Karolinenkoog is a municipality in the district of Dithmarschen, in

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. In 1800 the municipality was named after the

polder A polder () is a low-lying tract of land that forms an artificial hydrology, hydrological entity, enclosed by embankments known as levee, dikes. The three types of polder are: # Land reclamation, Land reclaimed from a body of water, such as a ...

(), which was named in honour of Princess Caroline of Denmark.

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Municipalities in Schleswig-Holstein Dithmarschen Koogs {{Dithmarschen-geo-stub