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Alster

Alster basinRivers of GermanyRivers of HamburgRivers of Schleswig-Holstein
RK 1009 9908 Alster
RK 1009 9908 Alster

The Alster (German pronunciation: [ˈalstɐ] (listen)) is a right tributary of the Elbe river in Northern Germany. It has its source near Henstedt-Ulzburg, Schleswig-Holstein, flows somewhat southwards through much of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg and joins the Elbe in central Hamburg. The Alster is Hamburg's second most important river. While the Elbe river is a tidal navigation of international significance and prone to flooding, the Alster is a non-tidal, slow-flowing and in some places, seemingly untouched idyll of nature, in other places tamed and landscaped urban space. In the city center, the river forms two lakes, both prominent features in Hamburg's cityscape.

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Alster
Otto-Sill-Brücke, Hamburg Altstadt

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N 53.544444444444 ° E 9.9833333333333 °
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Otto-Sill-Brücke

Otto-Sill-Brücke
20459 Hamburg, Altstadt
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RK 1009 9908 Alster
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