Bardenberger water tower
The Bardenberger water tower with its "green cap" is a striking landmark of Bardenberg . Together with the tower of St. Peter and Paul , it can be seen from afar.
The water tower was built in the period from 1909 to 1911 by the waterworks of the district of Aachen to reduce the water pressure from the high-lying Eifel. He secured the drinking water supply with soft reservoir water.
The brick building, whose six stepped buttresses determine the star-shaped floor plan, has an Art Nouveau- shaped tower spire . This was initially covered with slate and after the Second World War it was clad with sheet copper, which gives it its current appearance.
The tower has a height of 47 m. The water storage in the upper third of the tower is designed as a Barkhausen tank and had a capacity of around 500 m³.
The tower has been a listed building since November 19, 1982 . In 1985 the period of its intended use came to an end, an electronically controlled needle valve took over its original function. The Bardenberg water tower has been in private hands since 1992.
Web links
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- Rolf Pütz: The Bardenberger water tower. In: Bardenberger Heimatheft. Issue 14, 2004
- Frank Kretzschmar: Architectural and Art Monuments in Würselen , In: Würselen - Contributions to City History, Volume 1, 341-406, 1989
Coordinates: 50 ° 50 ′ 34.9 ″ N , 6 ° 6 ′ 41.9 ″ E