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 colliery , a disused coal mine in Dortmund
- Scharnhorstgymnasium Hildesheim
- Scharnhorst Order , an order of the GDR
- Scharnhorst (TV series) , a television multi-part series of Defa
See also