Charlotte (ship, 1991)

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Charlotte , also called the Ketzin ferry
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Ship data
flag GermanyGermany Germany
Ship type Chain ferry with guide rope
home port Ketzin / Havel
Owner City of Ketzin
Shipyard Genthin
Commissioning 1991
Whereabouts in use as a passenger and car ferry
Ship dimensions and crew
Draft Max. 0.50 m
 
crew 1
Machine system
machine Diesel engine
Machine
performanceTemplate: Infobox ship / maintenance / service format
approx. 30 hp

The Charlotte ferry, also known colloquially as the Ketzin ferry , is a ferry across the Havel . The ferry vehicle connects the city of Ketzin , located on the orographic right, and the part of the municipality of Schmergow , which belongs to the municipality of Groß Kreutz, and leads the state road L 86 over the Havel. The ferry is a car ferry that does not move freely and is guided on a chain due to the width of the river.

history

Presumably the Havel was crossed at this point during earlier settlement phases. At this point, in contrast to the stretch of lake following downstream, it is comparatively narrow with a width of barely 170 meters. In the past, the surrounding bank areas were mostly swampy and difficult to access. As early as 1305, a river crossing at this point by means of a wooden raft is mentioned in the course of a medieval road from Spandau via Ketzin to Lehnin Monastery and further on to the Electorate of Saxony . A written ferry law for the town of Ketzin has existed since 1375. In 1576, a ferryman is mentioned in a town list. The ferry vehicle was motorized as early as 1906 after it had been moved manually from bank to bank by several ferrymen. During the Second World War the ferry sank. It was lifted after the end of the war and made ready to drive again. It was not replaced by a new ferry until the 1960s. Today's ferry has been in use since 1991. It is powered by a two-cylinder diesel engine with an output of approx. 30 hp. This motor acts via a coupling on sprockets that engage in a chain laid across the river. The chain is firmly anchored on both sides of the river and is many meters longer than the width of the river, which means that it rests on the bottom. The ferry vehicle pulls itself on this chain over the Havel. A wire rope serves as a guide and for safety.

photos

literature

  • Helmut Bergemann: Ketzin: Chronicle of a small town in Havelland - 1197-1945 Swinne ERS-Vlg. Heilbronn, 1997 ISBN 978-3928577281

Web links

Commons : Charlotte  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 52 ° 27 '48.3 "  N , 12 ° 51' 18.7"  E