The Dahme is a river that flows through the German states of Brandenburg and Berlin . It is a left bank tributary of the River Spree and is approximately 95 kilometres (59 mi) long.
9-617: The Lange Brücke is a road bridge over the Dahme in the Berlin district of Köpenick . It represents an important traffic connection between the old town of Köpenick and the newer districts to the west and north-west. In the immediate vicinity of the bridge, on the right bank of the Dahme and south of the old town, is the castle island with the Köpenick castle . The current bridge was originally built in 1892 as
18-427: A stone arch bridge - as a successor to earlier Dahmeüberwege, which were made of wood and whose existence is documented from the beginning of the 15th century. In the 1930s, traffic was adjusted by means of a provisional widening using a “makeshift building”; In the late 1990s, the city administration had the bridge dismantled, completely refurbished and again widened with a modified construction. Since then there has been
27-728: A temporary steel bridge next to the historic bridge, which is still used today as a temporary measure. The historic stone bridge has been a listed building since 1992. For a long time the Dahmebrücke was referred to as the "Bridge of Sighs", which goes back to a legend about the cruel end of a pair of lovers from the Ascanian period (13th century). This bridge name and its origin are partly still known in Berlin today. 52°26′40″N 13°34′18″E / 52.4445°N 13.5718°E / 52.4445; 13.5718 Dahme (river) The source of
36-707: Is navigable as far as the Scharmützelsee , the Teupitzer Gewässer as far as Teupitzersee . The River Notte is also navigable, as are most of the lakes linked to, or traversed by, the river downstream of Prieros. The Oder-Spree Canal links with the Seddinsee near Schmöckwitz, with the Oder river, at Eisenhüttenstadt , thus providing a navigable connection between Berlin and the Oder, and hence Poland . The Gosen Canal also links
45-739: The River Notte joins as a left-bank tributary. Downstream of Königs Wusterhausen the river is linked to the Möllenzugsee on the right bank, and shortly thereafter by the linked Grosser Zug and Krossinsee on the same bank. The Dahme then flows into the Zeuthener See , which links to the Seddinsee and Langer See at the outer Berlin suburb of Schmöckwitz . The Dahme flows out of the Langer See at its north-western end, shortly before it confluence with
54-642: The Dahme is near the eponymous town Dahme . The river flows north through the towns of Märkisch Buchholz and Prieros . At Märkisch Buchholz the river is joined by the Dahme Flood Relief Canal that diverts water from the upper reaches of the River Spree at Leibsch . At Prieros the Dahme is joined by two tributaries, the Storkower Gewässer on the right bank and the Teupitzer Gewässer on
63-546: The River Spree at Köpenick , a historic town that is now a suburb of Berlin. The Dahme is navigable as far upstream as Märkisch Buchholz, although the reach above Prieros is shallow and generally only used by leisure craft. Canoes and similar craft can by-pass a weir near Märkisch Buchholz and enter the Dahme Flood Relief Canal which is then navigable to its junction with the upper Spree. The Storkower Gewässer
72-815: The Sedinsee with the Spree, and thus provides a shorter route to the Müggelsee , Woltersdorf and Rüdersdorf for traffic coming downstream. Scharm%C3%BCtzelsee Amt Scharmützelsee is an Amt ("collective municipality") in the district of Oder-Spree , in Brandenburg , Germany . Its seat is in Bad Saarow. The Amt Scharmützelsee consists of the following municipalities: 52°17′11″N 14°03′36″E / 52.286389°N 14.060000°E / 52.286389; 14.060000 This Brandenburg location article
81-597: The left bank. Both of these tributaries comprise a chain of linked lakes. North of Prieros the Dahme flows through a number of lakes, including the Dolgenzee , Krüpelsee and Krimnicksee before reaching the city of Königs Wusterhausen . The fjord -like Zernsdorfer Lankensee joins the Krüpelsee as a right-bank tributary. A short section of the Dahme downstream of the Krimnicksee is also called Staabe . At Königs Wusterhausen
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