Delve is a

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belonging to the ''Amt Kirchspielslandgemeinde'' ("collective municipality") Eider in the district

Dithmarschen Dithmarschen (, Northern Low Saxon, Low Saxon: ; archaic English: ''Ditmarsh''; da, Ditmarsken; la, label=Medieval Latin, Tedmarsgo) is a district in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of ...

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, in northern

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. The municipality covers an area of . Of a total population of 734, 364 are male, 374 are female (Dec 31, 2004). The

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of the community is . Image:Delve gr haus.jpg , alt=House in Delve , House in Delve Image:Delve traktor vor haus.jpg , alt=House in Delve , House in Delve Image:Delve faehrhafen.jpg , alt=Delve harbour for the Eider ferry , Delve harbour for the Eider ferry Image:Delve kirche ueber feld.jpg , alt=Delve Church , Delve Church

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