Hvide Sande Sluice Plant

The lock system in Hvide Sande was what started the town, and consists of 2 locks. The locks regulate outflows and inflows between Ringkøbing Fjord and the North Sea and thereby enabled the drainage of several thousand hectares of wetlands around the West Jutland fjords and river valleys.

The town of Hvide Sande started here. In Hvide Sande you will find two locks. A drainage lock which regulates the water conditions between the fjord and the sea. And the chamber lock, which ensures passage between sea and fjord. Holmsland, as the narrow isthmus is called, separates Ringkøbing Fjord from the North Sea.

After 100 years of discussion about a passage from the sea to the fjord, the Hvide Sande Canal was opened in 1931, consisting of lock systems for fishing vessels and water level regulation. It is all controlled from the "Blue Tower", the blue building by the drawbridge. This is where the port administration and the rescue service are located.

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