"a successful 1932 tour of German coastal cities, Luft Hansa planned a Do X flight to Vienna, Budapest, and Istanbul for 1933. The voyage ended after nine days when the flying boat's tail section tore off during a botched, over-steep landing on a reservoir lake near Passau. While the accident was successfully covered up, the Do X was out of service for three years, during which time it changed hands several times before reappearing in 1936 in Berlin, Hormann writes """"Am 5.September 1933 flog Chefeinflieger Wagner die DO-X zum Bodensee zurück. Mit dem Fiasko von Passau begann für DO-X der"
"Bodenseekreis Bodenseekreis (""Lake Constance district"") is a ""Landkreis"" (district) in the south-east of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from west, clockwise) Konstanz, Sigmaringen and Ravensburg, and in Bavaria, Lindau district. To the south, on the opposite shores of Lake Constance, lies Switzerland. The district was created in 1973, when the previous district Tettnang was merged with most of the district Überlingen. The district is located at the northern shore of Lake Constance (), which also gives the district its name. The landscape covered by the district is called ""Oberschwäbisches Hügelland"" and ""Westallgäuer Hügelland"", and as the name suggests it is"
"Bodenschneid The Bodenschneid is a 1,668 m high mountain in the Schliersee Mountains in the Mangfall range in the German Free State of Bavaria. The Bodenschneid rises between the lakes of Tegernsee, Schliersee and Spitzingsee and lies in the southern part of the district of Miesbach right on the boundary between the parishes of Kreuth to the west and Schliersee to the east. The Bodenschneid is long ridge, treeless at the top, with steep crags in the north. Another ridge, the ""Peißenberg"", runs away from the summit to the northwest to the less well-known peaks of Rinnerspitz, Wasserspitz and Rainerkopf."
"Bogensee Bogensee is a small lake near Wandlitz in the German state of Brandenburg, located about north of the Berlin city limits. The oval shaped lake, a relic of the last ice age, is located on the Barnim Plateau and part of the Barnim Nature Park. It covers an area of approximately , and is in width (west to east) and in length (south to north). The maximum depth is given as . The surrounding estates of Lanke manor were acquired by the City of Berlin in 1919. There are no buildings, paths or beaches directly on the banks of"
"Schussen The Schussen is a long tributary of the Bodensee (Lake Constance) and, via the lake, enters the Rhine River in the southern portion of Upper Swabia in Baden-Württemberg (Germany). From its source, not far from the Lake Feder, around 1.5 kilometers north of Bad Schussenried, where it runs down the watershed between the Rhine and the Danube, to the Bodensee. The river passes south of Aulendorf through its own valley in the northern part of the Altdorf Forests, through the Schussen ravine by Durlesbach and by Mochewangen (Wolpertswende), and from there into the broad Schussen Valley. The valley was"
"that flows south to the Bodensee; all others flow north to the Danube. Schussen The Schussen is a long tributary of the Bodensee (Lake Constance) and, via the lake, enters the Rhine River in the southern portion of Upper Swabia in Baden-Württemberg (Germany). From its source, not far from the Lake Feder, around 1.5 kilometers north of Bad Schussenried, where it runs down the watershed between the Rhine and the Danube, to the Bodensee. The river passes south of Aulendorf through its own valley in the northern part of the Altdorf Forests, through the Schussen ravine by Durlesbach and by"
"Obersee (Lake Constance) The Obersee (German for ""Upper Lake""), also known as Upper Lake Constance, is the much larger of the two parts of Lake Constance, the other part being the Untersee (""Lower Lake""). <mapframe text=""Location of Obersee in Lake Constance"" width=400 height=200 zoom=9 latitude=47.63949 longitude=9.33841> </mapframe> The Obersee has an area of 473 km² in size and extends for 63 km between Bregenz and Bodman-Ludwigshafen. Its maximum width is 14 km. It drains through the Seerhein in Constance into the Untersee. Its main inflow is the Alpine Rhine. The distinctive, northwestern arm and -large Lake Überlingen (Standard German of"
"mostly hilly landscape. The district has a partnership with the Muldentalkreis in Saxony, Germany, as well as with the Polish district Częstochowa. Bodenseekreis Bodenseekreis (""Lake Constance district"") is a ""Landkreis"" (district) in the south-east of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from west, clockwise) Konstanz, Sigmaringen and Ravensburg, and in Bavaria, Lindau district. To the south, on the opposite shores of Lake Constance, lies Switzerland. The district was created in 1973, when the previous district Tettnang was merged with most of the district Überlingen. The district is located at the northern shore of Lake Constance (), which also gives the district"
"Middle Ages the dominant term was ""Lacus Bodamicus"", or in German ""Bodensee"". Gradually, this name began to include the Lower Lake (""Lacus Acronius""), so the term ""Upper Lake"" was introduced for the larger lake. Obersee (Lake Constance) The Obersee (German for ""Upper Lake""), also known as Upper Lake Constance, is the much larger of the two parts of Lake Constance, the other part being the Untersee (""Lower Lake""). <mapframe text=""Location of Obersee in Lake Constance"" width=400 height=200 zoom=9 latitude=47.63949 longitude=9.33841> </mapframe> The Obersee has an area of 473 km² in size and extends for 63 km between Bregenz and Bodman-Ludwigshafen."
