# Rendsburg Loop

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The **Rendsburg Loop** (German: *Rendsburger Schleife*) is an elevated [spiral railway](/source/Spiral_(railway)) in [Rendsburg](/source/Rendsburg) in the [German state](/source/German_state) of [Schleswig-Holstein](/source/Schleswig-Holstein). A 4.5-kilometre elliptical loop,[1] it connects the [Rendsburg High Bridge](/source/Rendsburg_High_Bridge) over the [Kiel Canal](/source/Kiel_Canal) on the [Neumünster–Flensburg line](/source/Neum%C3%BCnster%E2%80%93Flensburg_railway) to [Rendsburg station](/source/Rendsburg_station).

## Construction

The first bridge built over the original [Kiel Canal](/source/Kiel_Canal) in the 1890s was a [swing bridge](/source/Swing_bridge). In 1913, with the widening of the canal, this was replaced by the Rendsburg High Bridge with a clearance height of 42 metres (138 ft). This met the requirements for bridges across the canal. At the same time, however, it was desirable for trains to be able to use the existing Rendsburg station. This was difficult, because the station was too close to the canal to be connected directly from a bridge over the canal at the minimum height for the bridge. Therefore, at the northern end of the bridge, an elevated railway was built in the form of a loop. Trains from the south to Rendsburg need to make a 360-degree turn before entering the station. Similarly, trains coming from the north after leaving Rendsburg station run over the loop on to the High Bridge to cross the Kiel Canal.

## Schleife district

The district of Rendsburg that developed inside and around the loop is named Schleife after the loop.

## Notable people

- [Rainer (Charly) Beutin](/source/Rainer_(Charly)_Beutin), blues band leader and former resident directly within the loop[2]

## References

1. ["Lichterglanz mit Zimtnote: Weihnachtszeit in Rendsburg"](https://www.sh-tourismus.de/blog/artikel/weihnachtszeit-in-rendsburg) (in German). *Tourismus-Agentur Schleswig-Holstein*. Retrieved 2024-12-25.

1. Pfeifer, Morgana Alienor (21 November 2023). ["„Charly sagt Tschüss“: Die Rendsburger Kultband kündigt ihre letzte Tour an"](https://www.shz.de/lokales/rendsburg/artikel/rendsburg-charly-schreckschuss-band-kuendigt-letzte-konzerte-an-45953900) (in German). *SHZ.de*. Retrieved 2024-12-25.

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