Alster
Sign in to saveThe Alster () 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.
Key facts
- River.name
- Alster
- River.image
- Aerial image of Binnenalster and Außenalster (view from the southwest).jpg
- River.image_size
- 275px
- River.image_caption
- Aerial view of the Alster's two lakes in Hamburg
- River.map
- Karte Hamburg Innenstadtkanäle.png
- River.map_size
- 275px
- River.map_caption
- Map of Alster and canals in Hamburg
- River.pushpin_map_size
- 275px
- River.subdivision_type1
- Country
- River.subdivision_name1
- Germany
- River.subdivision_type2
- States
- River.source1_location
- Henstedt-Ulzburg
- River.mouth
- Elbe
- River.mouth_location
- Hamburg
- River.tributaries_left
- Bredenbek, Ammersbek, Saselbek, Osterbek, Wandse
- River.tributaries_right
- Tarpenbek, Isebek
- River.custom_label
- Progression
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- Geography
- Upper course
- Lower course
- History
- Economy
- Ecology
- Legacy
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The Alster () 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.