"Untersee (Lake Constance) The Untersee (German for ""Lower Lake""), also known as Lower Lake Constance, is the smaller of the two lakes that together form Lake Constance and forms part of the boundary between Switzerland and Germany. <mapframe text=""Location of Untersee in Lake Constance"" width=400 height=200 zoom=9 latitude=47.63949 longitude=9.33841> </mapframe> The Lower Lake Constance measures 63 km² and is situated about 30 cm lower than the Obersee. The Romans called it ""Lacus Acronius"". In the Middle Ages, the Upper Lake was called ""Bodamicus Lacus"", or ""Bodensee"" in German. At some point in time, this term began to include the Lower"
"Tollense The Tollense (, from Slavic ""dolenica"" ""lowland, (flat) valley"") is a river in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in northeastern Germany, right tributary of the Peene. The river starts as the outflow of the eponymous Lake Tollense (""Tollensesee"") in Neubrandenburg. The Tollense is 68 km long and empties into the river Peene in Demmin. The rivers are part of the Mecklenburg Lake Plateau, with one of the largest areas of fens and about a thousand lakes, left over from the Ice Age. Human remains from the Bronze Age have been found in the Tollense valley (""Tollensetal"") since 1997 and excavated since 2007. Thousands"
"Bode Gorge The Bode Gorge () is a long ravine that forms part of the Bode valley between Treseburg and Thale in the Harz Mountains of central Germany. The German term, ""Bodetal"" (literally ""Bode Valley""), is also used in a wider sense to refer to the valleys of the Warme and Kalte Bode rivers that feed the River Bode. At the Bode Gorge, the River Bode, which rises on the highest mountain in the Harz, the Brocken, has cut deeply into the hard Ramberg granite rock. The ravine is about 140 m deep at Treseburg and some 280 m deep"
"German Bight The German Bight (; ; ; ; ; sometimes also the German Bay) is the southeastern bight of the North Sea bounded by the Netherlands and Germany to the south, and Denmark and Germany to the east (the Jutland peninsula). To the north and west it is limited by the Dogger Bank. The Bight contains the Frisian and Danish Islands. The Wadden Sea is approximately ten to twelve kilometres wide at the location of the German Bight. The Frisian islands and the nearby coastal areas are collectively known as Frisia. The southern portion of the bight is also"
"Wendsee Wendsee is a lake in the state of Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated to the west of the city of Brandenburg an der Havel, and is one of a number of directly linked lakes, along with the Breitlingsee, Möserscher See, Plauer See and Quenzsee. The lake has a surface area of , and has a maximum depth of . The lake is navigable and has direct access to the Plauer See, and hence the River Havel, at its eastern end, where it is spanned by the Seegartenbrücke. The Elbe–Havel Canal enters the lake at its western end. A short"
"Niederelbe The Niederelbe (i.e. Lower Elbe or Nether Elbe) is a long stretch of the river Elbe, from western Hamburg downstream to its mouth into the North Sea near Cuxhaven. Starting at Mühlenberger Loch (or Elbe kilometer 634) near Finkenwerder, Hamburg, it little by little widens from to . Once overgoing the Hamburg state border, the Niederelbe also forms the landmark between the states of Lower Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein. The Niederelbe makes up a stretch of the Elbe named the Unterelbe (i. e. Lower (""Under"") Elbe), holding all stretches of the Elbe swayed by the North Sea's tides, starting further"
"time period, though Troy VI is believed to have been destroyed by an earthquake. Tollense The Tollense (, from Slavic ""dolenica"" ""lowland, (flat) valley"") is a river in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in northeastern Germany, right tributary of the Peene. The river starts as the outflow of the eponymous Lake Tollense (""Tollensesee"") in Neubrandenburg. The Tollense is 68 km long and empties into the river Peene in Demmin. The rivers are part of the Mecklenburg Lake Plateau, with one of the largest areas of fens and about a thousand lakes, left over from the Ice Age. Human remains from the Bronze Age have"
"Federsee Federsee is a lake located just north of Bad Buchau in the region of Upper Swabia in Southern Germany. It is surrounded by moorland, partially overgrown with reeds. With a size of 33 km (8,155 acres), the area is one of the largest, groundwater fed, connected moorlands in Southern Germany. At its deepest point, Lake Federsee has a depth of 2 metres (6.5 feet). Federsee translates to 'feather lake' and its shape resembles that of a feather. However, the origin of its name is locally debated, with one camp defending the shape theory, and another championing the idea that"
