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Delvenau
Delvenau (incorrectly known today as: Stecknitz) is a river in Herzogtum Lauenburg in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It begins in Büchen, flows to the Elbe–Lübeck Canal near its confluence with the Elbe in Lauenburg. The lower section between Bröthen and Lauenburg forms the border between Schleswig-Holstein and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The name Delvenau originates from the Middle Low German word ''delf'' meaning ''trench''. See also * Stecknitz * List of rivers of Schleswig-Holstein * List of rivers of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern A list of rivers of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany: A * Aubach * Augraben, tributary of the Nebel * Augraben, tributary of the Tollense B * Barthe * Beke * Bietnitz * Boize * Brebowbach * Bresenitz * Brüeler Bach D * Datze * Delvenau * Dollb ... References Rivers of Schleswig-Holstein Rivers of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Rivers of Germany {{Mecklenburg-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stecknitz
Stecknitz is a river of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is a tributary of the Trave near Lübeck. For much of its length it forms part of the Elbe-Lübeck Canal. See also *List of rivers of Schleswig-Holstein A list of rivers of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany: A * Aalbek, flowing through the Hemmelsdorfer See and into the Baltic Sea * Aalbek, tributary of the Stör *Alster * Alte Schwentine * Arlau B * Barnitz * Basshornlaufgraben * Bekau * Beste * ... Rivers of Schleswig-Holstein 0Stecknitz Rivers of Germany {{SchleswigHolstein-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elbe–Lübeck Canal
The Elbe–Lübeck Canal () (also known as the Elbe–Trave Canal) is an artificial waterway in eastern Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It connects the rivers Elbe and Trave, creating an inland water route across the drainage divide from the North Sea to the Baltic Sea. The canal includes seven locks and runs for a length of between the cities of Lübeck in the north and Lauenburg in the south by way of the Mölln lakes. The modern canal was built in the 1890s to replace the Stecknitz Canal, a medieval watercourse linking the same two rivers. Preceding canal The older Stecknitz Canal had first connected Lauenburg and Lübeck on the Old Salt Route by linking the tiny rivers Stecknitz (a tributary of the Trave) and Delvenau (a tributary of the Elbe). Built between 1391 and 1398, the Stecknitz Canal was the first European summit-level canal and one of the earliest artificial waterways in Europe. History After German unification in the late nineteenth century, there was a burst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Rivers Of Schleswig-Holstein
A list of rivers of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany: A * Aalbek, flowing through the Hemmelsdorfer See and into the Baltic Sea * Aalbek, tributary of the Stör *Alster * Alte Schwentine * Arlau B * Barnitz * Basshornlaufgraben * Bekau * Beste * Bille * Bilsbek * Bilsener Bek * Bißnitz * Boize * Bölkau * Bondenau * Bramau * Bredenbek, tributary of the Alster * Bredenbek, tributary of the Bünzau * Broklandsau *Brokstedter Au * Buckener Au * Bünzau C * Clever Au * Corbek * Curauer Au D * Delvenau * Dosenbek * Düpenau E * Ebach * Eider *Elbe F * Fackenburger Landgraben * Flörkendorfer Mühlenau * Fuhlenau * Füsinger Au G * Gieselau * Glinder Au * Godel * Gösebek * Gronau H * Haaler Au * Hagener Au * Hanerau * Heidgraben, tributary of the Pinnau near Moorrege * Heidgraben, tributary of the Pinnau in Uetersen * Heilsau * Hohenfelder Mühlenau * Höllenau * Holstenau * Hornbeker Mühlenbach * Hudau * Husumer Mühlenau J * Jarbek * Jevenau K * Klosterdeichwetter * Kossau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Rivers Of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
A list of rivers of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany: A * Aubach * Augraben, tributary of the Nebel * Augraben, tributary of the Tollense B * Barthe * Beke * Bietnitz * Boize * Brebowbach * Bresenitz * Brüeler Bach D * Datze * Delvenau * Dollbek * Drosedower Bek * Duwenbeek E *Elbe * Elde G * Gadebuscher Bach * Gehlsbach * Goldbach * Göwe * Groote Beek * Großer Landgraben * Grube H *Hanshäger Bach * Harkenbäk *Havel K * Kleine Sude * Kleiner Landgraben * Kösterbeck * Krainke * Küstriner Bach L * Landgraben * Linde * Löcknitz * Lößnitz M * Maurine * Meynbach * Mildenitz * Moosterbach *Motel, tributary of the Schilde *Motel, tributary of the Warnow * Mützelburger Beeke N * Nebel * Nonne O * Oberbek * Oder P * Peene * Peenestrom R * Radegast * Randow * Recknitz * Rögnitz * Ryck S * Schaale *Schilde * Schillerbach * Schmaar * Schwinge * Stege * Steinbach * Stendlitz * Stepenitz *Stör * Sude T * Tarnitz *Temse * Tiene * Tollense * Trebel U * Uecker *Unterwarn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total population of over 84 million in an area of , making it the most populous member state of the European Union. It borders Denmark to the north, Poland and the Czech Republic to the east, Austria and Switzerland to the south, and France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands to the west. The Capital of Germany, nation's capital and List of cities in Germany by population, most populous city is Berlin and its main financial centre is Frankfurt; the largest urban area is the Ruhr. Settlement in the territory of modern Germany began in the Lower Paleolithic, with various tribes inhabiting it from the Neolithic onward, chiefly the Celts. Various Germanic peoples, Germanic tribes have inhabited the northern parts of modern Germany since classical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schleswig-Holstein
