Schwentine

	Schwentine
	The Schwentine near Kiel
	Data
Water code	DE : 9614
location	Holstein , Germany
River system	Schwentine
River basin district	Schlei / Trave
source	Bungsberg
Source height	124 m
muzzle	Between the Kiel districts Neumühlen-Dietrichsdorf and Wellingdorf in the Kiel Fjord Coordinates: 54 ° 19 ′ 39 ″ N , 10 ° 11 ′ 10 ″ E 54 ° 19 ′ 39 ″ N , 10 ° 11 ′ 10 ″ E;
Mouth height	0 m
Height difference	124 m
Bottom slope	1.8 ‰
length	68 km
Left tributaries	Old Schwentine
Right tributaries	Spolsau
Flowing lakes	Stendorfer See , Sibbersdorfer See , Großer Eutiner See , Kellersee , Dieksee , Langensee , Behler See , Höftsee , Großer Plöner See , Stadtsee, Schwanensee, Kleiner Plöner See , Kronsee , Fuhlensee , Lanker See , Kirchsee
Reservoirs flowed through	Rose lake
Big cities	Kiel
Small towns	Eutin , Plön , Preetz , Schwentinental
Communities	Kasseedorf , Malente

Schematic representation of the river system

The Schwentine is 68 km one of the longest rivers in Schleswig-Holstein . It rises 1.7 km southwest of the highest point of the state, the Bungsberg , on a spring meadow northeast of the village of Bergfeld (Kasseedorf) and flows through the entire Holstein Switzerland with numerous large lakes. The river flows through the places Eutin , Bad Malente , Plön , Preetz , Schwentinental ( Raisdorf and Klausdorf ) and flows into the Kiel Fjord in Kiel between the districts of Neumühlen-Dietrichsdorf and Wellingdorf .

Water management

The Schwentine is of great importance for the drinking water production of Stadtwerke Kiel AG: The Schwentinetal waterworks has been located near Klausdorf since around 1900.

Although the Schwentinetal makes an extraordinarily natural impression along its entire length, it is closely linked to the industrialization of the city of Kiel . Two hydropower plants classified as cultural monuments (one on Lake Rosensee ) were built by the shipyard founder Bernhard Howaldt and are still in operation today.

The big mills no longer exist today. The old Howaldt shipyard (which became part of the HDW group), of which only the old metal foundry remains, has been revived as an industrial museum. Thanks to various funding programs (e.g. URBAN II ), the Schwentine Estuary is gradually losing the character of an industrial wasteland.

Apart from the immediate estuary, there is no cargo shipping on the Schwentine, which is all the more reason for excursion boats (5-lake trip, Schwentinetalfahrt), paddlers and rowers to be found.

Five boat clubs with a harbor are located in the Schwentine estuary: EWSK (Ellerbek Wellingdorfer Segelklub eV), SVS (Segel-Verein Schwentinemünde eV), SFS (Schwentine-Fahrt-Segler Kiel), PTSK (Post and Telekom Sportverein Kiel), WSCE (Ellerbek water sports club eV) and the 1. KBV (First Kieler Bootshafenverein eV)

natural reserve

The old arm of the Schwentine between Raisdorf and Klausdorf is a section of the Schwentine that was designated as a nature reserve in 1984. It received this protection status because the stretch of water has remained close to nature due to its steep bank slopes and is a habitat for a number of rare plants and animals. The area is 19 hectares. In addition to the course of the river, it also includes an oxbow lake and a tributary stream, knicks, herbaceous riparian and hillside forests and small bodies of water.

Historical

The name "Schwentine" comes from the Slavic Sventana or the Baltic Šventinė, Schwentine for "the saint".

The original source of the Schwentine is not to be found on the Bungsberg , but near Bornhöved . According to historians, natural scientists and linguists, the source of today's Alte Schwentine is the original source of the Schwentine. In the early and high Middle Ages, the small river marked the border between the German and / or Saxon area, which met the Baltic Sea near Kiel, and the Slavic areas in what is now Ostholstein .

photos

Schwentine near Bad Malente
The Schwentine in the area between Preetz and the Rosensee near Raisdorf
Schwentine estuary at the Kiel sea fish market
The mouth of the Schwentine in the Kiel Fjord
The “boat stairs” at the mouth of the Schwentine in the Kiel Fjord

Run

List of the lakes crossed by the Schwentine (order downstream):

literature

State Office for Nature and the Environment of the State of Schleswig-Holstein (Ed.): Unique - Nature guide through Schleswig Holstein. Wachholtz, Neumünster 2008, ISBN 978-3-529-05415-0 .

Web links

Commons : Schwentine - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ Measurement with a polygon at http://maps.google.de ; see discussion: Schwentine # length
↑ Schleswig-Holstein State Office, p. 13

[1] Measurement with a polygon at http://maps.google.de ; see discussion: Schwentine # length

[2] Schleswig-Holstein State Office, p. 13