Grohnder ferry

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Grohnder ferry
2011 at the Weser crossing
2011 at the Weser crossing
Ship data
flag GermanyGermany Germany
Ship type Giers cable ferry
home port Grohnde, Lower Saxony
Owner Municipality of Emmerthal, tenant Dirk Borchers
Commissioning 1931
Whereabouts in use as a ferry
Ship dimensions and crew
length
24.50 m ( Lüa )
width 6.50 m
Draft Max. 0.40 m
displacement 30 t
 
crew 1

The Grohnder ferry , which is operated today, was made available in 1931 to continue to ensure the ferry connection between Grohnde and Frenke in Lower Saxony across the Weser .

history

After the Grohnder Weser Bridge, which existed in the 15th and 16th centuries, was destroyed in the Thirty Years War , a ferry has secured the connection since 1633. Originally this was a stake and oar ferry, later a low cable ferry and since 1922/23 a high cable ferry like today.

Technical specifications

The Grohnder ferry has a length of 24.50 meters and a width of 6.5 meters with an empty draft of 0.40 meters. The ferry boat transports bicycles, cars and other vehicles or up to 45 people across the Weser, with a payload of 12.9 tons.

As a yaw ferry , the Grohnder ferry is only driven by the inclined position of the ferry boat, the so-called yaw position , and thus by the flow of the Weser.

  • Ferry connection seen from Grohnde

  • Ferry seen from Frenker side

  • Restaurant at the Grohnder ferry

  • Merian engraving of the Grohnder ferry with a pegged carriage ferry and a ferry boat, 1654

  • View towards Grohnde

Web links

Commons : Grohnder Fähre  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Footnotes

  1. ^ History of the Grohnder Fährhaus ( memento from January 2, 2016 in the Internet Archive )

Coordinates: 52 ° 1 ′ 9.9 ″  N , 9 ° 25 ′ 27.8 ″  E