"called ""Rhinesee"" (""Lake Rhine""). The Radolfzeller Aach adds large amounts of water from the Danube system to the Untersee. Reichenau Island was formed at the same time as the Seerhein, when the water level was lowered to its current level. Lake Untersee is part of the border between Switzerland and Germany, with Germany on the north bank and Switzerland on the south, except both sides are Swiss in Stein am Rhein, where the High Rhine flows out of the lake. The Rhine emerges from Lake Constance, flows generally westward, as the ""Hochrhein"", passes the Rhine Falls, and is joined by"
"This is the classic ascent, running initially through woods to the hut and finally climbing steeply up to the open summit. The poacher, Georg Jennerwein, was shot on the Peißenberg on 6 November 1877. Bodenschneid The Bodenschneid is a 1,668 m high mountain in the Schliersee Mountains in the Mangfall range in the German Free State of Bavaria. The Bodenschneid rises between the lakes of Tegernsee, Schliersee and Spitzingsee and lies in the southern part of the district of Miesbach right on the boundary between the parishes of Kreuth to the west and Schliersee to the east. The Bodenschneid is"
"the frozen lake. Federsee Federsee is a lake located just north of Bad Buchau in the region of Upper Swabia in Southern Germany. It is surrounded by moorland, partially overgrown with reeds. With a size of 33 km (8,155 acres), the area is one of the largest, groundwater fed, connected moorlands in Southern Germany. At its deepest point, Lake Federsee has a depth of 2 metres (6.5 feet). Federsee translates to 'feather lake' and its shape resembles that of a feather. However, the origin of its name is locally debated, with one camp defending the shape theory, and another championing"
"Bödeli Bödeli (lit.: the Swiss German diminutive term for ground) is the tongue of land between Lake Thun and Lake Brienz in the Bernese Oberland of Switzerland. Lake Thun and Lake Brienz were not yet separate after the last ice age. The rivers Lütschine from the south and the Lombach from the north brought enough debris to cause a partitioning over the millennia. Now Lake Brienz has a water level about higher than Lake Thun and the river Aare flows from one lake to the other through the Bödeli. On the Bödeli are situated the villages and towns of Unterseen,"
"Goldbach (Bode) The Goldbach is a left tributary of the River Bode, about long, in the Harz Mountains of Germany. The Goldbach rises east of the uplands of Elbingerode. There are three major headwaters. The longer one, tradidionally called Teufelsbach (Devil's Beck) is defined as the upper course, hydrographically. The other one, starting from a spring called Eggeröder Brunnen, traditionally is called Klostergrundbach (Covent Dale Beck) or Goldbach. The third major headwater is the Silberborn or Mönchsbach in Silberborn Valley, passing beneath Michaelstein Abbey. Their confluence is near Mönchemühle (Monks' Mill) in Blankenburg. In spring, the headwaters of the Goldbach"
"the Stolpsee. The lake is navigable to its eastern end, and navigation is administered as part of the Obere–Havel–Wasserstraße. Schwedtsee Schwedtsee is a lake in the Mecklenburg Lake District, in Germany. It is situated in the district of Oberhavel in the state of Brandenburg, and lies to the east of the centre of the town of Fürstenberg. The site of the Ravensbrück concentration camp was adjacent to the lake, and a memorial is now situated between the lake and the camp site. The lake has about an area of and is up to deep. The navigable River Havel flows through"
"Jungfernsee The Jungfernsee (translated ""Virgin Lake"") is north of Potsdam, Germany. It was a glacial kettle and is now part of the River Havel, which runs along its southeastern shore, which is also the only part of its shores that is in Berlin. The rest of the lake lies in the Potsdam district. It spans in a northwest-southeast direction, widens to in the southeast from just at its narrowest point. The lake is part of a federal waterway and one point where the Sacrow–Paretz Canal connects to the Havel. Until 1990, there was a border crossing for ships on the"
"watershed between the North Sea and the Black Sea. For example, the German village of Balderschwang is on the western side of the watershed. Conversely, the Kleines Walsertal belonging to Vorarlberg is on the eastern side of the watershed. The border between Bavaria and Tyrol generally follows the main chain of the Allgäu Alps, however. The Bavarian part of the Allgäu Alps is located entirely within the province of Swabia. The county of Oberallgäu incorporates the central area around the Iller; the county of Ostallgäu contains the northeastern areas such as Tannheim group, and the county of Lindau includes the"
"Mondsee (lake) Mondsee (""Moon Lake"") is a lake in the Upper Austrian part of the Salzkammergut and near the larger Attersee. Its southwestern shore marks the border between the states of Upper Austria and Salzburg and also between the Northern Limestone Alps in the south and the Sandstone zone of the northern Alps. The Drachenwand (""Dragonwall"") at the southern shore of the lake is an impressive sight. Mondsee is one of Austria's last privately owned lakes. In August 2008, owner Nicolette Wächter announced it was up for sale. In 1864, remains of neolithic pile dwellings were discovered in the lake."
