Salzau
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The Salzau is a stream, roughly 8.5 kilometres long, in the district of Plön in the North German state of Schleswig-Holstein
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it is one of the two tailstreams of the lake known as the Selenter See
. At its outlet into the Salzau near Fargau the water level of the lake can be controlled. On its way to the Baltic Sea
it flows into the Passader See
. It leaves this as the Hagener Au
, which after the last few metres discharges into the Baltic between Laboe
and Stein.
, whose manor house, was called Salzau Castle (Schloss Salzau) locally and now houses the Salzau state cultural centre.
Schleswig-Holstein
Schleswig-Holstein is the northernmost of the sixteen states of Germany, comprising most of the historical duchy of Holstein and the southern part of the former Duchy of Schleswig...
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Course
Together with the MühlenauHohenfelder Mühlenau
The Hohenfelder Mühlenau is a stream, about 10 km long, in the district of Plön in northeast part of the North German state of Schleswig-Holstein.The Hohenfelder Mühlenau is classified as a gravel-bedded stream...
it is one of the two tailstreams of the lake known as the Selenter See
Selenter See
The Selenter See is the second-largest lake in the North German state of Schleswig-Holstein, after the Großer Plöner See. It lies at an elevation of and has an area of 22.4 km²....
. At its outlet into the Salzau near Fargau the water level of the lake can be controlled. On its way to the Baltic Sea
Baltic Sea
The Baltic Sea is a brackish mediterranean sea located in Northern Europe, from 53°N to 66°N latitude and from 20°E to 26°E longitude. It is bounded by the Scandinavian Peninsula, the mainland of Europe, and the Danish islands. It drains into the Kattegat by way of the Øresund, the Great Belt and...
it flows into the Passader See
Passader See
Passader See is a lake in Eastern Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. At an elevation of 18,8 m, its surface area is 2.7 km²....
. It leaves this as the Hagener Au
Hagener Au
The Hagener Au is a roughly long stream in the district of Plön in the north German state of Schleswig-Holstein. It is an outlet of the Passader See. From the lake's southwestern bay the stream flows in a northerly direction and discharges between Laboe and Stein in the Baltic Sea.Sections of the...
, which after the last few metres discharges into the Baltic between Laboe
Laboe
Laboe is a municipality in the district of Plön, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated on the Baltic Sea coast, approximately 10 km northeast of Kiel. The Laboe Naval Memorial is located within the municipality, as is the submarine U-995....
and Stein.
Origin of the name
The Salzau gives its name to the village of Salzau in the municipality of Fargau-PratjauFargau-Pratjau
Fargau-Pratjau is a municipality in the district of Plön, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany....
, whose manor house, was called Salzau Castle (Schloss Salzau) locally and now houses the Salzau state cultural centre.
External links
- Kurd-Ulrich Günther: Hydrobiologische Studien an vier kleineren Fließgewässern in Schleswig-Holstein (Salzau, Hüttener Au, Kossau und Osterau) (pdf file: 2.1 MB)