Atadosks
The Atadösken ('ATA-Döschen') - officially the municipal water tower at the Pfaffenhaus - is a water tower in the Uellendahl-Katernberg district of Wuppertal .
The 43.5 meter high water tower is located on the heights north of the Wupper , near the old country road from Elberfeld to Neviges . It was built in 1927 on a square floor plan, which is unusual for a water tower. Because of its shape with the lantern reminiscent of the can opening, it soon received the popular name Atadösken , after the shape of the container for the scouring powder Ata from the Düsseldorf company Henkel , which was then in use at the time .
The tower is still in operation as a water tower; After the restoration in 1995, which restored the original paintwork, the exterior of the Atadösken was placed under monument protection in 1999 as a townscape-defining element and landmark for the surrounding settlements .
The Atadösken also has an FM transmitter that broadcasts the WDR 2 radio program.
Frequencies and Programs
Analog radio (VHF)
|
Frequency (MHz) |
program | RDS PS | RDS PI | Regionalization |
ERP (kW) |
Antenna pattern round (ND) / directional (D) |
Polarization horizontal (H) / vertical (V) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99.8 | WDR 2 |
WDR_2_W_ WDR_2___ |
DC92 (regional), D392 |
Wuppertal | 1 | ND | H |
See also
Web links
- Entry in the Wuppertal monument list
- Atadösken as a 3D model in SketchUp's 3D warehouse
- http://www.wsw-online.de/energie/Privatkunden/Trinkwasser/Qualitaet_und_Gewinnung/SpeicherungWassertuerme.htm ( page no longer available , search in web archives )
Coordinates: 51 ° 16 ′ 43 " N , 7 ° 7 ′ 47" E