"is only occupied during the summer month. Obersee (Königssee) The Obersee is a natural lake in the extreme southeast Berchtesgadener Land district of the German state of Bavaria, near the Austrian border. All of the lake is within the Berchtesgaden National Park. It is located southeast of the much larger Königssee. The two lakes are separated through a moraine. A massive rockfall in 1172 is sometimes referred to as the cause of the separation of the two lakes but Obersee was most likely never part of the larger Königssee and always separated. There are no villages near the lake, the"
"Bode (river) The Bode is a river in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt, a left tributary of the Saale. It rises in the Harz mountains and drains them in a northerly direction. After it discharges into the Saale at Nienburg. The river is named after a legendary giant, the wild, rampaging, Bohemian, ""Prince Bodo"", who, according to the ""Rosstrappe"" legend changed into a marauding dog that guarded the crown of ""Princess Brunhilde"" in the ""Kronensumpf"" (""crown marsh"") in the present-day Bode Gorge (). The gorge is the narrow section of the Bode valley between Treseburg and Thale. According to tradition,"
"""Potamum"") was wrongly assumed by monastic scholars like Walahfrid Strabo to be derived from the Greek word ""potamos"" for ""river"" and meant ""river lake"". They may also have been influenced by the fact that the Rhine flowed through the lake. Wolfram von Eschenbach describes it in Middle High German as the ""Bodemensee"" or ""Bodemsee"" which has finally evolved into the present German name, ""Bodensee"". The name may be linked to that of the Bodanrück, the hill range between Lake Überlingen and the Untersee, and the history of the House of Bodman. The German name of the lake, ""Bodensee"", has been"
"Feisnecksee The Feisnecksee or Feisneck is a lake on the southeastern perimeter of the town of Waren in Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district in the German state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. It lies at an elevation of 62.1 metres and its surface area is 1.94 km². The Feisnecksee is joined to the Binnenmüritz to the northwest by a very narrow, shallow and unnavigable ditch. The road runs over a small bridge here that is only wide enough for large vehicles to pass in one direction at a time. The land bridge is about 150 metres wide at this point. The lake is a"
"Großer Wannsee The Großer Wannsee () (Greater Wannsee) is a bight of the Havel river near the locality of Wannsee and Nikolassee (in the borough of Steglitz-Zehlendorf), a south-western suburb of the German capital Berlin not far from Potsdam. Between the river itself and the Wannsee lies the ""Breite"", or ""Grosse Breite"" (Broad, or Great Broad). To the north lies the island of Schwanenwerder and, opposite from the Greater Wannsee on the other side of the Havel, is the locality of Kladow (in Spandau). The Wannsee lake is well known as the number-one bathing and recreation spot for western Berlin,"
"For several hundred thousand years this was the upper course of the ancient Danube (""Urdonau""), which flowed into the present-day Danube near Immendingen and, for the last several ten thousand years has formed a headstream of the Wutach, which flows into the Rhine. Below the Feldsee, between the heaps of moraine, used to be another, smaller lake that, through the formation of peat has silted up to become the present-day, botanically valuable bog of ""Feldseemoor"". Currently there is a general ban on bathing in the Feldsee. This is in order to protect a rare underwater fern, the spiny quillwort (""Isoetes"
"inland at the lockgate in Geesthacht (or Elbe kilometer 586). Niederelbe The Niederelbe (i.e. Lower Elbe or Nether Elbe) is a long stretch of the river Elbe, from western Hamburg downstream to its mouth into the North Sea near Cuxhaven. Starting at Mühlenberger Loch (or Elbe kilometer 634) near Finkenwerder, Hamburg, it little by little widens from to . Once overgoing the Hamburg state border, the Niederelbe also forms the landmark between the states of Lower Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein. The Niederelbe makes up a stretch of the Elbe named the Unterelbe (i. e. Lower (""Under"") Elbe), holding all stretches of"