Fort Rheinhell

Remains of Fort Rheinhell

The Pfaffendorfer Höhe system on the right bank of the Rhine with Fort Rheinhell (middle lower half)

View of Fort Rheinhell as it would have been based on the current course of the street in the streets "Am Asterstein", "Lindenallee" and "Auf der Lier".

The Fort Rhein Hell was part of the Prussian fortress Koblenz and belonged to the system Pfaffendorfer height . Of the fort , which was built in the 1860s and razed in the 1920s, only a small remnant of the redoubt has survived in what is now the Koblenz district of Asterstein .

history

After 1859, Fort Rheinhell in the south of Fort Asterstein was initially expanded as an earthwork and then from 1864 to 1868 in the form of a bezel . The reason was the construction of the Pfaffendorfer Bridge, which initially only served military purposes and at that time could only be used by railroad. The plant was connected to the Glockenberg plant as early as 1864 .

After the First World War , this complex, like the other fortress works in Koblenz , had to be deconsolidated in accordance with Article 180 of the Versailles Treaty . The trench walls, the trench weirs , several powder magazines, the hollow cross beams and much more were intended for destruction . The connection to the Glockenberg plant was to be provided with gaps. The Entfestigungsamt Koblenz provided u. a. a conservation application for the wall casemate of the fort, as this should continue to be used by a dairy cooperative to accommodate cattle and staff. After the first phase of deconsolidation (1920–1922), the remaining explosive ammunition was also stored in the fort.

Work on Fort Rheinhell began on April 19 and was reported to be finished on August 30, 1927. After that, the site remained a restricted military area for the time being , as it was used by the crew for training purposes. As with the Arzheimer Schanze , Fort Rheinhell remained heavily devastated after it was de-fortified. Nothing is known about the fate of the remains of the complex. Today the area is built on, a remnant of the fortress building is still used as a garage . In addition, remnants of fortresses repeatedly come to light during excavation work.

Monument protection

The rest of Fort Reinhell is a protected cultural monument according to the Monument Protection Act (DSchG) and entered in the list of monuments of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate . It is located in Koblenz-Asterstein between (behind) Lindenallee 30 and 32 .

Since 2002, the rest of Fort Rheinhell has been part of the UNESCO World Heritage Upper Middle Rhine Valley .

literature

• Matthias Kellermann: The Prussian fortress Koblenz and Ehrenbreitstein. On the history of the fortifications on the right bank of the Rhine , 3rd edition, Koblenz 2014. ISBN 978-3-934795-63-1 .
• Klaus T. Weber (dissertation): The Prussian fortifications of Koblenz (1815–1834) . (Series: Kunst- und Kulturwissenschaftliche Forschungen) 2003, ISBN 3-89739-340-9 , p. 260.
• Rüdiger Wischemann: The Koblenz Fortress. From the Roman fort and Prussia's strongest fortress to the largest garrison of the German Armed Forces , Koblenz 1978 (note: outdated in many ways, but still the best representation for an overview)
• Ulrike Weber (edit.): Cultural monuments in Rhineland-Palatinate. Monument topography Federal Republic of Germany. Volume 3.3: City of Koblenz. Districts. Werner, Worms 2013, ISBN 978-3-88462-345-9 .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Wischemann: The fortress Koblenz, page 70th
2. ↑ Erich Franke, 1908-, Hans Bellinghausen, 1887-1958: 2000 years Koblenz: History of the city on the Rhine and Moselle . Boldt, Boppard am Rhein 1971, ISBN 3-7646-1556-7 , p. 289 .
3. ↑ General Directorate for Cultural Heritage Rhineland-Palatinate (ed.): Informational directory of cultural monuments - district-free city of Koblenz (PDF; 1.5 MB), Koblenz 2013

Coordinates: 50 ° 20 ′ 58 ″  N , 7 ° 36 ′ 52 ″  E