Rottweil power plant
| Power plant of the Rottweil powder factory | |||
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| Coordinates | 48 ° 10 '39 " N , 8 ° 37' 14" E | ||
| country | Germany | ||
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| Type | Steam power plant | ||
| Primary energy | Fossil energy | ||
| fuel | Coal , oil | ||
| owner | Rottweil powder factory | ||
| Start of operations | 1916 | ||
| Shutdown | 1976 | ||
| Chimney height | 90 m | ||
The power plant of the Rottweil powder factory is a former coal-fired , later also oil-fired power plant in Rottweil . The building was designed by the architect Paul Bonatz , who shortly beforehand had planned the Stuttgart main train station and the Hanover city hall , and built in 1915/1916 in a one-year construction period. The construction costs amounted to 1.1 million marks (adjusted for inflation in today's currency corresponds to 2.7 million euros). The two chimneys of the originally symmetrical building were originally 90 meters high and 3 meters in diameter.
The power plant served the Rottweil powder factory until 1976 , the artificial silk factory that was later located on the site and at times also served the city of Rottweil to supply electricity , hot water and steam . The modern industrial building, with its facade design and the outside staircase, indicates the central importance of the power plant for the industrial area of the Rottweiler powder factory at that time. In 2005 the two chimneys were shortened by 15 meters. 20 years after the shutdown, the power plant was reopened as an event building. During the renovation, care was taken to ensure that the elements of the power plant were preserved. The two chimneys were preserved as symbols of the power plant, as were important parts of the inventory. Today the premises are used for events such as concerts, congresses and company events.
At peak times, the power plant was a four-shift operation with up to 60 employees.
history
The design for the building was made by Paul Bonatz in November 1915. Behind the machine house with the flight of stairs was the boiler house with the two flanking chimneys, behind which were the coal silos. The coal was supplied via the railway connection to the powder factory. There used to be a train station in the parking lot opposite the power plant.
The obsolete boilers were replaced from 1935, the loading by a crane with a grab was replaced by conveyor belts. In 1951 the structure was expanded with a new high-voltage control center. In the 1960s, they switched to oil firing. The oil tanks have been preserved to the left of the power station building.
Todays use
In 1976 the power plant was shut down. Years later, the event agency “trend factory” decided to convert the power plant, which had been in ruins for years, into an event area. At this point the area is in a desolate state. Over a period of 15 years, 5,400 m² were made usable again. A mix between morbid charm and modern design elements was important.
The premises of the power plant are used for events.
The "Colossal Hall" is the 34 × 36 meter former boiler house. The old boilers are in the original, in the adjacent former coal bunker there is a large stage.
In the turbine hall, the trolley on the ceiling and the ten-meter-long marble control panel with its measuring instruments have been preserved in the original. Access to the turbine hall is the outside staircase. The adjoining transformer room is used as a stage for events in the turbine hall.
The former workshop building is now the "CaféBar Eden". The 160 m² indoor area can be connected to the outdoor area by a front made of glass-steel gates. Outside there is one of the two 75 m high chimneys, restored gas pipes and a limestone wall. The original kettles have been preserved and the walls are partly unfinished.
The former control center serves as a conference room.
literature
- Paul Gehring: Duttenhofer, Max Wilhelm von. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 4, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1959, ISBN 3-428-00185-0 , p. 206 f. ( Digitized version ).
- Jörg Kraus: For money, emperor and fatherland. Max Duttenhofer, founder of the Rottweiler powder factory and first chairman of the Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft. Heidelberg Reading Times Verlag 2014. ISBN 978-3-943137-25-5 .
- Jörg Kraus: For money, emperor and fatherland. Max Duttenhofer, founder of the Rottweiler powder factory and first chairman of the Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft. Heel, 2006, ISBN 3-89880-675-8
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from May 22, 2011 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.
- ↑ Information board "i1" in front of the power plant
