Old Hanseatic Harbor (Stade)
The Old Hanseatic Harbor is located in the historic old town of the Hanseatic city of Stade and is an inland port on the Schwinge . It was originally a tidal port, i. H. Connected to the Elbe and its tides via the lower course of the Schwinge. As a result of the great storm surge in February 1962, which flooded the north of Stade's old town, it has been separated from the tidal water by a weir and a road over it since 1968. The harbor is framed by two streets with historic half-timbered houses over its entire length . The houses on Wasser West date back to the 15th century, those on Wasser Ost are not quite as old, as the original development fell victim to the city fire of Stade in 1659. In the southwest the port is bounded by the Hudebrücke at the fish market, a brick-walled barrel vault bridge . It was fundamentally renewed in 2014/15 for around € 2 million. Since 1792, Schwinge siel has been located in the north-east next to the Swedish warehouse, which was completed in 1705 .
The old Hanseatic harbor was created in the Middle Ages , around the year 1000. Before that, shipping traffic was handled through a natural landing stage . The harbor basin was swiveled around 1300 and has been in its current location ever since. The history of the port has been shed light on through an extensive excavation of the city archeology of Stade. Numerous finds from the period from 1000 to 2014 came to light.
The old crane is on the southwest side of the Fischmarkt . It was reconstructed in 1977 based on the Lüneburg model, but without the mechanics inside. The original stepping crane was demolished in 1898; it was previously used for loading and unloading the ewer . The Hanseatic harbor has not been navigable since 1968, but has since become a tourist magnet because of its picturesque charm. Today the historic quay walls are mainly used for gastronomic purposes, especially during the summer months.
Web links
- "Charming half-timbered town with tradition: Stade" on ndr.de from May 30, 2011, accessed on February 23, 2012
- "Stade and Hamburg: On the development of their port and city topography in the Middle Ages" by Torsten Lüdecke, PDF file (139 Kb ), on the website of the German Society for Archeology of the Middle Ages and Modern Times , accessed on February 23, 2012
Coordinates: 53 ° 36 ′ 14 " N , 9 ° 28 ′ 38" E