Schleswig-Holstein (; ; ; ; ; occasionally in English ''Sleswick-Holsatia'') is the Northern Germany, northernmost of the 16 states of Germany, comprising most of the historical Duchy of Holstein and the southern part of the former Duchy of Schleswig. Its capital city is Kiel; other notable cities are Lübeck and Flensburg. It covers an area of , making it the 5th smallest German federal state by area (including the city-states). Historically, the name can also refer to a larger region, containing both present-day Schleswig-Holstein and the former South Jutland County (Northern Schleswig; now part of the Region of Southern Denmark) in Denmark. Schleswig, named South Jutland at the time, was under Danish control during the Viking Age, but in the 12th century it became a duchy within Denmark due to infighting in the Danish Royal House. It bordered Holstein, which was a part of the Holy Roman Empire. Beginning in 1460, the King of Denmark ruled both Schleswig and Holstein as the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (MV; ; ), also known by its Anglicisation, anglicized name Mecklenburg–Western Pomerania, is a Federated state, state in the north-east of Germany. Of the country's States of Germany, sixteen states, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Demographics of Germany#States, ranks 14th in population; it covers an area of , making it the sixth largest German state in area; and it is 16th in population density. Schwerin is the state capital and Rostock is the largest city. Other major List of cities in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, cities include Neubrandenburg, Stralsund, Greifswald, Wismar, and Güstrow. It was named after the two regions of Mecklenburg and Western Pomerania (German: Vorpommern). The state was established in 1945 after World War II through the merger of the historic regions of Mecklenburg and Prussian Western Pomerania by the Soviet Military Administration in Germany, Soviet military administration in Allied-occupied Germany. It became part of the German Democrat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herzogtum Lauenburg
Duchy of Lauenburg ( ) is the southernmost ''Kreis'', or district, officially called District of Duchy of Lauenburg (), of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is bordered by (from the west and clockwise) the district of Stormarn, the city of Lübeck, the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (districts of Nordwestmecklenburg and Ludwigslust-Parchim), the state of Lower Saxony (districts of Lüneburg and Harburg), and the city state of Hamburg. The district of Herzogtum Lauenburg is named after the former Duchy of Saxe-Lauenburg. Geography The district's territory comprises most of the former Duchy's territory north of the river Elbe, except of the Amt Neuhaus. All the former Saxe-Lauenburgian areas beyond the Elbe belong today to the Lower Saxon districts of Cuxhaven (Land of Hadeln), Harburg and Lüneburg. The district's area contains a number of historically important towns, e.g. Lauenburg/Elbe, Mölln and Ratzeburg. This importance was due to the Old Salt Route (''Alte Salzs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Büchen
Büchen () is a municipality in the Lauenburg (district), district of Lauenburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is seat of the ''Amt (subnational entity), Amt'' ("collective municipality") Büchen (Amt), Büchen. Büchen is situated on the Elbe-Lübeck Canal, approx. 13 km northeast of Lauenburg/Elbe, and 45 km east of Hamburg. Büchen station is on the Berlin-Hamburg Railway, Berlin-Hamburg and the Lübeck–Lüneburg railway, Lübeck–Lüneburg lines. History Between 1945 and 1990 Büchen served as West German inner German border crossing for rail transport. The crossing was open for trains travelling between the Soviet Zone of occupation in Germany (till 1949, thereafter the East German Democratic Republic), or West Berlin, and the British zone of occupation, later the West Germany, Federal Republic of Germany. The traffic was subject to the Interzonal traffic regulations between West Germany and West Berlin which followed the special regulations of the Transit A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elbe
The Elbe ( ; ; or ''Elv''; Upper Sorbian, Upper and , ) is one of the major rivers of Central Europe. It rises in the Giant Mountains of the northern Czech Republic before traversing much of Bohemia (western half of the Czech Republic), then Germany and flowing into the North Sea at Cuxhaven, northwest of Hamburg. Its total length is . The Elbe's major Tributary, tributaries include the rivers Vltava, Ohře, Saale, Havel, Mulde, and Schwarze Elster. The Elbe river basin, comprising the Elbe and its tributaries, has a catchment area of , the twelfth largest in Europe. The basin spans four countries; however, it lies almost entirely just in two of them, Germany (65.5%) and the Czech Republic (33.7%, covering about two thirds of the nation's territory). On its southeastern edges, the Elbe river basin also comprises small parts of Austria (0.6%) and Poland (0.2%). The Elbe catchment area is inhabited by 24.4 million people; its biggest cities are Berlin, Hamburg, Prague, Dresden a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lauenburg
Lauenburg (), or Lauenburg an der Elbe (; ), is a town in the state of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated on the northern bank of the river Elbe, east of Hamburg. It is overall the southernmost town of Schleswig-Holstein and belongs to the district () of Herzogtum Lauenburg. History The town was founded in 1182 by Bernard of Ascania, the ancestor of the Dukes of Lauenburg. It took its name from that of the castle of ''Lowenborch'' (erected here between 1181 and 1182), deriving from ''Lave'', the Polabian-language name of the Elbe (compare modern Czech ''Labe''). Following the Napoleonic Wars, Lauenburg was ceded by Prussia to Denmark in exchange for the region of Pomerania. Saxe-Lauenburg was a duchy until 1 July 1876, when it was incorporated into the Royal Prussian Province of Schleswig-Holstein. Lauenburg served as the ducal capital until 1616, when the castle burnt down. In 1619 the capital was moved to Ratzeburg. The area of the duchy was roughly identica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bröthen
Bröthen is a municipality in the district of Lauenburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu .... References Municipalities in Schleswig-Holstein Herzogtum Lauenburg {{HerzogtumLauenburg-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
