Kiel Fjord

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

Kiel Fjord (German: Kieler Förde; Danish: Kielerfjorden) is an approximately 17 km long fjord or firth of the Baltic Sea along the shores of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Formed by glacial movement during the last Ice Age, it lies between the Danish Wold and Wagria. It originates at the Hörn in centre-city Kiel and merges into the Bay of Kiel.

The eastern terminus of the Kiel Canal is located along Kiel Fjord. At its narrowest point, the "Friedrichsorter Enge", the fjord is only one kilometre wide. The Schwentine enters Kiel Fjord near Dietrichsdorf.

Kiel Inner Fjord, viewed from the Landeshaus Kiel.

[edit] Locations

Locations along the Kiel Fjord, from north to south:

[edit] Western shore

- Bülk (Bülker 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)

[edit] Eastern shore

- Kiel-Gaarden (Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft AG)
- Kiel-Ellerbek (former fishing village, now Arsenal)
- Kiel-Wellingdorf (southern mouth of the Schwentine)
- 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)
- Stein in Probstei
- Wendtorf in Probstei (vacation site, large natural yacht harbor (Marina Wendtorf), fishing village)
- Heidkate