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  Kiel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kiel is a center for German shipbuilders and the eastern terminus of the Kiel Canal.
Kiel was originally founded in 1233 as tom Kyle by Count Adolf IV of Schauenburg, and granted town rights (Lübisches Stadtrecht) in 1242 by Adolf's eldest son, Johann I.
Kiel was a member of the Hanseatic League from 1284 until it was evicted in 1518 for harbouring pirates.
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 Bay
Bay of Kiel Bay of Kiel (German: Kieler Bucht; Polish: Zatoka Kilońska) is a basin in the south-western Denmark.
Bay of Quinte The Bay of Quinte is on the northern shore of Lake Ontario.
Tremadog Bay Tremadog Bay is an inlet of Wales.
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 AllRefer.com - Kiel, Germany (German Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
Situated at the head of the Kiel Canal, the city was Germany's chief naval base from 1871 to 1945, when the naval installations were dismantled.
Kiel is now a shipping and industrial center; the major industries are shipbuilding and engineering.
Kiel passed to Denmark in 1773; with Holstein it was annexed by Prussia in 1866.
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 Kiel, Germany
In 1242 Kiel was granted city status and proof of this was given to the town by Adolfs eldest son, Count Johann I.
Kiel left the Hanseatic League during the 16th century, but the date is uncertain and the reason unclear.
Kiel was pointing the way to the future for the shipbuilding industry: the submarine (1850), the gyrocompass (1904) and the sonar (1913) were invented here.
worldfacts.us /Germany-Kiel.htm   (2630 words)

  
 RAF History - Bomber Command 60th Anniversary
7 Mosquitos to Rheinhausen and 6 to Elberfeld, 2 RCM sorties, 5 Serrate patrols, 50 Halifaxes minelaying in Kiel Bay.
45 Stirlings and 4 Pathfinder Halifaxes minelaying in Kiel Bay, 16 Oboe Mosquitos bombing night-fighter airfields in Holland, 15 Mosquitos on a diversion raid to Berlin, 12 Serrate patrols.
131 aircraft minelaying in Kiel Bay, 22 Mosquitos to airfields in Holland, 15 Mosquitos on diversionary raids to 4 towns to the north of the Augsburg routes, 5 RCM sorties, 10 Serrate patrols.
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 Kiel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Kiel [kiːl] is a city in northern Germany and the capital of the Bundesland Schleswig-Holstein.
Kiel was originally founded in 1233 as tom Kyle by Count Adolf IV of Schauenburg, and granted town rights (Lübisches Stadtrecht) in 1242 by Adolf's eldest son, Johann I. Kiel was a member of the Hanseatic League from 1284 until it was evicted in 1518.
From 1773 to 1864, the town belonged to the King of Denmark (as Schleswig and Holstein were in a personal union with Denmark – although not, as sometimes mistakenly stated, adjoined to Denmark: As a part of Holstein Kiel belonged to the Holy Roman Empire).
www.worldhistory.com /wiki/K/Kiel.htm   (873 words)

  
 KIEL ADVERTISING, MARKETING AND INFORMATION   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Kiel is a city in northern Germany and the capital of the Bundesland Schleswig-Holstein.
Located on the Baltic_Sea (Bay_of_Kiel) at the head of the ''Kieler Förde'' (Kiel fjord), the city has been one the country's main naval bases since the 1860s.
Kiel is a center for German shipbuilders and the eastern terminus of the Kiel_Canal.
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 Welcome to Kiel, Wisconsin
Kiel is a truly unique community, bustling with commerce, culture and community activity in tune with the challenges of the new millennium, yet quaint enough to remember its heritage.
Kiel is nestled into a framework of unforgettable scenery on the northern edge of the Kettle Moraine, and dressed out against the backdrop of the beautiful Sheboygan River.
Kiel is also home to one of America's finest community bands, the Kiel Municipal Band, an organization that graces the summer weekly outdoor concert series in the Kiel City Park.
www.kielwi.org /Welcome%20to%20Kiel,%20Wisconsin.html   (503 words)

  
 KARL EICHWALD - LoveToKnow Article on KARL EICHWALD   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
It rises to the south of Kiel, in Lake Redder, flows first north, then west (with wide-sweeping curves), and after a course of I 17 m.
In the controversy arising out of the Schleswig-I-Iolstein Question, which culminated in the war of Austria and Prussia against Denmark in 1864, the Eider gave its name to the Eider Danes, the intransigeant Danish party which maintained that Schleswig (Sonderjylland, South Jutland) was by nature and historical tradition an integral part of Denmark.
The Eider Canal (Eider-Kanal), which was constructed between 1777 and 1784, leaves the Eider at the point where the river turns to the west and enters the Bay of Kiel at Holtenau.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /E/EI/EICHWALD_KARL.htm   (1021 words)

