The Stör () is a
river
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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 ...
,
Germany
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, right tributary of the
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 Re ...
.
Its total length is . The Stör rises east of
Neumünster
Neumünster () is a city in the middle of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. With more than 79,000 registered inhabitants, it is the fourth-largest municipality in Schleswig-Holstein (behind Kiel, Lübeck and Flensburg).
History
The city was fi ...
, and flows west through Neumünster,
Kellinghusen
Kellinghusen () is a town in the district of Steinburg in the ''Bundesland'' of Schleswig-Holstein.
Geography
Kellinghusen is located northeast of Itzehoe on both sides of the Stör River. The federal highway Bundesstraße 206 passes Kellingh ...
, and
Itzehoe
Itzehoe (; nds, Itzhoe) is a town in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein.
As the capital of the district Steinburg, Itzehoe is located on the Stör, a navigable tributary of the Elbe, 51 km (31.7 mi) northwest of Hamburg and 24  ...
. The Stör joins the Elbe near
Glückstadt
Glückstadt (; da, Lykstad) is a town in the Steinburg district of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is located on the right bank of the Lower Elbe at the confluence of the small Rhin river, about northwest of Altona. Glückstadt is part of th ...
. The lower part between the Elbe and Itzehoe is navigable for
Class III ships, the middle part between Itzehoe and Kellinghusen-Rensing is navigable but not classified.
Längen der Hauptschifffahrtswege der Binnenwasserstraßen des Bundes, Liste 4
Bundesministerium für Verkehr und digitale Infrastruktur (Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure
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)
See also
*List of rivers of Schleswig-Holstein
A list of rivers of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany:
A
* Aalbek, flowing through the Hemmelsdorfer See and into the Baltic Sea
* Aalbek, tributary of the Stör
*Alster
* Alte Schwentine
* Arlau
B
* Barnitz
* Basshornlaufgraben
* Bekau
* Beste
* ...
References
Rivers of Schleswig-Holstein
Federal waterways in Germany
Rivers of Germany
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