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Deichschart , Deichscharte or Stöpe is the name given to the opening in a dyke body through which a road, railway line or other traffic route leads. Dyke embrasures are created at those points where the traffic route cannot or does not want to lead over the top of the dyke. These openings are secured by dike gates that are closed when a storm surge threatens . The dike is no longer an obstacle to traffic, but it retains its protective function for the hinterland.
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At critical points, where floods frequently occur, the dyke embrasures must be able to be closed easily and quickly, in this case the closure is carried out with swing gates.
It is more likely in the second line of the dike or in the case of floods that rarely occur, dyke gaps are closed with two rows of wooden planks and sandbags between and in front of them. Instead of sandbags, clay or manure is sometimes filled in. The fire departments regularly practice locking . Stops are often found in sleeping dikes , but also in sea dikes in the harbor area.
Stöpe on the Husum – Bad St. Peter-Ording railway line .
Stop at the Büsum port railway .
Stop in the sturgeon dike .
Oder flood 1997 : closed dike notch customs bridge
Deichschart on the Delmenhorst – Lemwerder railway line
