the flat-bottomed ships typical of the region, which have been used in navigation on the Lower Elbe river and its tributaries as of the 13th century, and thus served places that, like Buxtehude, are located

swimming pools. On offer are walking trails, trips by bike, train and boat along the Main and Rhine rivers, and much more. Various factory tours are also part of the programme. Examples include the guided

also witnesses to industrial history is illustrated by a lecture on "The transformation of lakes and rivers in Leipzig in the wake of urbanisation and industrialisation" at the Wasser-Stadt-Leipzig e.V. clubhouse

Grand Canal of Ireland , establishing the largest houseboat district in Europe together with the River Shannon, the Erne Lakes and the Shannon-Erne Canal. It owes its current significance in part to the

lignite mining along the canals to the Marien-Stollen. In Neumünster, they walk along the course of the river Schwale to show how the water in the city once influenced work and, in particular, the cloth industry