Main ferry Okriftel

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Main ferry Okriftel in 2009

The Main ferry Okriftel is a seasonally operated, free-moving ferry for pedestrians and cyclists in Hesse . In the summer months, it runs on weekends and public holidays on the Main between Hattersheim - Okriftel and Kelsterbach .

history

A ferry was first mentioned in a document in 1716, when the “Höchst” attacked the ferryman and set the ferry on fire. Also in 1720 a ferry is mentioned in a border treaty between Hattersheim and Okriftel, which was not allowed to transport passers-by or goods in order to protect the Höchst Main crossing. The ferry connection across the Main is likely to have existed for a long time, however: Already in 1560, the Okriftel, located in the north of Main, came under the rule of the South Main and Protestant Isenburg citizens , while the north Main neighbors under the Electorate of Main remained Catholic. The Isenburg residents were there to exercise their sovereignty and the population was dependent on the only duty-free connection across the river for economic and social reasons.

The regular boat connection was replaced by a carriage ferry and was called the "Flying Bridge" at the end of the 19th century. With industrialization , the ferry connection gained renewed importance for the employees of the surrounding factories: until after the Second World War , Hattersheim workers used the ferry to get to the companies Enka in Kelsterbach and Opel in Rüsselheim . In the opposite direction, workers took the ferry from Kelsterbach to the Phrix cellulose factory in Okriftel. In 1977 the ferry, which could transport three cars, was given up and in 1979 the ferry to Nackenheim was sold.

Ferry boat and ferry service

The ferry used today was established in 1981 on the shipyard Gustavsburg in Mainz-Gustavsburg under the hull number 429 attached to Kiel . The boat has a length of 10.20 meters, a width of 2.80 meters and a draft of 0.65 meters. It is powered by a Volvo Penta engine that has 90 hp and acts on a ship's propeller. The boat with the callsign DB4937 can carry up to 20 passengers and twelve bicycles. In Hattersheim it is registered under the ENI number 04810120.

On the Okrifteler side of the Main, the jetty is in Jahnallee by the boathouse ; In southern Main, it is located in the Kelsterbach Forest. The start of the summer ferry service depends on the weather and usually begins in April / May of each year. The ferry runs on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays from around 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., on working days only by appointment, and it is also rented out for special trips. The boat is operated on behalf of the municipality of Hattersheim by the Okrifteler company Schindling Kieshandel, which also stores the ship in the winter months. The ferry service is financed by the cities of Hattersheim and Kelsterbach.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Reinhard A. Bölts: Stories on History. From Hattersheim with Okriftel and Eddersheim, Verlag 76, Neuenhain im Taunus 1977, ISBN 3-921464-04-8 , p. 41 f.
  2. ↑ Wolf-Heino Struck: History of Hattersheim, municipal administration Hattersheim, Hattersheim 1964, p. 135
  3. ↑ The story of Okriftel on hattersheim.de
  4. ↑ Car ferries on the Main at fjordfaehren.de - private website about car ferries in Europe
  5. ^ Okriftel ferry in the inland navigation forum
  6. ↑ ferry Okriftel on kieshandel-hattersheim.de
  7. ↑ ferry Okriftel on hattersheim.de
  8. ↑ Jennifer Hein: Main ferry Hattersheim Kelsterbach - The ferry is saved . Article in the Frankfurter Rundschau from January 10, 2013, accessed on April 7, 2019

Coordinates: 50 ° 3 ′ 1.5 ″  N , 8 ° 30 ′ 8 ″  E