Eider Barrage
The Eider Barrage is located at the mouth of the river Eider near Tönning on Germany's North Sea coast. Its main purpose is to protect against storm surges from the North Sea.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Jujo Heide, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: coastal protection structure in the estuary of the river Eider
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Schankwirtschaft Wilhelm Andresen.
Schankwirtschaft Wilhelm Andresen
Building
Photo: Nightflyer, CC BY 3.0.
Schankwirtschaft Wilhelm Andresen is a building, which is situated 4 km north of Eider Barrage.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tönning.
Tönning
Tönning is a town of 5,000 people in Schleswig Holstein. It is a quiet town with a beach and good cycling opportunities. What makes it so appealing is its North Frisian small town flair, historic buildings and good infrastructure.
Eider Barrage
- Categories: flood barrier, building, and tourism
- Location: Wesselburenerkoog, Dithmarschen, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
54.26453° or 54° 15′ 52″ northLongitude
8.84565° or 8° 50′ 44″ eastElevation
1 metre (3 feet)Inception
1973Open location code
9F6C7R7W+R7OpenStreetMap ID
way 89273092OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noGeoNames ID
2931954Wikidata ID
Q453601
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Western Frisian—“Eider Barrage” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Eidersperrwerk”
- Danish: “Ejderdæmning”
- Danish: “Ejderdæmningen”
- Dutch: “Eidersperrwerk”
- French: “barrage de l’Eider”
- French: “Barrage de l’Eider”
- German: “Eider-Sperrwerk”
- German: “Eiderabdämmung”
- German: “Eidersperrwerk”
- Swedish: “Eiderfördämningen”
- Western Frisian: “Eidersperrwerk”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Wesselburenerkoog and Katingsiel.
Nearby Places
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Eider Barrage”. Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.