Fort I (Magdeburg)
The Fort I was a continuation of the fortress Magdeburg . It served to defend the southern front of the fortress.
location
The fort was located south of Buckau in the area of Fermersleben , southwest of the intersection of Schanzenweg and Alt Fermersleben at a height of 55 to 56 meters above sea level, which corresponded to a height of 13 meters above the level of the Elbe .
history
Due to the changed weapon technology, a modernization of the Magdeburg Fortress became necessary in the 1860s. In 1863, planning began for a fort belt, which should be located one to three kilometers from the actual fortress. The property was acquired by the military treasury from the Zinckes' main foundation .
In 1866, due to the armed conflict that had just started, the actual construction of the fort belt began in great haste. Fort I (initially referred to as Fort II because of a different numbering) was one of the first forts to be built. Due to the urgency, many components of the fort were only made as a wooden structure covered with earth. The fort was 1700 meters from the fortress to the north.
The special task of Fort I was the defense of Magdeburg's waterworks a little further north , the Elbe flowing past to the east and the railway lines to Leipzig and Halberstadt that ran along the fort to the west . In the 1870s, another strip of land was purchased to create a connecting corridor.
The fort was never involved in combat operations. Despite further modernization of the fortress, it quickly lost its importance due to the further changes in weapon technology.
From 1904 the fort belt was gradually abandoned. In 1907 Fort I was abandoned. Around 1920 the fort was completely demolished. A sports facility and allotments were built on the site of the fort in 1926/27. The Fermersleben housing estate was built to the south . In 1927, a street in the area in memory of the fort was named Am Fort , which, after being renamed, is still called that today.
architecture
The fort had a symmetrical floor plan. Unlike the other buildings, the central traverse and two established laboratories were not made of wood. In addition to the entrance, the kitchen and the hospital room were also housed in the front end of the central traverse. There was a glacis on the field side . The crest of Glasics served as a parapet for the further occupation. A covered path ran around the fort . In an emergency, a palisade wall was built to provide additional protection. The fort was surrounded by a moat about 12 meters wide and 14 meters deep (based on the parapet level). The trench was not filled with water and had a drainage ditch in the middle. There were four capon trenches . The wall surrounding the fort was built with wall trusses. There were also wing works , a lapel casemate with a saillant pot , log houses, powder magazines with separate storey loading points and a latrine .
literature
- Bernhard Mai, Christiane Mai: Magdeburg Fortress. Verlag Janos Stekovics, Dößel 2006, ISBN 3-89923-098-1 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ute Schmidt-Kraft, Fermersleben settlement (= state capital Magdeburg. Bd. 37, ZDB -ID 1222115-6 ). City of Magdeburg - City Planning Office, Magdeburg 1995, p. 13.
Coordinates: 52 ° 5 ′ 50.3 " N , 11 ° 38 ′ 45.6" E