Old Wesel waterworks

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The waterworks on the Lippe from the direction of the former Lippe port

The old waterworks Wesel supplied the inhabitants of the city of Wesel with drinking water from 1886 to 1956 . Today it is a technical monument and can be viewed by appointment.

In the Lippe meadows there were wells, the bank filtrate of the Lippe obtained there was sucked in by steam-operated piston pumps and pressed to the water tower . This was used for storage and ensured the necessary and even pressure in the pipeline network.

The first pumping station and the water tower were put into operation in 1886, the pumping station was extensively expanded in 1903, the first electric pumps installed in 1924, the first gas-powered centrifugal pump installed in 1938, and steam operation ceased in 1947. In 1956, the waterworks II in the Bagelwald in Obrighoven was put into operation and the old waterworks shut down.

In 1983 the waterworks was declared a technical monument, in 1987 the water tower too. The waterworks has been open to the public as a museum since 1986, but only by appointment. Open days are annually at Easter and Pentecost. Admission is free.

Many of the operating facilities have been restored and can be viewed, including a masonry shaft well from 1886, the steam boiler and the steam pump system from 1903 (during the demonstration it is operated with compressed air), an electric centrifugal pump from 1924. In addition, the Wesel public utility company has a drinking water educational trail set up. There are special offers for school classes.

The old waterworks belongs to the route of industrial culture and is a station of the historical rail traffic Wesel .

Web links

Commons : Altes Wasserwerk Wesel  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 51 ° 39 ′ 8.2 "  N , 6 ° 38 ′ 32"  E