Lünischteich
| Lünischteich | ||
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| North bank with gauge and discharge, July 2013 | ||
| Geographical location | Braunschweig , Lower Saxony , Germany | |
| Tributaries | Groundwater | |
| Drain | none | |
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| Coordinates | 52 ° 15 '56.3 " N , 10 ° 33' 58.9" E | |
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| surface | 1.08 ha | |
| length | 157 m | |
| width | 105 m | |
| Maximum depth | 1 m | |
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| Location of the Lünischteich in the Braunschweig urban area | ||
The approximately one hectare Lünischteich in the eastern part of the city of Braunschweig was created as a fish pond by monks from the Riddagshausen monastery . From 1924 until the 1960s it served as a bathing establishment . Today it is part of a green area between Prinz-Albrecht-Park and Riddagshausen .
location
The pond is in the Riddagshausen field mark and in the Hunesheim desert area , which is mentioned in the deed of consecration of the Magni Church and belonged to the Riddagshausen monastery from 1226. In the Prussian general survey of 1753, a natural spring with the name Jöte Born is handed down by the pond .
The Braunschweig – Wieren railway line runs west of the pond , otherwise it is surrounded by numerous allotment garden associations such as the “Lünischhöhe” allotment garden association. Beyond the railway line is the allotment garden association "Mückenburg", under whose name the area was listed on old maps. Around 1920 it was still called "Mückenburger Teich". The meadow area between the railway line and the pond is used today as a sports field and for events.
Politically, the pond and the allotment garden association “Lünischhöhe” to the south as well as the green areas further east up to the Mittelriede belong to the eastern ring area , while Riddagshausen is part of the Wabe-Schunter-Beberbach district .
Bathing establishment
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During the Weimar period , there was a strong need for family bathing establishments. Until then, the baths, especially on the Oker passed earlier by sex and even after booths separated. The driving force behind the establishment of such pools were the Braunschweig swimming clubs such as the workers' swimming club Delphin, the SC Germania and the BSV 02. The latter announced in 1922 that he wanted to build a family pool and decided on the Lünischteich. The Oker near Heinrichshafen and the kennel area came into question as alternatives . It was initially financed by selling tickets, which was unsuccessful due to inflation . The later sale of postcards, so-called building blocks, brought together the necessary funds. The building contractor Karl Munte and the architect Gustav Lippelt planned and built the lido, which was inaugurated on June 29, 1924. Before that, a lot of mud had to be removed from the pond in order to create a 50 meter long swimming lane of sufficient width and depth. A thirteen-minute film entitled Lünischteich (1924) was made for the inauguration .
The shore was lined with a white sandy beach. Three buildings were erected on the site, including a café with an open terrace. Later, a diving pool six meters deep was dug. By the summer of 1925, a 10-meter diving platform, a spacious spectator stand on the southwest bank and an administration building and a children's bathhouse on the opposite side were built. The bank below the grandstand was fortified with a concrete wall that still exists today. A boardwalk surrounded the pool.
With 6,000 to 10,000 visitors on free weekends, the bath was one of the most popular baths in Braunschweig, which in addition to bathing pleasure also offered a hairdressing salon, massages, publicly broadcast radio lectures and national competitions. The only drawbacks were the strong algae growth and the cloudy water.
During the war the bath was used as an anti- aircraft base, destroyed by bombs and then looted. The water quality was rated so bad in 1963 that the pond was no longer open for swimming. In the following years, the pond was unused until it was converted into the existing green area.
Flora and fauna
After it has been used as a fishing pond, the pond and its surroundings are maintained by the urban greenery department. To prevent further silting of the pond and to give birds access to the bottom, it is drained in winter. An examination of the mud floor for plant seeds revealed 87 species. Among them are nine Red List species , for example the sedge sedge . In addition, the pointed-leaved pondweed , which had been missing at the site for 100 years, was rediscovered.
Others
The junction to the Braunschweig marshalling yard on the railway line to Gliesmarode is named after the Lünisch pond.
literature
- Margot Ruhlender, publisher Wolf-Dieter Schuegraf on behalf of the city of Braunschweig: Büketubben: History of bathing culture in Braunschweig from 1671–1993. Joh. Heinr. Meyer, Braunschweig 1994, ISBN 3-926701-23-4 , pp. 142-152.
See also
Web links
- Bettina Habermann: Lünischteich will be filled with water again in March in: Braunschweiger Zeitung. from October 25, 2012.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Land surveying and geographic base information Lower Saxony: AK 5 , LGLN online map ( Memento of the original from March 19, 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. (February 4, 2014).
- ↑ Level at the pond outlet maximum 13 dm
- ^ Wilhelm Appelt, Theodor Müller: Water arts and waterworks of the city of Braunschweig. in: Braunschweig workpieces. Vol. 33. Orphanage printing and publishing house, Braunschweig 1964, OCLC 471675374 , p. 33.
- ↑ Lünischteich on braunschweig.de, accessed on February 5, 2014, (with aerial photo)
- ↑ All key data and dates from Margot Ruhlender: Büketubben: History of bathing culture in Braunschweig from 1671-1993.
- ↑ Original films from old Braunschweig on braunschweig.de, accessed on February 5, 2014 (PDF)
- ↑ Lünischteich (1924) ( memento from February 5, 2014 in the web archive archive.today ) on historical-filmbestände-in-niedersachsen.de, accessed on February 5, 2014.
- ↑ Press release of the city of Braunschweig from December 27, 2013: Lünischteich is home to rare plant species. ( Memento from February 5, 2014 in the web archive archive.today ) in the press office internet portal (February 4, 2014).
- ↑ Braunschweiger Zeitung of December 30, 2013: Rare plants discovered in the Lünisch pond .
- ↑ Abzw. Lünischteich ( memento from February 22, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) on home.arcor.de, accessed on February 5, 2014.
