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Elbe Marsch
The Elbe marshes (german: Elbmarsch) are an extensive region of marsh or polderland along the lower and middle reaches of the River Elbe in northern Germany. It is also referred to as the Lower Elbe Marsch by Dickinson and is region D24 in the BfN's list of the natural regions of Germany. The Germans refer to these polders as ''Marschen'' (singular: ''Marsch''). Originally this flat strip of land along the Elbe was completely tidal. But following the construction of the barrage near Geesthacht, the Elbe is no longer affected by the tide above that point. The part of the Elbe remaining tidal is called the Unterelbe (Low Elbe). As a result of regular land reclamation with the help of Dutch settlers (a process known in German as ''Hollerkolonisation'') large areas of the previously flood-prone Elbe marshes were diked and reclaimed for the purposes of cultivation. The Elbe marshes are very fertile and dominated by large areas of grassland. In addition to cattle rearing, especially ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elbmarsch
Elbmarsch (Northern Low Saxon: ''Elvmasch'') is a ''Samtgemeinde'' ("collective municipality") in the district of Harburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the southern (left) bank of the river Elbe, approx. 30 km southeast of Hamburg, and 20 km north of Lüneburg. Its seat is in the village Marschacht. The name refers to the marshes (German: ''Marsch'') along the Elbe. The ''Samtgemeinde'' Elbmarsch consists of the following municipalities: # Drage # Marschacht # Tespe Cancer cluster Elbmarsch is the epicenter of a notable pediatric cancer cluster that persisted for over 15 years. Although a sparsely populated region a high rate of childhood leukemia was observed with an incidence in the region that is significantly higher compared to Germany as a whole. Ten more cases were identified than were expected throughout the period. No unique hazards have been identified. The community is surrounded by two nuclear establishments. A possible accidental release of r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sea Level
Mean sea level (MSL, often shortened to sea level) is an average surface level of one or more among Earth's coastal bodies of water from which heights such as elevation may be measured. The global MSL is a type of vertical datuma standardised geodetic datum A geodetic datum or geodetic system (also: geodetic reference datum, geodetic reference system, or geodetic reference frame) is a global datum reference or reference frame for precisely representing the position of locations on Earth or other p ...that is used, for example, as a chart datum in cartography and Navigation, marine navigation, or, in aviation, as the standard sea level at which atmospheric pressure is measured to Calibration, calibrate altitude and, consequently, aircraft flight levels. A common and relatively straightforward mean sea-level standard is instead the midpoint between a Tide, mean low and mean high tide at a particular location. Sea levels can be affected by many factors and are known to hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Land Hadeln
Land Hadeln is a historic landscape and former administrative district in Northern Germany with its seat in Otterndorf on the Lower Elbe, the lower reaches of the River Elbe, in the Elbe-Weser Triangle between the estuaries of the Elbe and Weser. The name goes back to a place named ''Haduloha'' in the Royal Frankish Annals, which must have been in the north of Hohe Lieth moraine range, west of presentday Cuxhaven. Enthusiastic historians of late 19th and early 20th century postulated an Old Saxon ''Gau'' (district) of that name, but there is no evidence for this theory.Hans-Ulrich Hucker: Das Problem von Herrschaft und Freiheit in den Landesgemeinden des Mittelalters im Unterweserraum (Thesis, Münster 1978), available in Staatsarchiv Bremen (n°. 538 U) und in the Library of ''Männer vom Morgenstern'' historical society in Bremerhaven In the Middle Ages, the Land Hadeln was a fairly, but not perfectly, autonomous rural community, applying Saxon Law. Nominally, it belonged t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wedel
Wedel is a town in the district of Pinneberg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the Elbe, approximately south of Elmshorn, and west of Hamburg. History Foundation and Middle Ages The first known mention of Wedel in a text is in a 1212 document naming the "brothers from Wedel" as witnesses. However, the mention is not definitive and it remains unclear whether a place of this name already existed elsewhere. Artifacts of pre- and early historical periods found here bear witness to early settlement at the site. The name means "bank of water", identifying a place where a body of water must be crossed, in this case the "Wedeler Aue", a small brook which formed an obstacle on an important local trade route. The first clear and definitive reference to Wedel is in documents of the Count of Schauenburg, a member of the Lower Saxon aristocracy that ruled the area well into the 17th century. The castle of the Schauenburgs, built in 1311 and known a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geest (topography)
