Eider Canal

Bovenau is a village in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde, in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. Bovenau is only 16 metres (52 ft) above sea level. The location is south of the municipality of Bünsdorf or Sehestedt, but north of Ostenfeld, Bredenbek, and west of Krummwisch, about 20 km (12 mi) away from the center of Kiel.

Sehestedt (Danish: Sehested) is a municipality in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Sehestedt is south of the municipality of Groß Wittensee, Haby or Holtsee, but north of Bovenau, and west of Lindau. It is divided into two parts by the Kiel Canal, which has to be crossed by a ferry.

Bredenbek is a municipality, located in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde in the German Bundesland of Schleswig-Holstein. Bredenbek is part of the Amt ("collective municipality") Achterwehr.

Haßmoor is a municipality in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Ostenfeld is a municipality in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Osterrönfeld was an Amt ("collective municipality") in the Rendsburg-Eckernförde, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Its seat was in Osterrönfeld. In January 2008, it was merged with the independent municipality of Schacht-Audorf to form the Amt Eiderkanal.The Amt Nusse consisted of the following municipalities (population in 2005 between brackets): Bovenau Haßmoor Ostenfeld Osterrönfeld Rade bei Rendsburg Schülldorf

Haby is a municipality in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. At the southwestern end of the village of Haby the meadows are filled with fog some nights. This is where there was, until the middle of the 20th century, a big lake which was linked to the Wittensee. For a thousand years it was used by people living in this area as a fishing ground till the growing agricultural industry caused the lake to vanish. Haby was mentioned in records first 800 years ago. The ending "by" indicates Viking origins. Haby is the most southern location in Germany with the "by" ending. There is another village with an almost identical name in southern Sweden.

Holtsee is a municipality in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. The location of Holtsee is south of the municipality of Goosefeld or Altenhof, but north of Sehestedt or Lindau, and east of Haby.

Krummwisch is a municipality in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. The location of Krummwisch is south of the municipality of Lindau or Schinkel, but north of Bredenbek or Felde, and east of Bovenau.

Lindau is a municipality in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.

Schirnau is a river of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It flows from the lake Wittensee to the Kiel Canal and has a length of 3 km (1.9 mi). The first part of the rivers is within the village of Bünsdorf and contains several bridges. The next part passes through agricultural areas, while the second half is mostly flowing through unpopulated and hardly accessible wet areas, mostly on the western bank of the river. The final part near the farm Gut Schrinau is held back by a dam to form a small lake. Prior to the construction of the Kiel Canal it discharged into the river Eider below Gut Schrinau; nowadays it there discharges into the Kiel Canal.

Rade bei Rendsburg is a municipality in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.