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Elbe Marshes
The Elbe marshes () 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 of dairy herds, th ... [...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 o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sea Level
Mean sea level (MSL, often shortened to sea level) is an mean, average surface level of one or more among Earth's coastal Body of water, bodies of water from which heights such as elevation may be measured. The global MSL is a type of vertical datuma standardised geodetic datumthat 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 a long-term average of tide gauge readings at a particular reference location. The term ''above sea level'' generally refers to the height above mean sea level (AMSL). The term APSL means above present sea level, comparing sea levels in the past with the level today. Earth's radius at sea level is 6,378.137 km (3,963.191 mi) at the equator. It is 6,356.752 km (3,94 ... [...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 present-day 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 bel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wedel
Wedel () is a town in the Pinneberg (district), district of Pinneberg, in Schleswig-Holstein, in northern 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 Saxony, Lower Saxon aristocracy that ruled the area well into the 17th century. The castle ... [...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 soil Soil, also commonly referred to as earth, is a mixture of organic matter, minerals, gases, water, and organisms that together support the life of plants and soil organisms. Some scientific definitions distinguish dirt from ''soil'' by re ...s formed as a glacial outwash plain and now usually mantled by a heathland vegetation on the Glacier, glacial deposits left behind after the Last Glacial Period, last ice age during the Pleistocene epoch.Whittow, John (1984). ''Dictionary of Physical Geography''. London: Penguin, p. 214. . Etymology The term ''Geest (topography), geest'' is a Nominalization, substantivisation of the Low German adjective ''güst'', which means "dry and infertile". Description It is an Old Drift landscape, characterised by the s ... [...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 Hamburg (, ; ), officially the F .... 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 Classification of European Inland Waterways, Class II ships, the middle part between Uetersen and Pinneberg is navigable but not classified. Bundesministerium für Verkehr und digitale Infrastruktur (i.e. Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure) Route The Pinnau has its sour ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seestermühe Marsh
Seestermühe is a municipality in the district of Pinneberg, 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 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 * |
Krempe Marsh
The Krempe Marsh ( or ''Krempermarsch'') is one of the Holstein Elbe marshes and lies northeast of the River Elbe between its tributaries of the Krückau and Stör and the edge of the geest. The main settlement in the Krempe Marsh is the town of Krempe; it is bisected by the Krempau river. The Krempe Marsh is part of district of Steinburg in Schleswig-Holstein. The opening up of the Krempe Marsh, like that of the Wilster Marsh, was enabled by Dutch settlers in the 12th century. In the south of the Krempe Marsh the Dutch established at that time an almost enclosed region of settlement. The region is even today still overwhelmingly agricultural, the most important branch being the rearing of cattle; in addition the cultivation of rape seed and grain are also important. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Classification of European Inland Waterways, Class III ships, the middle part between Itzehoe and Kellinghusen-Rensing is navigable but not classified. Bundesministerium für Verkehr und digitale Infrastruktur (Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure) See also *List of rivers of Schleswig-Holstein Refe ...
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Kiel Canal
The Kiel Canal (, until 1948 called in German the ) is a fresh water canal that links the North Sea () to the Baltic Sea (). It runs through the Germany, German states of Germany, state of Schleswig-Holstein, from Brunsbüttel to the Holtenau district of Kiel. It was constructed from 1887 to 1895 and widened from 1907 to 1914. In addition to the two sea entrances, at Oldenbüttel the Kiel Canal is linked to the navigable Eider (river), River Eider by the short Gieselau Canal. An average of is saved by using the Kiel Canal instead of going around the Jutland, Jutland Peninsula. This saves time and fuel, avoids storm-prone seas, and avoids passing through the Danish straits. The Kiel Canal is one of the world's most frequented artificial waterways with an annual average of 32,000 ships (90 daily), transporting approximately 100 million tonnes of goods. History The first connection between the North and Baltic Seas was constructed while the area was ruled by Denmark–Norway. It w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
