Old Hatzfelder water tower
The old Hatzfelder water tower is a no longer used water tower in the Wuppertal district of Barmen , district of Hatzfeld . The 1904 under the direction of the Barmer city architect Julius Dicke at an altitude of 298 m above sea level. NN built water tanks represented an important link in the drinking water supply of the then independent city of Barmen. From the community waterworks Volmarstein in Wetter an der Ruhr , also called Barmer waterworks , the water was pumped over the water tower Loh in Volmarstein to Barmen in the Hatzfeld water tower. The Loh – Hatzfeld railway ended under the tower.
history
The after intze principle in brick construction in 1904 built vessel was originally 46 meters high and was extensively restored 1,953th The fan lantern and the essential parts of the former jewelry links were removed. The shaft was also plastered and the roof simplified.
In the 1980s they thought about replacing the tower and the new Hatzfeld water tower was built just a few meters next to the old one in 1983/84. The investment for the new water tower at that time was 2.4 million DM. It has a larger total capacity of 2450 m³ with two chambers and was put into operation in 1986. Originally the old Hatzfelder water tower was supposed to follow the fate of its twin brother, the old water tower Lichtscheid (blown up in 1977).
On January 14, 1988, the tower, which was closed and sold in 1984, was entered as a monument in the list of monuments of the city of Wuppertal.
The condition of the tower has been deteriorating noticeably for several years. The owner who lives abroad is willing to sell it. The Hatzfeld citizens' association would like a new way of using the tower; it suggests using it as an observatory, for gastronomic purposes or as an original apartment.
See also
Web links
- Entry in the Wuppertal monument list
- Old Hatzfelder water tower as a 3D model in SketchUp's 3D warehouse
Individual evidence
- ^ Ruth Meyer-Kahrweg : Architects, civil engineers, builders, property developers and their buildings in Wuppertal. Pies, Wuppertal 2003, ISBN 3-928441-52-3 .
- ↑ Bernd Fischer: Towers in Wuppertal (= original paperbacks. Vol. 17). Edition Kierdorf, Remscheid 1986, ISBN 3-89118-021-7 .
- ↑ a b Hatzfeld water tower: Fantastic view from the spaceship. In: Westdeutsche Zeitung . August 22, 2011.
- ^ Radio Wuppertal : Concern for Hatzfelder water tower. ( Memento from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
Coordinates: 51 ° 17 ′ 37.3 " N , 7 ° 11 ′ 2" E