Ferry tower (Schweich)
The ferry tower on the Moselle in the town of Schweich in the Trier-Saarburg district in Rhineland-Palatinate is a cultural monument and the town's landmark . It stands on the left side of the Moselle and is a three- story tent roof building with a pentagonal floor plan. It was built at the end of the 18th century by the Elector Clemens Wenzeslaus of Trier and is located on the outskirts of the Issel district .
The old ferry connection had been owned by the St. Maximin Abbey since the 13th century . In the Trier Chronicle from 1825 it says: Many travelers to Coblenz and other places prefer to cross over in Schweich than to follow the road from Trier to Ehrang etc. No other Moselle ferry had to pay more lease this year.
The counterpart of the ferry tower was in Kirsch (Longuich) . It was demolished in 1902 when the Moselle Railway was being built. In 1906 the ferry tower in Schweich also lost its original function, since the road bridge over the Moselle was completed and ferry operations were discontinued.
The ferry tower is used for gastronomy today. There is also a campsite and a marina .
The so-called Fährhaus ( Hisgenhaus ) in the nearby Brückenstraße is a baroque mansard hipped roof building , built around 1750, and served the administration of court and ferry matters of the St. Maximin Abbey. Today it is also used gastronomically.
Web links
- Restaurant in the old ferry tower
- Sights of the city of Schweich
- Entry on the former Issel ferry tower, City of Schweich in the database of cultural assets in the Trier region .
- Entry on the former Kirsch ferry tower in the Longuich community in the database of cultural assets in the Trier region .
Individual evidence
- ^ Trierischer Volksfreund : The Schweich ferry tower is almost 230 years old. Article of April 10, 2019.
Coordinates: 49 ° 48 ′ 51.7 ″ N , 6 ° 45 ′ 0.2 ″ E