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The Hördt floodplain reserve retention area is part of the differentiated system of flood protection in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate in Germany.
 
 
 
 
The Hördter Rheinaue case is situated in the Upper Rhine valley in southwest Germany. It encompasses part of the Rhine’s sub-recent floodplain on the left bank of the river.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
last update: Friday, 03 February 2012