The Krempe Marsh (german: Kremper Marsch or ''Krempermarsch'') is one of the Holstein Elbe marshes and lies northeast of the River

Elbe The Elbe (; cs, Labe ; nds, Ilv or ''Elv''; Upper and dsb, Łobjo) is one of the major rivers of Central Europe. It rises in the Giant Mountains of the northern Czech Republic before traversing much of Bohemia (western half of the Czech Repu ...

between its tributaries of the Krückau and Stör and the edge of the

geest 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 plai ...

. The main settlement in the Krempe Marsh is the town of

Krempe Krempe is a town in the district of Steinburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated between Itzehoe and Glückstadt. Krempe is part of the ''Amt'' ("collective municipality") Krempermarsch. Partner towns * Sankt Martin im Sulmtal in der ...

; it is bisected by the Krempau river. The Krempe Marsh is part of district of Steinburg in

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 Sch ...

. 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.Geschichte Schleswig-Holsteins: Holländer
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. The most important town is Glückstadt. Here there is also industry and a ferry link over the Elbe to Wischhafen. South of Glückstadt lies the village of Kollmar.

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Amt Krempemarsch
Natural regions of Germany Regions of Schleswig-Holstein Steinburg Marshes of Germany {{SchleswigHolstein-geo-stub