Ochsenfurt harbor
| Ochsenfurt harbor | |||
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| Data | |||
| UN / LOCODE | DE OCF | ||
| owner | BayWa AG | ||
| operator | BayWa AG and others | ||
| opening | Antiquity | ||
| Port type | Protective harbor | ||
| Throughput | 159,000 t | ||
| website | http://www.kso-ochsenfurt.de/database/showpage.php?id=1-0.51311300-1119267295 | ||
| Geographic information | |||
| place | Ochsenfurt | ||
| country | Bavaria | ||
| Country | Germany | ||
| Coordinates | 49 ° 40 ′ 7 ″ N , 10 ° 3 ′ 16 ″ E | ||
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The port of Ochsenfurt is a port and industrial area in the city of Ochsenfurt in the Lower Franconian district of Würzburg .
geography
The port Ochsenfurt is 750 meters west of the historic city core and is a pure port and industrial area on the federal waterway Main . It is orographic left at Main kilometer 270.5 on the attitude Goßmannsdorf at an altitude of 176 m above sea level. NN .
Another transshipment point with a crane bridge is in the Goßmannsdorf district at Mainkilometer 268.5 on the left. ⊙ This is already below the Goßmannsdorf barrage at the Randersacker port at an altitude of 172 m above sea level. NN . Mainly building materials such as sand, gravel and crushed stone were handled there, today there is no more handling.
history
The Main was already used as a waterway in Celtic times. There was graining and plowing , rafting , rowing and sailing. At the turn of the century, the Germanic Cimbri used the important trade and transport route. In Carolingian times, the necessity to connect the waterway of the Main with the Danube area had long been recognized and with the Karlsgraben a navigable connection was established for the first time. In the 11th century, a ferry service near Ochsenfurt is also mentioned in writing. In the Middle Ages, large quantities of wood were rafted , for example to Frankfurt, the Ruhr area, but also for shipbuilding in Holland. On a painting by Ochsenfurt from 1623, the landing site on the Altmain and the busy shipping operations can be seen.
Around 1830 steam shipping replaced traditional shipping methods. Larger unloading depths enabled transport volumes of up to 50 tons per vessel. When the Ludwig-Danube-Main Canal was completed between 1836 and 1846 , transport increased by leaps and bounds and the port was fortified as a protective port from 1868 onwards . Rail traffic was a serious competitor for shipping around 1860 when the Treuchtlingen – Würzburg railway went into operation. A port railway was built in 1897 and trimodal handling became possible. In 1898, chain shipping on the Main reached Kitzingen and the quantities of goods carried could be increased again, particularly through coal deliveries from the Ruhr area. In 1907 the Gaubahn also opened up the southern mainland.
In 1971, BayWa AG acquired the heritable building rights to the port property and the gantry crane was built. Between 2001 and 2005 the port basin was upgraded for ships with a draft of up to three meters . The port railway was also privatized and has since been operated by Stadtwerke Ochsenfurt.
Commerce and infrastructure
Of the total area of 27 hectares designated for the port area of Ochsenfurt , 25 hectares are used commercially. Five hectares of this are used by the port facilities and the port railway itself. The Ochsenfurt Boat Club uses another 1.4 hectares as club grounds and marina.
In addition to BayWa , there are also a number of companies in the service and trade sector. The port is fortified to a quay length of 300 m and has a further 250 m banked banks. There is a possibility for rail loading directly on the quay . In addition to two gantry cranes with a load capacity of 7.5 t, a scale and pumps, there are also 2000 m² of open-air storage space and covered warehouses and silos for 200 t of bulk goods .
Up to 159,000 tonnes are handled annually, mainly forest and agricultural products, fodder and fertilizers as well as building materials.
There is a landing stage for passenger shipping near the old Main Bridge. The Main ferry NIXE operates there and the landing stage is also used by passenger ships and passenger cabin ships, for example on river cruises on day trips to Main Franconia .
traffic
Local roads connect the port area with State Road 2270 and Federal Road 13 . The port railway connects to the Treuchtlingen – Würzburg railway line .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Port of Ochsenfurt ( Memento of the original from December 26, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Mainländebahn Ochsenfurt ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ History and envelope of the port of Ochsenfurt
- ↑ Main ferry NIXE ( Memento of the original from December 26, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
