Groven combines a waterside landscape with local history. In Wollersum, there is a natural swimming area on the Eider and traces of the river’s earlier uses; the Nesserdeich pumping station represents the water management behind the Eider dike. This lets you choose different priorities when planning your trip: time at the swimming area, nature and birdlife along the Lower Eider, or historical and technical topics.
Wollersum: Swimming Area and Traces of the River
Wollersum is part of Groven. The natural swimming area is on the Eider and was once an Eider harbor; swimmers from neighboring villages use it. When the old bathing jetty was renovated, the section leading to the Eider was shortened by half. The former Wollersum ferry landing had a wooden pier; remnants of its piles can still be seen in the Eider when the water level is exceptionally low. The water level therefore helps determine when these traces are visible.
Wollersum is also a stop on the “Experience the Cultural and River Landscape” cycling route. Fishing permits are available for the Lunden/Lehe club waters near Nesserdeich and Wollersum. Check sales outlets and fishing regulations again before your trip.
Water Management and the Protected Lower Eider
The Nesserdeich pumping station stands directly beside the stream behind the Eider dike. It drains areas west of the old B 5, from Lundener Koog to Rehm-Flehde-Bargen and Hemme.
Parts of Groven lie within the Natura 2000 management plan area “Lower Eider, Nordfeld to Tönning.” The protected area includes the Eider’s waters, tidal mudflats, wet grassland, floodplains, ditches and small bodies of water. It is an important resting, moulting and breeding area for numerous wading and water birds. This protected landscape is a distinct nature-focused option alongside the swimming area and water management.
Local History and Dithmarschen
In 1936, Groven’s five districts were brought together to form one municipality. Within the wider travel destination of Dithmarschen, Groven is part of the Eider landscape. This landscape includes geest, marsh, moorland and forest, connected by the Eider. The Eider landscape of Dithmarschen is characterized by broad meadows, small valleys, pumping stations, thatched-roof houses, stork nests, hedgerows and sheep along the Eider dike.
Dithmarschen has more than 1,200 kilometers of signposted cycling routes between the North Sea, the Elbe, the Eider and the Kiel Canal. For walking in the wider travel destination of Dithmarschen, the first stage of the Kiel Canal Hiking Trail runs here and is just under 40 kilometers long. The entire long-distance trail runs in five stages from Meldorf to Kiel.
The wider travel destination of Dithmarschen also includes the state museum in Meldorf. It takes visitors through 1,200 years of Dithmarschen, from the wealth of the peasant republic to rural everyday life in the 1960s. Restaurants serving regional dishes are also part of the culinary offering in Dithmarschen’s Eider landscape.
Getting Here
You can reach Groven via the access roads off the B 5 near Hemme or Karolinenkoog. Discover more destinations: Arkebek, Schülp, Schlichting, Bergewöhrden, Wesselburenerkoog, Büsum, Osterrade, Süderhastedt.
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