  
 Kiel Wisconsin Real Estate
Housing in the City of Kiel ranges from $45,000 to $120,000 with the exception of new construction, which is selling between $80,000 and $150,000.
Kiel is a quaint community of commerce, culture and community activity.
Wonderful to live in and delightful to visit, Kiel boasts breathing space for year-around living --- Kiel is nestled into a framework of unforgettable scenery on the northern edge of the Kettle Moraine, and dressed out against the backdrop of the beautiful Sheboygan River.
www.relocate-america.com /states/WI/cities/kiel.htm   (490 words)

  
 » Kiel: Germany :: Europe Travel Guide :: Travel to Europe   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Located at the Baltic Sea (Bay of Kiel), the city has been one the country’s main naval bases since the 1860s.
Sights in Kiel include the Nikolaikirche (Saint Nikolai, 14th/15th century), the Schloss (Castle, 16th century, but destroyed and rebuilt in the 20th century), and the Rathaus (town hall, 1911).
Kiel is the eastern terminus of the Kiel Canal.
europe.traveltoworld.com /europe-travel-guide/778/kiel-germany   (474 words)

  
 Essay about the U-Boat Memorial   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
On this Tuesday the 22-headed crew was on the move under the command of Captain second lieutenant (Kapitänleutnant) Ludwig Fischer together with embarked course participant to the first school-according diving exercises of the embarked course in the Heikendorf bay (near Kiel).
While the course participants were shown what to do at the different stations, squirted water under substantial pressure in the boat while opening a slide in the ventilation pipe in the engine room.
The coffins of the drowned were brought by the naval escort ship F5 to Kiel and were taken in the ceremonious column under muffled drum whirl from the Navy base to the garrison cemetery (north cemetery).
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 The Falcon on the Baltic by E.F. Knight chapter 9   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The distance from the mouth of the Eider to Kiel Bay is, as the crow flies, rather more than fifty miles, but so tortuous is the route by river and canal that I imagine it must be double that distance.
The yachtsman, too, is in such rude health and high spirits that he is ready to enjoy everything keenly; and even the change from jersey and rough sea-clothes to white shirt and decent apparel produces a sense of comfort and happy Jack-ashorishness that lends further zest to his amusements.
I found Kiel one of the pleasantest places I visited this year; but for what there is to do and see in it I refer my readers to the books of Baedeker.
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 CHRISTIAN IV. - LoveToKnow Article on CHRISTIAN IV.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
of Kiel Bay, and Christian displayed a heroism which endeared him ever after to the Danish nation and made his name famous in song and story.
As he stood on the quarter-deck of the Trinity a cannon close by was exploded by a Swedish bullet, and splinters of wood and metal wounded the king in thirteen places, blinding one eye and flinging him to the deck.
But he was instantly on his feet again, cried with a loud voice that it was well with him, and set every one an example of duty by remaining on deck till the fight was over.
26.1911encyclopedia.org /C/CH/CHRISTIAN_IV_.htm   (1483 words)

  
 A.A.Laun Furniture   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Kiel is located in eastern Wisconsin, between Green Bay and Milwaukee.
Kiel is on the northern end of the Kettle Moraine, a scenic area of glacial hills and valleys.
While the Kiel facility focused on smaller occasional pieces as it does today, the Milwaukee plant pioneered the sale of complete dining room suites.
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 Significance of Seabed Disturbance by Mobile Gear Relative to Natural Disturbances
Analysis of this data indicates that evidence of bottom scarring by the fishing gear is restricted to deeper waters with a seabed composition of soft cohesive sediments, despite the observation that fishing activity is ubiquitous throughout the bay mouth.
Sediments in the bay range from sandy mud in the deeper portions of the bay, to pebbles and cobbles along portions of the shore and shoal areas, to sand in other shore and shallow areas (McMaster 1960).
In Narragansett Bay, dredge activity is less am 5% of the total effort, and when it occurs, the disturbance is limited to the 2-3 m width of the single dredge towed by the local vessels.
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 Kiel
Kiel (250.000 inhabitants) is the capital of Schleswig- Holstein.
Founded in the X th century, it took part of the Hanseatic guild in the XIII th.
The Pamir was modified there (extension of the aft castle and setting up of an auxiliary engine) during the winter 1950-51.
pamir.chez.tiscali.fr /Voiliers/Classe_A/Pamir/Harbors/Kielwe.htm   (97 words)

