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Strelasund Crossing

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Strelasund Crossing refers to the two bridge links to the German island of Rügen (Rugia) over the Strelasund to the West Pomeranian mainland near Stralsund: the Rügen Bridge or Rugia Bridge (Rügenbrücke) and the Rugia Causeway (Rügendamm). [1]

39 relations: Abutment, Altefähr, Angela Merkel, Atlantic herring, Bascule bridge, Bridge, Bundesstraße 96, Cable-stayed bridge, Cape Arkona, Causeway, Christianity, Concrete, Dänholm, Deep foundation, European route E22, Galvanization, Germany, Glewitz, Hanseatic League, Island, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Newton (unit), Polyethylene, Prestressed concrete, Pylon (architecture), Rügen, Ring road, Sengenthal, States of Germany, Steel, Stralsund, Stralsund–Sassnitz railway, Strelasund, Technical University of Munich, Town privileges, Vitslav I, Prince of Rügen, Weiße Flotte (Stralsund), Westphalia, World Heritage site.

Abutment

In engineering, abutment refers to the substructure at the ends of a bridge span or dam whereon the structure's superstructure rests or contacts.

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Altefähr

Altefähr is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Rügen district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.

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Angela Merkel

Angela Dorothea Merkel (Kasner, born 17 July 1954) is a German politician serving as Chancellor of Germany since 2005 and leader of the centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since 2000.

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Atlantic herring

Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) is a herring in the family Clupeidae.

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Bascule bridge

A bascule bridge (sometimes referred to as a drawbridge) is a moveable bridge with a counterweight that continuously balances a span, or "leaf", throughout its upward swing to provide clearance for boat traffic.

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Bridge

A bridge is a structure built to span physical obstacles without closing the way underneath such as a body of water, valley, or road, for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle.

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Bundesstraße 96

The Bundesstraße 96 (B 96) is a federal highway in Germany.

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Cable-stayed bridge

A cable-stayed bridge has one or more towers (or pylons), from which cables support the bridge deck.

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Cape Arkona

Cape Arkona is a 45-metre-high cape on the island of Rügen in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.

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Causeway

In modern usage, a causeway is a road or railway on top of an embankment usually across a broad body of water or wetland.

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Christianity

ChristianityFrom Ancient Greek Χριστός Khristós (Latinized as Christus), translating Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ, Māšîăḥ, meaning "the anointed one", with the Latin suffixes -ian and -itas.

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Concrete

Concrete, usually Portland cement concrete, is a composite material composed of fine and coarse aggregate bonded together with a fluid cement (cement paste) that hardens over time—most frequently a lime-based cement binder, such as Portland cement, but sometimes with other hydraulic cements, such as a calcium aluminate cement.

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Dänholm

Dänholm (literally Danes' Isle) is a small island on the German coast of the Baltic Sea.

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Deep foundation

A deep foundation is a type of foundation that transfers building loads to the earth farther down from the surface than a shallow foundation does to a subsurface layer or a range of depths.

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European route E22

The European route E 22 is one of the longest European routes.

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Galvanization

Galvanization or galvanizing is the process of applying a protective zinc coating to steel or iron, to prevent rusting.

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Germany

Germany (Deutschland), officially the Federal Republic of Germany (Bundesrepublik Deutschland), is a sovereign state in central-western Europe.

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Glewitz

Glewitz is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Rügen district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.

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Hanseatic League

The Hanseatic League (Middle Low German: Hanse, Düdesche Hanse, Hansa; Standard German: Deutsche Hanse; Latin: Hansa Teutonica) was a commercial and defensive confederation of merchant guilds and market towns in Northwestern and Central Europe.

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Island

An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water.

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Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (often Mecklenburg-West Pomerania in English and commonly shortened to "Meck-Pomm" or even "McPom" or "M-V" in German) is a federal state in northern Germany.

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Newton (unit)

The newton (symbol: N) is the International System of Units (SI) derived unit of force.

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Polyethylene

Polyethylene or polythene (abbreviated PE; IUPAC name polyethene or poly(ethylene)) is the most common plastic.

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Prestressed concrete

Prestressed concrete is a form of concrete used in construction which is "pre-stressed" by being placed under compression prior to supporting any loads beyond its own dead weight.

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Pylon (architecture)

Pylon is the Greek term (Greek: πυλών) for a monumental gateway of an Egyptian temple (Egyptian: bxn.t in the Manuel de Codage transliteration).

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Rügen

Rügen (also lat. Rugia; Ruegen) is Germany's largest island by area.

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Ring road

A ring road (also known as beltline, beltway, circumferential (high)way, loop or orbital) is a road or a series of connected roads encircling a town, city, or country.

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Sengenthal

Sengenthal is a municipality in the district of Neumarkt in Bavaria in Germany.

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States of Germany

Germany is a federal republic consisting of sixteen states (Land, plural Länder; informally and very commonly Bundesland, plural Bundesländer).

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Steel

Steel is an alloy of iron and carbon and other elements.

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Stralsund

Stralsund, (Swedish: Strålsund) is a Hanseatic town in the Pomeranian part of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.

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Stralsund–Sassnitz railway

Stralsund–Sassnitz railway is a railway line, most of which is located on the German island of Rügen and which is its most important railway.

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Strelasund

The Strelasund or Strela Sound is a sound or lagoon of the Baltic Sea which separates Rügen from the German mainland.

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Technical University of Munich

Technical University of Munich (TUM) (Technische Universität München) is a research university with campuses in Munich, Garching and Freising-Weihenstephan.

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Town privileges

Town privileges or borough rights were important features of European towns during most of the second millennium.

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Vitslav I, Prince of Rügen

Wizlaw I (c. 1180 – 7 June 1250), variously called Vislav, Vizlav, Wislaw, Wizlaw and Witslaw in English sources, was a prince of Rügen.

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Weiße Flotte (Stralsund)

The Weiße Flotte ("White Fleet") is a shipping company with its head office in Stralsund, Germany, that offers passenger and car ferry services as well as excursions by boat, especially along the Baltic Sea coast of the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.

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Westphalia

Westphalia (Westfalen) is a region in northwestern Germany and one of the three historic parts of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia.

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World Heritage site

A World Heritage site is a landmark or area which is selected by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as having cultural, historical, scientific or other form of significance, and is legally protected by international treaties.

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Ruegendamm, Rugen Bridge, Rugenbrucke, Rugendamm, Rugia Bridge, Rügen Bridge, Rügen Causeway, Rügenbrücke, Rügendamm, Strelasund Bridge, Strelasundquerung.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strelasund_Crossing

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