EDER (AY-duhr)
A
river of central Germany
Common
clues: River of Hesse; River to Kassel, Germany; Battenberg's
river; German
river; Fulda tributary; River in central Germany
Crossword
puzzle frequency:
3 times a year
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in English language:
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The
Eder is a river in Germany (177 km long). It rises from the
Ederkopf mountain in western North Rhine-Westphalia near the
springs of the Lahn and Sieg rivers. Unlike the Lahn and Sieg,
that are both tributaries of the Rhine, the Eder flows east and
north and into the river Fulda. At Hannoversch Münden, the
Fulda joins with the Werra to form the Weser river which flows
into the North Sea north of Bremen. Towns along the course of the
Eder include Battenberg, Frankenberg, Waldeck and Fritzlar.
A
rock-and-concrete dam (47 m high, 400 m long) completed in 1914
near the small town of Waldeck created the large Edersee
reservoir, which is 27 km long and used to generate
hydro-electricity and to regulate water levels for shipping on
the Weser river. The dam was destroyed on 17 May 1943 (Operation
Chastise), during the same night as the near-by Möhne
Reservoir dam, by British Avro Lancaster bombers of RAF Squadron
617 equipped with special Barnes Wallis bouncing bombs for the
attack, causing enormous destruction and loss of life downstream
(the great majority of drowning victims were Ukrainian POWs in a
labor camp just below the dam). The dam was rebuilt the same
year, and the lake today is a major summertime recreation
facility, particularly popular with Dutch campers.
As
an homage to the assistance that the Eder provided to the people
of Germany, German immigrants to America in the mid 1800s named a
number of streets after the River. Most famously Eder Terrace in
South Orange, New Jersey. Located near the border of Newark, New
Jersey (a one time hotbed of German immigration), Eder Terrace
spans approximately three-quarters of a mile and is populated by
roughly 40 houses. Strangely, residents on Eder are fond of the
Merkur Scorpio, a German luxury car that has been adopted as the
vehicle of choice by small asian gentlemen. This choice of
vehicle demonstrates the area's close association with the German
heritage that spawned its name.
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EDER
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Mo+ >1 05 German river EGER ELBE ODER RUHR SAAR
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We+ >1 06 River of Hesse
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Th- >1 07 River to the Fulda
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Tu+ >1 06 Fulda feeder
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We- >1 07 Fulda tributary
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Th- >1 09 River of central Germany
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Th >1 06 Linda of "Jekyll & Hyde"
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We >1 07 River to Kassel, Germany
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Th+ NYT 08 Pulitzer-winning critic Richard
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Th- >1 96 River in Hesse
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Tu+ >1 07 River in central Germany
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Th- >1 01 River through Hesse
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Fr+ >1 00 Hessian river
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We- >1 06 Kassel's river
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Th- >1 05 Linda of Broadway
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Fr- >1 08 Linda of Broadway's "Jekyll & Hyde"
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Th- >1 06 River near Kassel, Germany
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We >1 03 1987 Pulitzer critic Richard
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Tu- >1 07 Battenberg's river
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Th- >1 03 Broadway singer Linda
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Th WSJ 07 Broadway star Linda
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Th CSy 02 Fulda River tributary
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Th >1 80 Large German dam
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Fr- LAT 04 Linda of "Jekyll and Hyde"
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River in Germany
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