Eider-Sperrwerk
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The Eider-Sperrwerk is a major storm surge barrier and lock complex in northern Germany that protects the low-lying Eider estuary and surrounding coastal areas from North Sea flooding.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hydraulic engineering structure
ⓘ
lock complex ⓘ storm surge barrier ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial |
concrete
ⓘ
steel ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1967 ⓘ |
| coordinatesApprox | 54.33°N 8.78°E ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crosses | Eider estuary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedToWithstand | extreme storm surges ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
navigation lock
ⓘ
storm surge protection ⓘ water level regulation ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfGates | 5 ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfLocks | 1 ⓘ |
| hasRoadCrossing | Bundesstraße 202 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTouristFacilities |
information center
ⓘ
viewing platforms ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfGate | segment gates ⓘ |
| inaugurationDate | 1973 ⓘ |
| length | about 4.9 km ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Schleswig-Holstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInDistrict | Nordfriesland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInMunicipality | Katingsiel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | northern Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
St. Peter-Ording
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tönning NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnWaterbody |
Eider
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lockType | ship lock ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Landesbetrieb für Küstenschutz, Nationalpark und Meeresschutz Schleswig-Holstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearProtectedArea | Schleswig-Holstein Wadden Sea National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opened | 1973 ⓘ |
| openedForShipping | via lock ⓘ |
| ownedBy | State of Schleswig-Holstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | coastal protection system of Schleswig-Holstein ⓘ |
| protectsArea |
Eider estuary
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
low-lying coastal areas along the Eider ⓘ |
| protectsFrom |
North Sea flooding
ⓘ
storm surges ⓘ |
| purpose |
flood protection
ⓘ
securing navigation on the Eider ⓘ |
| separates | outer Eider estuary from inner Eider ⓘ |
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