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<151> Sielorte <152> <9> <9> A Siel is a closable passage in a dike.. It is part of the drainage system of the inland hinterland, especially in marshes.. Many place names along the East Frisian coast have the suffix ´-siel´ as an indication of the facilities there (eg <121> <1001> Neßmersiel}, <1002> Bensersiel}, <1003> Neighborsiel}, <1004> Greetsiel}. <122 > There are also inland Sielorte, since the coastal line has shifted due to embankment in earlier centuries. <9> The rainwater accumulated in drainage ditches flows through the Sielzug and the receiving waters (auc deep) to the Sielbauwerk. <9> The Sielkammer is the actual The passage of the water from the inland to the sea and passes under the dike.The gates of a Sieles are open or closed depending on the water level.Thus, water from the interior can be dammed or flow freely. <9> At high tide, the gates arranged on the sea side close a Sieles automatically by the pressure of the incoming water from the lake and open again with increasing internal pressure, if at low tide the water level of the river od. he sea falls below the inland water level.. The gates are usually designed as stop gates, but there are also occasional stay gates.