Rathenow main lock
| Rathenow main lock | ||
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 Head of the Rathenow tow lock |
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| Coordinates | 52 ° 36 '15 " N , 12 ° 18' 57" E | |
| Country: |
 Germany Brandenburg
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| Place: | Rathenow | |
| Waters: | Lower Havel waterway | |
| Water kilometers : | km 103,320 | |
| Data | ||
| Owner: | Federation | |
| Operator: | WSV Brandenburg | |
| Responsible WSA : | WSA Brandenburg | |
| lock | ||
| Type: | Inland lock | |
| Is controlled by: | remotely controlled from the Rathenow lock operations center | |
| Usable length: | 210.60 m | |
| Usable width: | 9.60 m / 10.20 m | |
| Average height of fall : |
1 m | |
| Others | ||
| Was standing: | Call channel FM 03 | |
The Rathenow lock , also known as the Rathenow lock , is a lock in a puncture along the Lower Havel waterway in the town of Rathenow . It was opened to traffic on April 13, 1901. A special feature of this lock are the sloping walls of a tow lock, which was common for the time. The usable chamber length is 210.60 meters, the usable chamber width is 10.20 meters. The gate width is given as 9.60 meters.
history
Various weirs and locks are located in the Havelarmen Schleusenkanal, Rathenower Havel, Wehrarm Hinterarche, Wehrarm Vorderarche, Nebenarm Hellers Loch and Stadtkanal. In their entirety they form the Rathenow barrage. The mean water level difference between the upper and lower water is one meter. A road bridge leads over the lower head of the lock. The first mention of a change in the Havel runoff in Rathenow due to the establishment of mill dams dates back to 1288. In the same year the fossatum ipsius civitatis , the city moat, is described for the first time . In the period from 1548 to 1559 a boiler lock was built in Rathenow, thus guaranteeing a continuous passage for shipping. At the same location, the first city lock was built as a chamber lock in 1732 .
Towards the end of the 19th century, the old lock was no longer capable of performing well. This led to the construction of an artificial shipping canal with a 220 meter long lock, the main lock at Rathenow.
literature
- Manfred Reschke: The Havel. Nature and culture between Müritz and Havelberg . Trescher Verlag, Berlin 2012. ISBN 978-3-89794-206-6 .
- Hans-Joachim Uhlemann: Berlin and the Märkische waterways . DSV-Verlag, Hamburg 1994. ISBN 3-88412-204-5 .
- Writings of the Association for European Inland Shipping and Waterways e. V. Various years. WESKA (Western European Shipping and Harbor Calendar), Binnenschifffahrts-Verlag, Duisburg-Ruhrort. OCLC 48960431
cards
- Folke Stender (editor): Sportschifffahrtskarten inland 1 . Nautical publication publishing company. ISBN 3-926376-10-4 .
