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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Eider-Sperrwerk canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (43)

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 ⓘ
crosses Eider estuary ⓘ
designedToWithstand extreme storm surges ⓘ
hasFunction navigation lock ⓘ
storm surge protection ⓘ
water level regulation ⓘ
hasNumberOfGates 5 ⓘ
hasNumberOfLocks 1 ⓘ
hasRoadCrossing Bundesstraße 202 ⓘ
hasTouristFacilities information center ⓘ
viewing platforms ⓘ
hasTypeOfGate segment gates ⓘ
inaugurationDate 1973 ⓘ
length about 4.9 km ⓘ
locatedIn Schleswig-Holstein ⓘ
locatedInDistrict Nordfriesland ⓘ
locatedInMunicipality Katingsiel ⓘ
locatedInRegion northern Germany ⓘ
linked to: Northern Germany
locatedNear St. Peter-Ording ⓘ
Tönning ⓘ
locatedOnWaterbody Eider ⓘ
North Sea ⓘ
lockType ship lock ⓘ
maintainedBy Landesbetrieb für Küstenschutz, Nationalpark und Meeresschutz Schleswig-Holstein ⓘ
nearProtectedArea Schleswig-Holstein Wadden Sea National Park ⓘ
opened 1973 ⓘ
openedForShipping via lock ⓘ
ownedBy State of Schleswig-Holstein ⓘ
linked to: Schleswig-Holstein
partOf coastal protection system of Schleswig-Holstein ⓘ
protectsArea Eider estuary ⓘ
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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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Eider → hasStructure → Eider-Sperrwerk ⓘ