Leybucht

The Ley Bay is adjacent to the Dollard the second largest bay in Ostfriesland, because of the Jade Bay historically belongs to Oldenburg.

Location

The Ley Bay lies to the west of East Frisia between Greetsiel and North dike about 18 kilometers north of Emden and 25 kilometers west of the county town of Aurich. It has a size of about 19 km ².

History

The Ley Bay formed after the first mentioned reliable storm surge along the Dutch coast on December 26, 838 Approximately 2,500 people fell victim to the forces of nature while in the entire affected by their territorial range to the victim. After the floods of 1374 and 1376 reached the bay with an area of ​​129 km ² well its greatest extent, ranging from Greetsiel in the west to the east Marienhafe or from the edge of the city north to Canhusen ( municipality of Hinte ) in the south. In the following centuries polder dikes were repeatedly so that the bay has been reduced to 1950 to its present size. The last land reclamation was carried out in the years 1947-1950 through the construction of the dike Störtebeker, whereby the Leybuchtpolder dikes and the coastline was straightened. In the following years there were plans to embank the bay, so as to shorten the dike line significantly and improve coastal protection. This measure, however, was ultimately rejected for reasons of nature protection again. There were only realized smaller coastal protection measures ( such as the In 1991 the embankment under conservation since the end of 1994 Leyhörn ).

To reinforce the dykes started in 1985 to start preparations for the construction of which was completed in 2000, the New Störtebeker dike, which is upstream from the old dike, but the upstream salt marsh largely spared.

Current situation

The Ley Bay is located in the National Park Wadden Sea and belongs to Zone I. It therefore enjoys not least because of the fauna and flora of salt marshes special protection.

The Leybuchtpolder was settled in the 1950s and is a district of the city north. In the Ley Bay drain the Norder depth as well as the Old and New Greetsieler Sieltief.

The most important tourist destination on the Ley Bay is the Sielort Greetsiel.