Dithmarschen

location

Schleswig-Holstein

Dithmarschen

Wacken

Marne

agriculture

maize harvest

sugar beet

cereal harvest

cereal

cabbage-largest contigouous cabbage region of europe with 3.200 hectare (2003)

caulifower

white cabbage

red cabbage

savoy cabbage

cabbageharvest

cabbagedays in Marne

photo competi ti on

cabbage regents 2012

music

peel craps off - competition slice herbage world cup

cabbage day run

carnival in Marne

prince and princess

- carnival heart of Schleswig-Holstein- largest carnival Monday procession in Schleswig-Holstein: - more than 50 carriage and groups take part in the carnival Monday procession (2008)

- more than 15.000 visitor

windmill-the region is the most suitable for wind power production -> wind power-project

-germany‘s first wind park (1987)

- 2003: -producing about half off the energy requirements of Dithmarschen with wind power

coast

mud flats

-tides: ebb and flow

-twice daily: water pulls back from the North Sea coast

reclamation of land dike

dike country

Dithmarscher Rock Festival

- second largest festival in Schleswig-Holstein - popular familiar rock event- 3 event days- ca. 8.000 visitor (2012)

-at marne

Wacken Open Air

- largest heavy matal festival in the world- largest annual 3 day open air festival in germany

- open air event- 3 days- 86.000 visitor (2011)- usually on the first weekend of august- in Wacken (in Schleswig-Holstein)

school- ca. 600 students- 42 teachers- four student teacher-school leader : Mr. OStD Beckmann (since 01.08.2011)