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since 1984. It received this conservation status because the waterbody has remained close to its natural state due to its steep river banks and is a habitat for a range of rare plants and animals. It covers an area of 19 hectares (47 acres). In addition to the section of river it includes an
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Sventanafeld (Sventanapolje or "Schwentine field") near the village of Bornhöved near Neumünster in 798 the Obodrites, led by Drożko, allied with the Franks, defeated the Nordalbingian Saxons.
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The once great mill industry no longer exists today. The old
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the little river marked the border between the German or Saxon region, which extended to the
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managed by the Kiel
Utilities Company. The Schwentine Valley Waterworks (
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List of lakes through which the
Schwentine flows (in downstream order):
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Schwentine in the area between Preetz and the Rosensee near Raisdorf
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The Schwentine is of great importance in the supply of
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16:River in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
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135: • coordinates
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74:Physical characteristics
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33:The Schwentine near Kiel
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475:Altarm der Schwentine
471:Schwentine Oxbow Lake
461:) and rowing boats.
422:hydroelectric plants
157:54.3275°N 10.18611°E
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181:Basin features
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645:Großer Eutiner See
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347:Schleswig-Holstein
301:Kleiner Plöner See
273:Großer Eutiner See
60:Schleswig-Holstein
1443:Rivers of Germany
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675:Großer Plöner See
640:Sibbersdorfer See
424:, now classed as
414:industrialisation
375:Großer Plöner See
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682:Schwanensee
511:die Heilige
484:ox bow lake
448: [
359:Ostholstein
257:Waterbodies
227:Tributaries
160: /
1427:Categories
876:Schwentine
859:Peenestrom
839:Baltic Sea
772:Königsberg
730:References
701:Lanker See
665:Behler See
559:See also:
546:Baltic Sea
496:Schwentine
393:and Kiel.
371:Baltic Sea
367:Kiel Fjord
355:Kasseedorf
335:Schwentine
313:Lanker See
289:Behler See
216:Villages:
176:62 km
148:10°11′10″E
145:54°19′39″N
128:Kiel Fjord
22:Schwentine
1133:Weißeritz
1128:Stepenitz
1045:North Sea
915:Black Sea
886:Stepenitz
829:main stem
696:Fuhlensee
660:Langensee
650:Kellersee
530:Bornhöved
526:Bungsberg
494:The name
351:Bungsberg
345:state of
309:Fuhlensee
285:Langensee
277:Kellersee
186:Landmarks
97:Bungsberg
1411:Category
1371:Merzbach
1138:Wesenitz
1098:Löcknitz
978:Lauchert
871:Recknitz
718:See also
711:Rosensee
706:Kirchsee
679:Stadtsee
519:Sventana
503:Šventinė
445:URBAN II
430:Rosensee
323:Rosensee
317:Kirchsee
192:Cities:
39:Location
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1189:Emscher
1093:Jeetzel
1088:Ilmenau
1028:Wörnitz
933:Altmühl
691:Kronsee
670:Höftsee
655:Dieksee
551:In the
490:History
383:Malente
305:Kronsee
293:Höftsee
281:Dieksee
263:Lakes:
252:Spolsau
218:Malente
48:Germany
44:Country
1311:Diemel
1294:Wutach
1289:Wupper
1249:Queich
1239:Neckar
1209:Lauter
1199:Kinzig
1150:Treene
1063:Alster
988:Mindel
923:Danube
898:Warnow
893:Uecker
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626:Course
571:Photos
561:Wagria
515:Slavic
507:German
500:Baltic
420:. Two
391:Preetz
343:German
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208:Preetz
173:Length
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1301:Weser
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1264:Sauer
1254:Rench
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1174:Acher
1169:Rhine
1145:Eider
1118:Saale
1103:Mulde
1083:Havel
1068:Bille
1058:Aland
1033:Zusam
1003:Regen
958:Iller
938:Brenz
928:Abens
903:Nebel
881:Trave
864:Peene
538:Early
517:word
452:]
379:Eutin
339:river
337:is a
200:Eutin
108:Mouth
55:State
1376:Wurm
1366:Inde
1348:Maas
1279:Wied
1274:Sieg
1269:Selz
1259:Ruhr
1234:Nahe
1229:Murg
1219:Main
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1194:Erft
1162:Hase
1123:Stör
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1078:Eger
1053:Elbe
1023:Vils
998:Paar
993:Naab
983:Lech
973:Isar
953:Günz
847:Oder
747:ISBN
540:and
469:The
418:Kiel
387:Plön
363:Kiel
333:The
204:Plön
194:Kiel
124:Kiel
1361:Rur
1184:Elz
1179:Ahr
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