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is 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) further upstream. At
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crossed the North Sea from this region during this period and settled in
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The Eider flows through the following towns: Bordesholm, Kiel,
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627:"The History of the City of Kiel, 1243 – 1945"
523:The Eider remains tidal as far as the lock at
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721:Science and Technology of Advanced Materials
390:until that canal was replaced by the modern
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595:List of rivers of Schleswig-Holstein
273:6.5 m/s (230 cu ft/s)
18:River in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
694:: Imray Laurie Norie & Wilson.
429:in 1076. For centuries it divided
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117:Physical characteristics
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370:. The river starts near
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232:54.3145194°N 8.9545389°E
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590:Eider-Treene Depression
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660:. New York: Longman.
656:Lawson, M.K. (1993).
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637:on 5 February 2012
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532: [
470:tidal flats
388:Eider Canal
302:Broklandsau
287:Tributaries
235: /
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1446:Kiel Canal
1415:Categories
864:Schwentine
847:Peenestrom
827:Baltic Sea
601:References
548:Kiel Canal
496:Navigation
392:Kiel Canal
380:Baltic Sea
372:Bordesholm
300:Tielenau,
88:Bordesholm
1121:WeiĂźeritz
1116:Stepenitz
1033:North Sea
903:Black Sea
874:Stepenitz
817:main stem
567:Rendsburg
556:North Sea
454:Rendsburg
447:Eiderland
439:Schleswig
384:North Sea
304:, SĂĽderau
260:Discharge
193:North Sea
158:10°7′38″E
155:54°8′18″N
139:Wattenbek
98:Rendsburg
1436:Holstein
1399:Category
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1126:Wesenitz
1086:Löcknitz
966:Lauchert
859:Recknitz
759:27877792
641:16 March
584:See also
529:Lexfähre
525:Nordfeld
500:A tidal
443:Holstein
433:and the
421:and the
405:and the
56:Location
37:Breiholz
1212:Moselle
1177:Emscher
1081:Jeetzel
1076:Ilmenau
1016:Wörnitz
921:AltmĂĽhl
750:5099829
729:Bibcode
692:St Ives
510:Tönning
466:estuary
462:Tönning
431:Denmark
397:In the
345:Ejderen
317:, Sorge
204:Tönning
108:Tönning
65:Germany
61:Country
1299:Diemel
1282:Wutach
1277:Wupper
1237:Queich
1227:Neckar
1197:Lauter
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1138:Treene
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881:Uecker
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419:Saxons
411:Saxons
407:Angles
361:German
357:Eidora
341:Danish
333:German
315:Treene
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248:Length
126:Source
81:Cities
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1324:Werre
1319:Werra
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1309:Hunte
1304:Fulda
1294:Aller
1289:Weser
1272:Wiese
1252:Sauer
1242:Rench
1232:Pfinz
1202:Lippe
1162:Acher
1157:Rhine
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1091:Mulde
1071:Havel
1056:Bille
1046:Aland
1021:Zusam
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869:Trave
852:Peene
540:Wrohm
538:near
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423:Danes
403:Jutes
364:state
353:Egdor
349:Latin
337:Eider
329:Eider
188:Mouth
71:State
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1364:Wurm
1354:Inde
1336:Maas
1267:Wied
1262:Sieg
1257:Selz
1247:Ruhr
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1207:Main
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1111:Stör
1101:Oste
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1066:Eger
1041:Elbe
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971:Lech
961:Isar
941:GĂĽnz
835:Oder
755:PMID
696:ISBN
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643:2006
576:The
560:Elbe
502:lock
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376:Kiel
327:The
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