Geesthacht: Elbe Barrage and Fish Ladder, Kruemmel Nuclear History, and the Schleswig-Holstein River Town East of Hamburg
Geesthacht has about 29,500 residents and lies on the Elbe in Schleswig-Holstein, southeast of Hamburg. The Elbstaustufe Geesthacht, the only barrage on the Elbe, regulates water levels for Hamburg's harbour. A fish ladder at the barrage allows migratory fish to pass upstream. The Kruemmel nuclear power plant, now decommissioned, sits east of the town.
Hamburg-Bergedorf is about 15 kilometres west. Lauenburg an der Elbe lies upstream. Schwarzenbek is to the north. The Elbe here marks the border between Schleswig-Holstein and Niedersachsen. The Geesthacht pumped-storage facility and Helmholtz research centre (Hereon) for materials and coastal research add scientific presence.
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Geesthacht has about 29,500 residents and lies on the Elbe in Schleswig-Holstein, southeast of Hamburg. The Elbstaustufe Geesthacht, the only barrage on the Elbe, regulates water levels for Hamburg's harbour. A fish ladder at the barrage allows migratory fish to pass upstream. The Kruemmel nuclear power plant, now decommissioned, sits east of the town.
Hamburg-Bergedorf is about 15 kilometres west. Lauenburg an der Elbe lies upstream. Schwarzenbek is to the north. The Elbe here marks the border between Schleswig-Holstein and Niedersachsen. The Geesthacht pumped-storage facility and Helmholtz research centre (Hereon) for materials and coastal research add scientific presence.
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