  
 BAY OF MECKLENBURG FACTS AND INFORMATION   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Bay of Mecklenburg (in German: Mecklenburgische Bucht, Danish: Mecklenburg Bugt, and Polish: Zatoka Meklemburska) is a basin in the south-western Baltic_Sea, between the shores of Germany to the south and the Danish islands of Lolland, Falster, and Møn to the north.
The Bay of Mecklenburg connects to the Bay_of_Kiel in the north-west and the Bay_of_Lubeck in the south-west.
Main ports are Rostock and Wismar (both located in Germany).
www.witwik.com /Bay_of_Mecklenburg   (80 words)

  
 Kiel Bay ..:: PortPilot - www.nv-portpilot.com ::..
The sea area Kiel Bay is bounded by the coastal line of Schleswig-Holstein in the south and west, by the Danish Islands in the north and by the island of Fehmarn in the east.
Currents in Kiel Bay may be neglected, their maximum speed amounts to 1 sm/h at storms.
At storms there may be deviations of 1 to 1.5 m from the average water levels.
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 Bay of Mecklenburg - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Bay of Mecklenburg - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Bay of Mecklenburg (German: Mecklenburgische Bucht; Polish: Zatoka Meklemburska) is a basin in the south-western Baltic Sea, between the shores of Germany and islands of Denmark.
It is connected with the Bay of Kiel in the north-west and the Bay of Lubeck in the south-west.
www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Bay_of_Mecklenburg   (121 words)

  
 Der Kieler Kreis -- Kiel
The Nord-Ostsee-Kanal extends southwest from Kiel Bay to the Elbe River.
The eastern coast is indented by numerous bays and fjords.
The Baltic is connected with the North Sea by the Nord-Ostsee-Kanal (the Kiel or Kaiser Wilhelm Canal),
www.geocities.com /redmidnightcat/schleswig.htm   (2247 words)

  
 Hotels in Kiel, Germany
The hotel is situated in a convenient location yet surrounded by greenery, only around 10 minutes by car from the centre of the state capital of Kiel.
It is ideally situated on the banks of the Baltic Sea with a marvelous view over the Kiel Bay inlet.
Description: Located in the heart of Kiel near the magnificent Kiel castle gardens and directly across from the Kiel harbor.
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 The Falcon on the Baltic by E.F. Knight chapter 10   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
We sailed down the long bay of Kiel and doubled Bulk Point, which forms the extremity of the promontory known as the Danish Wold.
Its situation is exceedingly picturesque; it may be said to consist of one street, upwards of three miles in length, which is carried round a deep bay at the extreme end of the fiord, having for a back ground the spires of churches and the not beautiful ducal castle of Gottorp.
Two men were engaged in rigging her; they told me that she was entered for the Kiel regatta, that her owner intended to sail to Kiel the next day, and that she was called the Widgeon, and had been purchased at Hamburg from an Englishman thirteen years before.
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 Bay Of Kiel Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
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 Cheap hotels in Kiel, Germany: 4 star hotel deals   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
As Germany moves forward into the 21st century, leaving behind a history of division and tyranny, it is a nation embracing its newfound liberalism and redefining a modern cultural identity.
Located in the heart of Kiel near the magnificent Kiel castle gardens and directly across from the Kiel harbor.
Hotel Birke in Kiel on Hasseldieksdamm is a privately run hotel with complete guest-service.
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 Bay Of Mecklenburg Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
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 Maritim Bellevue Hotel in Kiel
Central kiel is just a short walk away.
It is furnished with white chairs with pale coloured floral upholstering.
All rooms have a balcony and some rooms offer a beautiful view across the bay of kiel.
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 Ringhotel Birke - Kiel Hotels - Germany   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The charming surrounding country side is ideal for excursions with the hotels bicycles, for jogging or for golfing on the nearby courses.
Traditional harbour festivals in the Baltic seaside resorts around the Kiel Bay await the guests with their maritime ambience.
In addition to tickets for the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival and for all cultural events in Kiel, we organise (on request) a corresponding activity program with a shuttle service and an expert guide for independent travellers and tourist parties.
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