Geest is a type of landform, slightly raised above the surrounding countryside, that occurs on the plains of Northern Germany, the Northern Netherlands and Denmark. It is a landscape of sandy and gravelly soils formed as a glacial outwash plain and now usually mantled by a heathland vegetation on the glacial deposits left behind after the last ice age during the Pleistocene epoch.Whittow, John (1984). ''Dictionary of Physical Geography''. London: Penguin, p. 214. . The term ''geest'' is a substantivisation of the Low German adjective ''güst'', which means "dry and infertile". It is an Old Drift landscape, characterised by the sandy depositions of the Ice Age. In the depressions between the raised flats are wet meadows and, where drainage is poor, bogs. Geest lands are made up of moraines and sandurs. They are almost always next to flat marshlands, the geest being higher and better protected against flood but, compared to the marsh, with poor soil for agriculture. Where th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haseldorf Marsh
Haseldorf is a municipality in the district of Pinneberg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the Elbe, approx. 13 km west of Pinneberg, and 27 km west of Hamburg. Haseldorf was the seat of the former ''Amt'' ("collective municipality") of Haseldorf Haseldorf is a municipality in the district of Pinneberg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the Elbe, approx. 13 km west of Pinneberg, and 27 km west of Hamburg. Haseldorf was the seat of the former .... References Pinneberg (district) {{Pinneberg-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pinnau (river)
The Pinnau is a river, which flows right or northeast of the main river, Elbe. The Pinnau is therefore a tributary in the southern part of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. The Pinnau is categorized by German (''Federal/state association water'') by "flow type" as a "marshland water body". The lower part between the Elbe and Uetersen is navigable for Class II ships, the middle part between Uetersen and Pinneberg is navigable but not classified. Bundesministerium für Verkehr und digitale Infrastruktur (i.e. |
Seestermühe Marsh
Seestermühe is a municipality in the district of Pinneberg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG),, is a country in Central Europe. It is the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany lies between the Baltic and North Sea to the north and the Alps to the sou .... References Municipalities in Schleswig-Holstein Pinneberg (district) {{Pinneberg-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krückau
Krückau is a river in the federal state of Schleswig-Holstein in the north of Germany. It flows into the river Elbe near Seestermühe. The lower part between the Elbe and Elmshorn is navigable but not classified. Bundesministerium für Verkehr und digitale Infrastruktur () (in German) See also * |
Stör
The Stör () is a river in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, right tributary of the Elbe. Its total length is . The Stör rises east of Neumünster, and flows west through Neumünster, Kellinghusen, and Itzehoe. The Stör joins the Elbe near Glückstadt. The lower part between the Elbe and Itzehoe is navigable for Class III ships, the middle part between Itzehoe and Kellinghusen-Rensing is navigable but not classified. Bundesministerium für Verkehr und digitale Infrastruktur ( |
Kiel Canal
The Kiel Canal (german: Nord-Ostsee-Kanal, literally "North-[to]-East [Baltic] Sea canal", formerly known as the ) is a long freshwater canal in the Germany, German states of Germany, state of Schleswig-Holstein. The canal was finished in 1895, but later widened, and links the North Sea at Brunsbüttel to the Baltic Sea at Kiel, Kiel-Holtenau. An average of is saved by using the Kiel Canal instead of going around the Jutland Peninsula. This not only saves time but also avoids storm-prone seas and having to pass through the Danish straits. The Kiel Canal is the world's most frequented artificial waterway with an annual average of 32,000 ships (90 daily), transporting approximately 100 million tonnes of goods. Besides its two sea entrances, the Kiel Canal is linked, at Oldenbüttel, to the navigable Eider (river), River Eider by the short Gieselau Canal. History The first connection between the North and Baltic Seas was constructed while the area was ruled by Denmark–Norway. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
