List of Eastern ferries
The list of ferries from the East includes around 30 ferries on 74 kilometers of the river to the Elbe . Very few of the ferries are still in operation today.
Eastern ferries
Around 100 years ago there was no bridge on the Oste from Bremervörde to the confluence with the Elbe. People, animals and vehicles used fords or were ferried across. The operation of a ferry was regulated with the ferry justice.
Existing ferries
The German ferry route , a tourist route, was opened in 2004 between Kiel and Bremervörde and connects u. a. also the remaining east ferries. Starting in Bremervörde, Graepel, Schönau and Brobergen still have ferries in operation. In addition, the transporter ferry runs east , which is a tourist attraction.
- The Prahmfähre Graepel (9), one of the rare hand-operated cable ferries , connects Graepel and Estorf with the western eastern bank. It is mainly used by hikers and tourists. A picture collection in the hall of the inn "Zum Osteblick", which also operates the ferry, shows the historical ferry service in Graepel an der Oste.
- Schönau (10): The Schönau farm in Graepel maintains the private Prahmfähre, because most of the farm’s land is on the other bank of the East.
- In Brobergen (11) the last motor-driven prahmferry, the Ostefähre Brobergen, is operated.
- The oldest German transporter bridge goes to the east (21). It was completed in 1909, connects Basbeck with the east and was replaced by a bridge in 1974. As a result, the ferry was closed for public transport. In 1975 the association “Fördergesellschaft zur Preservation of the Transporter Bridge East” was founded and took over the operation of the ferry for tourism purposes.
Former east ferries
- Elm : There were three Elmer Ostefferries that crossed the 40 m wide river by barge ferries. The last one was discontinued in 1964; many users switched to the Niederochenhausen ferry.
- Niederochenhausen (4): Up to 1935 there was a large boat ferry, which was later replaced by a boat ferry. In the mid-1950s, a wire rope was pulled and the barge ferry was operated as a cable ferry. In 1966 the ferry service was stopped.
- Behrste (5): The passenger ferry was used by many young people, especially when there was dancing.
- Hude (6): A boat ferry station, located at a small tavern, was operated from 1902. Today there are no more ferries and taverns.
- Ostendorf (7): The ferry was berthed at the Sandammer ship station. The ferrywoman was called with a bell.
- Graepel (8, 9): The barge ferry connected Graepel with Ostendorf. It was right by the farmhouse with a small tap room. When the dike was renewed, the farmhouse was torn down and the ferry also disappeared. There was also a loading ferry that operated on the site of the old ford.
- Laumühlen (12): There was already a boat ferry in the 15th century, and a boat ferry was also recorded here in the 19th century.
- Kranenburg (13): The Prahmfähre made it possible for Kranenburg citizens to go to church by horse and cart until 1926. Then Kranenburg belonged to the parish of Oldenburg and a boat ferry was enough.
- Blumenthal (14): The barge ferry belonged to Gut Hutloh von Hunbertus Freiherr Marschalck von Bachtenbrook and was still shown on a map in 1902.
- Hechthausen (15): The Hechthausen Prahm Ferry was probably set up in the middle of the 17th century to replace the destroyed Kranemburger drawbridge. It was closed in 1935 after the bridge was built.
- Kleinwörden (16): The Mühlenhof on the Oste and the ferry belonged together and until 1910 the cattle were transferred with the Prahmfähre. Later the mill punt became a punt ferry. Around 1945 the annual rent was 5 Reichsmarks. In 1958 the ferry was shut down.
- Grossenwörden (17, 18): There was a lot of quarrel and anger about the two boat ferries Grossenwörden in 1820, as they made a lot of competition. The two boat ferries are still documented in 1890.
- Sethlerhemm (19): The ferries connected Basbeck and Großenwörden, first from 1700 as a boat ferry and later until 1957 as a cable ferry with motor drive.
- Altendorf (20): Until 1915 there was a boat ferry between Altendorf and Sehlerhemm. The transporter bridge to the east is very close.
- Schwarzhütten (22): The barge ferry was particularly popular with the workers at the cement works, which also owned the ferry.
- Hemm (23): The Hemm hand barge connected Hemm and Achthöfener Deich.
- Lazy ferry (24): The barge ferry between Niederstrich and Ahrensflucht was called “De fule Fähr” and cost 5 Reichspfennig per bicycle in the 1930s. It was discontinued in the late 1950s.
- Oberndorf (25): The Oberndorf Prahmfähre operated until 1977 and was then replaced by a bridge.
- Bentwisch (26): The barge ferry crossed the Oste at the Bentwisch mill and was in operation until the 1950s.
- Portshemm (27): This ferry station belonged to the Katte family, who owned two estates here. It was discontinued over 100 years ago.
- Geversdorf (28): The Ostefähre Geversdorf was a prahmfähre that connected Geversdorf with Itzwörden and was replaced by a bascule bridge in 1988.
- Dingwörden (29): Amandus Ahlf was the last ferryman on the Prahm Ferry, which had been in operation since 1706. With the construction of the eastern barrier in 1968, the ferry service was stopped.
- Neuhäuser Deich (30): The barge ferry was operated from 1875 to 1950.
literature
- Grit Klempow: Hol över, from ferries and people on the Oste. Verlag Atelier im Bauernhaus, 2008, ISBN 978-3-88132-034-4 .
Web links
- Prahmfähre Oberndorf on Youtube . 1974 film, Digital Heritage Service , 2020