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Behler See
The Behler See is a lake in the Holstein Switzerland region of North Germany. It lies between Timmdorf (municipality of Malente) to the east and the town of Plön to the west. To the east it transitions into the Langensee, to the west into the Höftsee. All these lakes are crossed from east to west by the River Schwentine. The Behler See is named after the village of Behl in the municipality of Grebin, which lies to the north. It has an area of , is up to 43 metres deep and its surface elevation is about . See also *List of lakes in Schleswig-Holstein This List of lakes in Schleswig-Holstein shows a selection of well-known lakes in the North German state of Schleswig-Holstein (''sorted by surface area''): See also * List of lakes in Germany * List of waterbodies in Schleswig-Holstein ... Lakes of Schleswig-Holstein LBehler See {{SchleswigHolstein-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holstein Switzerland
Holstein Switzerland (german: Holsteinische Schweiz) is a hilly area with a patchwork of lakes and forest in Schleswig Holstein, Germany, reminiscent of Swiss landscape. Its highest point is the Bungsberg (168 metres above sea level).Carl Ingwer Johannsen & Eckardt Opitz: ''Das grosse Schleswig-Holstein-Buch.'' Hamburg 1996 It is a designated nature park as well as an important tourist destination in Northern Germany situated between the cities of Kiel and Lübeck. Geography Holstein Switzerland lies in eastern Schleswig-Holstein. This picturesque region in the historical county of Wagria has no precise political or geographic boundaries. Most of the area falls within the districts of Ostholstein and Plön, roughly between the cities of Lübeck and Kiel and extends as far north as the Baltic coast. Its major towns include Bad Malente-Gremsmühlen, Lütjenburg, Oldenburg in Holstein, Preetz and the old '' Residenz'' seats of Eutin and Plön. The charm of this region is its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Germany
Northern Germany (german: link=no, Norddeutschland) is a linguistic, geographic, socio-cultural and historic region in the northern part of Germany which includes the coastal states of Schleswig-Holstein, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Lower Saxony and the three city-states Berlin, Hamburg and Bremen. It contrasts with Southern Germany, Western Germany and Eastern Germany. Language Northern Germany generally refers to the ''Sprachraum'' area north of the Uerdingen line, Uerdingen and Benrath line isoglosses, where Low German dialects are spoken. These comprise the West Low German, Low Saxon dialects in the west (including the Westphalian language area up to the Rhineland), the East Low German region along the Baltic Sea, Baltic coast with Western Pomerania, the Altmark and northern Brandenburg, as well as the North Low German dialects. Although from the 19th century onwards, the use of Standard German was strongly promoted especially by the Kingdom of Prussia, Prussian administration ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Lakes In Schleswig-Holstein ...
This List of lakes in Schleswig-Holstein shows a selection of well-known lakes in the North German state of Schleswig-Holstein (''sorted by surface area''): See also * List of lakes in Germany * List of waterbodies in Schleswig-Holstein External links Documentation on the most important lakes in Germany by TU Cottbus, Part 1: Schleswig-Holstein List of lakes in the environmental report of Schleswig-Holstein{{in lang, de ! Schleswig-Holstein Schleswig-Holstein (; da, Slesvig-Holsten; nds, Sleswig-Holsteen; frr, Slaswik-Holstiinj) is the northernmost of the 16 states of Germany, comprising most of the historical duchy of Holstein and the southern part of the former Duchy of Sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
River Schwentine
The Schwentine is a river in the North German state of Schleswig-Holstein. It is approximately long and rises on the hill of Bungsberg, the highest point in the state, near the village of Kasseedorf in Ostholstein. It then runs from its source to Kiel where it flows into the Kiel Fjord, a bay of the Baltic Sea. It passes through several lakes, including the Großer Plöner See, the largest lake in Schleswig-Holstein, as well as the towns Eutin, Malente, Plön, Preetz and Kiel. Water management The Schwentine is of great importance in the supply of drinking water managed by the Kiel Utilities Company. The Schwentine Valley Waterworks (''Wasserwerk Schwentinetal'') has been located near Klausdorf since about 1900. Although the Schwentine valley gives an exceptionally natural impression along virtually its entire length, it is closely linked to the industrialisation of the city of Kiel. Two hydroelectric plants, now classed as cultural monuments, (one on the Rosensee) were laid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Höftsee
