Bad Zwischenahn

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Bad Zwischenahn is a village and a municipality in the Ammerland district, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the lake Zwischenahner Meer, approx. 15 km northwest of Oldenburg.

During World War II it was the home base of the largest Luftwaffe airbase in northern Germany. The airbase ws heavily bombed during the war.

The main economic activities of Bad Zwischenahn were and are based on tree nurseries, food industry (sausage and ham production) and resort community services for the well to do urban population of Oldenburg and Bremen. The lake is used for boating, bathing and recreation, with some eel fishing still undertaken. One of the premier sites for tourists is the very old windmill, reputedly built in the 12th century. Next to it a historical farm ensemble enjoys big popularity among tourists visiting Bad Zwischenahn. Its ancient oak beams support a fine restaurant built into its architecture. Local smoked eels are a delicacy served with an exceptional locally produced schnapps. The local tradition is to drink it by pouring it into a tin spoon specially carried on a necklace. The local parks continue with the historic tradition in the Ammerland of placing into waterfilled ditches some trees on the birth of a baby daughter. The trees are allowed to cure under water, and are then hauled out and used to make the furniture for the young woman when she marries.

This Lower Saxony location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Coat of arms
Cities and towns in Ammerland (district)

Apen | Bad Zwischenahn | Edewecht | Rastede | Westerstede | Wiefelstede

 

Coordinates: 53°11′N, 8°00′E

Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org../../../b/a/d/Bad_Zwischenahn_6287.html"
Advanced Search
Included Web Search Engines


Safe Search

close

Top Matching Results

Occasionally Search.com will highlight specialized results that are based on the context of your query. Examples of specialized results include specific links to news, images, or video.

Top Matching Results may highlight information from other Search.com pages, content from the CNET Network of sites, or third party content. The listings are based purely on relevance. Search.com does not receive payment for listings in this section but our partners that provide this data may get paid for listing these products.

Sponsored Links

This section contains paid listings which have been purchased by companies that want to have their sites appear for specific search terms and related content. These listings are administered, sorted and maintained by a third party and are not endorsed by Search.com.

Search Results

Search.com sends your search query to several search engines at one time and integrates the results into one list which has been sorted by relevance using Search.com's proprietary algorithm. You can customize the list of search engines included in your metasearch from the preferences.

The search engines that are used in your metasearch may allow companies to pay to have their Web sites included within the results. To view the Paid Inclusion policy for a specific search engine, please visit their Web site. Search.com does not accept payment or share revenue with any search engine partner for listings in this section.