Eider Barrage

Local nameEidersperrwerk
LocationWesselburenerkoog, Deutschland

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. It is Germany’s largest coastal protection structure. It was also intended to contribute to economic recovery in the districts of Norderdithmarschen and Eiderstedt.

Celebrated as a structure of the century, it was opened on 20 March 1973. Following the North Sea flood of 1962 which swept through Tönning, consideration was given to raising the dykes along the banks of the Eider or building a storm surge barrier at its mouth. The latter was chosen and construction work began in 1967.

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Anlage des… @ Wolfgang Pehlemann Wiesbaden Germany

More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eider_Barrage

Official Website https://www.eiderstedt.net/eidersperrwerk/

Address L305, 25764, Germany

Coordinates 54°15'52.263" N 8°50'44.028" E

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