Kieler Förde

Kiel Fjord = Kiel harbor = Kieler Hafen; viewed from South towards the Baltic Sea in the northern background (2009)

Historical map of the vicinity of Kiel, ca. 1888.

Kiel Fjord between Laboe and Mole Stickenhörn (nautical chart)

Aerial photograph, view from theHowaldtswerke-Deutsche Werftshipyard (front) towards Baltic Sea and theLaboe Naval Memorial(top right) in the north (2003)

Kieler Fördeis an inlet of theBaltic Sea,approximately 17 km (11 mi) long, on the eastern side ofSchleswig-Holstein,Germany.Formed byglacialmovement during thelast ice age,it dividesDanish Woldpeninsula fromWagria.Like the otherinlets of förde-type,geologically it is not afjord.It originates at the Hörn in centre-cityKieland merges into theBay of Kiel.

The eastern terminus of theKiel Canalis located along Kiel Förde leading into thePort of Kiel.At its narrowest point, the "Friedrichsorter Enge", the fjord is only one kilometre wide. The riverSchwentineenters Kieler Förde near Kiel-Dietrichsdorf.

Locations

Locations along the Kieler Förde:

Western shore

From north to south:

• Bülk (Bülk Lighthouse)
• Strande(fishery and sporting harbor)
• Kiel-Schilksee(Olympic harbor)
• Falckenstein(Kiel's duty-free beach)
• Kiel-Friedrichsort(traditionsreicher Industriestandort)
• Kiel-Holtenau(Kiel Canal)
• Kiel-Wik
• Kiel-Düsternbrook
• Kiel-Zentrum (offices of the large Scandinavian cruise ships)

Eastern shore

From south to north:

• Kiel-Gaarden (Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft
• Kiel-Ellerbek (former fishing village, now Arsenal)
• Kiel-Wellingdorf (southern mouth of theSchwentine)
• Neumühlen-Dietrichsdorf (trade harbour "Ostuferhafen" )
• Mönkeberg
• Kitzeberg
• Heikendorf
• Möltenort (fishery and sport harbour)
• Laboe(vacation site,Laboe Naval Memorial,U-Boat,fishery, and two sport harbours)
• SteininProbstei
• Wendtorfin Probstei (vacation site, large natural yacht harbor (Marina Wendtorf), fishing village)
• Heidkate

External links

• Webcam KielData - Kieler Förde