(in sections also called Eilbek) is a river flowing through

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and

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. The Wandse rises west of the village of Siek in

Kreis Stormarn Stormarn () is a district in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Segeberg and Ostholstein, the city of Lübeck, the district of Lauenburg (district), Lauenburg, and the city-state of Hambur ...

and ends in the center of Hamburg in the

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. Along the banks of the Wandse there were many water mills. The river passes through the settlements of Siek, Braak,

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, and Hamburg. The Hamburg district of

Wandsbek Wandsbek () is the second-largest of seven Boroughs and quarters of Hamburg#Boroughs, boroughs that make up the city and state of Hamburg, Germany. The name of the district is derived from the river Wandse which passes through here. Hamburg-Wandsb ...

takes its name from the river as it winds its way westwards via the , a public urban park. After passing through the Mühlenteich pond, the river continues as Eilbek (later Eilbekkanal), eponymous to the

Eilbek (former Eilbeck) is a quarter of the German city of Hamburg and part of the Wandsbek borough. It originated as a small village on the outskirts of Hamburg and was eventually incorporated when the city expanded. In 2020 the population was 22,235. ...

district. The canal joins the

in the heart of Hamburg at

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Meander restoration

The River Wandse is a site of interest for river management and conservation due to a pioneering project carried out in 1982 to restore the original meanders to an engineered section of the river flowing through the national park.

References

Wandsbek Rivers of Hamburg Rivers of Schleswig-Holstein Rivers of Germany {{SchleswigHolstein-river-stub

Meander restoration

See also

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