Mosel ferry Koblenz-Lay

The Moselle ferry Koblenz-Lay

The Moselle ferry Koblenz-Lay ran on the Moselle in Koblenz at kilometer 9.05 and connected the districts of Lay and Güls . A ferry connection in Lay has been documented since the 14th century . The ferry connection was discontinued in 2013.

history

The ferry represented an important connection for the Layer citizens from the Middle Ages to the most recent times in order to get to their vineyards and fields on the opposite side of the Moselle. The Moselle ferry was first mentioned in documents about the sale of vineyards on the rock opposite the Lay ferry to the St. Kastor monastery in Koblenz in 1320 and 1321. Another document dated July 6, 1342 and a letter of purchase dated February 28, 1345, issued by the imperial notary Heinrich von Winningen, attest to the existence of the river crossing.

The first medieval ferry was traditionally made of oak -made boat , which was driven by human power rowing or by poking a long rods and transported as people and livestock to another Moselseite. It was operated by a Ferger ( ferryman ) and a ferry assistant. The ferry rack secured the Ferger and the town a secure income. The time not yet channeled Mosel with its dangerous currents, but also overloads that caused that the boat frequently capsized . A lease contract handed down from the 18th century documents the regulations for ferry operations. The tariffs for translating, but also the behavior of the ferryman, were regulated here. There were safety regulations for the boat and the equipment to be carried.

Over time, the ferry was converted into a wider and flatter Traubert or Trupert that could carry more load. The property is in a Weistum is from the year 1556 for the Layer ferry. This was then replaced by the larger scarf , which could now transport smaller wagons and carriages. Since the crossing became more and more difficult for the ferryman, the ferry was attached to ropes. But even this so-called Gierponte was not without danger and capsized occasionally. The ropes were stretched high above the river so as not to stand in the way of the Moselle shipping and the steamship traffic that emerged in the 19th century. At the beginning of the 20th century, the wooden one was replaced by an iron and larger shell in order to be able to transport trucks .

The last used car ferry "Lay" has been in use since 1981. It was originally a Gierponte and was used in Kobern-Gondorf under the name "Gondorf". It was built in 1931 at the Gauhe & Gockel shipyard in Lahnstein and was in use between Gondorf and Niederfell until 1976 . With the expansion of the Moselle into a major shipping route from 1958 to 1964, it was motorized. When the Moselgoldbrücke was built, it was sold to Winningen , where it was equipped with a second motor and a Schottel drive and converted into a free-moving ferry. In 1981 it was sold to Koblenz and replaced the old ferry that was used in Lay and hung on a high wire. Since the construction of the second Moselle bridge in Koblenz, the Kurt Schumacher Bridge completed in 1990 , the Layer ferry has only been used in the summer months.

Ferry "Lay"

The ferry “Lay” last used and built in 1931 is 24.53 m long and 6.6 m wide, the draft is 0.60 m. It has a loading area of 63 m² with a load capacity of 12 tons. Thus 50 people or three cars could be transported. If only a single vehicle was transported, this could have a gross vehicle weight of up to 9 tons . The ferry used two Schottel rudder propellers as drive , which received their power from two Deutz 3-cylinder diesels with 22 kW each.

After its renovation, it is planned to be transported back to Lay and to be installed in public spaces.

literature

Hedwig Herdes, Rolf Morbach and Richard Theisen (edit.): From the history of the place Lay on the Mosel , local history contributions on the occasion of the 1200th anniversary in 2003, Koblenz-Lay, 2003

Web links

Commons : Moselfehre Koblenz-Lay - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Official website of the Moselle ferry Koblenz-Lay

Individual evidence

↑ Layer ferry is supposed to be an eye-catcher for the Moselle district: The entrepreneur has bought the vehicle . ( rhein-zeitung.de [accessed on May 11, 2018]).

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[1] Layer ferry is supposed to be an eye-catcher for the Moselle district: The entrepreneur has bought the vehicle . ( rhein-zeitung.de [accessed on May 11, 2018]).