High moat
The Hohe Wallgraben is a moat in Berlin-Karlshorst that flows into the Spree south of the Klingenberg power station . With the artificial ditch, the inhabitants of the former Vorwerk protected themselves against flooding of the Rohrlake . The Wuhlheide waterworks , which went into operation in 1914, reduced the risk of flooding, so that the Hohe Wallgraben lost its importance.
description
Large parts of the course of the Hohe Wallgraben are no longer recognizable today. It is drilled in parts or is mostly just dry. The construction of the Carlsgarten single-family housing estate on the edge of the Karlshorst trotting track created additional sections. In the area of the trotting track, it crossed the Rohrlake and indirectly fed the Seepark on Liepnitzstraße via this . From the Rummelsburger Landstrasse, the Hohe Wallgraben was exposed again and forms the border between the two Berlin districts of Lichtenberg and Treptow-Köpenick . This section was cleared out and renatured in 2007. Plans for a complete renaturation of Hohem Wallgraben and Rohrlake in the Wuhlheide area were discussed in the 1990s, but never implemented. In addition to the ecological and urban development aspects, the aim was also the drainage of the Wuhlheide, the water table of which has risen dramatically since the Wuhlheide waterworks was shut down and is flooding cellars in neighboring residential areas.
The residential street running here has also had this name since 1934.
supporting documents
- ↑ Hoher Wallgraben (street). In: Street name lexicon of the Luisenstädtischer Bildungsverein (near Kaupert )
- ^ Website of the Berliner Wasserbetriebe with information on the Wuhlheide waterworks (pdf) ; accessed on March 24, 2014
Coordinates: 52 ° 28 '59.88 " N , 13 ° 29' 50.94" E