The Höftsee is a lake in the Holstein Switzerland in North Germany. It lies on the River Schwentine east of the town of Plön between the Behler See and the Großer Plöner See. It has an area of about , is up to 16 metres deep and lies about . There is a watermill A watermill or water mill is a mill that uses hydropower. It is a structure that uses a water wheel or water turbine to drive a mechanical process such as milling (grinding), rolling, or hammering. Such processes are needed in the production of ... on the Höftsee that makes use of the drop between the Höftsee and the Großer Plöner See. The associated weir is impassable to boats. There is however a boat slide that considerably eases the transportation of boats over land. External links Fünf-Seen-Fahrt cruises Lakes of Schleswig-Holstein LHoftsee {{SchleswigHolstein-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Langensee (Holstein)
The Langensee is a lake in the North German lakeland region of Holstein Switzerland. It lies on the River Schwentine The Schwentine is a river in the North German state of Schleswig-Holstein. It is approximately long and rises on the hill of Bungsberg, the highest point in the state, near the village of Kasseedorf in Ostholstein. It then runs from its source t ... between the lakes of Dieksee (upstream) and Behler See (downstream). It covers an area of , is up to 8 metres deep and lies at a height of . External links Fünf-Seen-Fahrt (Five Lakes Travel) Lakes of Schleswig-Holstein LLangensee {{Ostholstein-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plön
Plön (; Holsatian: ''Plöön'') is the district seat of the Plön district in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, and has about 8,700 inhabitants. It lies right on the shores of Schleswig-Holstein's biggest lake, the Great Plön Lake, as well as on several smaller lakes, touching the town on virtually all sides. The town's landmark is Plön Castle, a chateau built in the 17th century on a hill overlooking the town. Plön has a grammar school with a 300-year history, and is home to a German Navy non-commissioned officer school and the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology. The town, nestled as it is in the hilly, wooded lake district of Holstein Switzerland (''Holsteinische Schweiz''), also has importance in the tourism industry. History In the course of the Migration Period, Slavic tribes entered the region of Plön during the early 7th century following the withdrawal of the original Germanic population. On the large island opposite Plön, which was later called ''O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kreis Plön
Kreis is the German word for circle. Kreis may also refer to: Places * , or circles, various subdivisions roughly equivalent to counties, districts or municipalities ** Districts of Germany (including and ) ** Former districts of Prussia, also known as ** ''Kreise'' of the former Electorate of Saxony *, or Imperial Circles, ceremonial associations of several regional monarchies () and/or imperial cities () in the Holy Roman Empire People * Harold Kreis (born 1959), Canadian-German ice hockey coach * Jason Kreis (born 1972), American soccer player * Melanie Kreis (born 1971), German businesswoman * Wilhelm Kreis (1873–1955), German architect Music and culture *''Der Kreis'', a Swiss gay magazine * ''Kreise'' (album), a 2017 album by Johannes Oerding See also * Krai, an administrative division in Russia * Kraj, an administrative division in Czechia and Slovakia * Okręg, an administrative division in Poland * Okres, an administrative division in Czechia and Slo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malente
Malente is a municipality in the district of Ostholstein, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is about 5 km northwest of Eutin and 35 km north of Lübeck. The historian Sigrid Jahns Sigrid Jahns (''née'' Langer) (born on 26 October 1945) is a German historian. Until 2009 she was professor of early modern history at the Department of History of the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich. Life Born in Malente, the daughter o ... was born in Malente. References External links * Ostholstein {{Ostholstein-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grebin
Grebin is a municipality in the district of Plön, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe .... The districts of Behl, Breitenstein, Kakelsberg, Görnitz, Treufeld and Schönweide, which was incorporated in 1974, belong to Grebin. References Plön (district) {{Plön-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
