Strict (waters)
As Strictly particularly in Havelland narrow, sometimes man-made or designated by extension and expansion of navigable waterways made smaller between natural lakes.
history
The large number of lakes in Havelland is a result of the last ice age . Often, however, they were not connected to each other and therefore only limitedly usable for shipping. Already in the early Middle Ages, many of the lakes were connected by ditches called Streng and used for rafting. Later, through expansion, small waterways such as the Beetzsee-Riewendsee waterway developed for the economical transport of wood, peat, bricks and other building materials.
etymology
The Middle Low German word Streng means stranc in its early form
- narrow elongated piece of land, strip of fields
- Arm of a body of water, arm of a river, arm of a river, tributary, but also outflow of a well
and since the beginning of the 17th century as a strand in Low German
- Arm or river bed, but also
- a (narrow) strip of forest. The name is often used as a proper name.
Another related derivation as Streek stands for area, area, stretch, strip, dash, line or row.
literature
- Manfred Reschke: The Havel. Nature and culture between Müritz and Havelberg. Trescher Verlag; Edition: 2nd, updated. u. exp. Edition July 15, 2014 ISBN 978-3897942769