperial Navy from 1907
Scharnhorst (ship, 1915) , a fish steamer that served as an outpost boat during World War I.
Scharnhorst (ship, 1935) , a passenger ship of the North German Lloyd from 1935
Scharnhorst (Schiff, 1936) , a battleship of the Kriegsmarine from 1936
Scharnhorst (F 213) , a German Navy frigate acquired from British stocks

Scharnhorst also refers to:

Scharnhorst Order , an order of the GDR

See also