Karolinenwehr

The Karolinen weir is a four-stage weir of the Lech near the old town of Landsberg am Lech .

To the right of the weir system, which was probably built in 1364, the Mühlbach is derived, which used to drive mills and is now used to generate electricity. The originally single-stage weir was severely damaged several times by floods and was expanded in the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries by adding more steps. The weir has been rebuilt several times over the past few decades, most recently in the years 1993 to 1996.

There was a bypass for rafting , on which rafts were led around the weir for a fee over the wooden plank route of the "Long Journey". After the decline of rafting in the 20th century, the "Long Voyage" was canceled in the 1970s.

Caroline Bridge

The Karolinenbrücke is located directly above the weir. The bridge has a prestressed concrete beam with a constant construction height over 5 fields and offers two lanes and pedestrian paths over the Lech and represents one of three main entrances to the Landsberg city center. On the west side of the bridge there is a sculpture depicting Father Lech.

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Karolinenwehr and Lech from the west bank of the Karolinenbrücke, in the background the old town of Landsberg am Lech

Web links

Commons : Lechwehr (Landsberg am Lech)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Structurae Archived Copy ( Memento of the original from July 1, 2007 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. 
2. ^ EDR engineering office , reconstruction 1993–1996.
3. ↑ hydro.ifh.uni-karlsruhe.de , sectional view of a design

Coordinates: 48 ° 2 '54.6 "  N , 10 ° 52' 28.7"  E