East ferry Graepel
The Ostefähre Gräpel is one of the few remaining ferries on the sub oste , it connects Gräpel and Estorf with Western Osteufer.
history
Around 1600 the farmers from Graepel and Estorf began to use the areas west of the Oste for agriculture. A ford was initially used for this purpose, which could be used when the water levels were low due to the tide. A simple raft was later used. Around 1910, on behalf of an interest group of farmers, a simple Prahmfähre was built, which was pulled across the river as a cable ferry in order to bring loaded farm wagons safely across the river.
The ferry station was next to the inn and the innkeeper was initially also the ferryman . If the ferry was on the other side, the innkeeper wriggled the boat over the Oste to bring the ferry empty to the Graepler side. Around 1975 Helmut Plate took over the restaurant and the cable ferry, which in the meantime belonged to the community.
present
Today Karin Plate is the innkeeper of the “Zum Osteblick” inn. When hikers or cyclists strike the ferry bell on the west bank opposite, the ferryman becomes active and takes the passengers across with the pram ferry, which is still operated by hand as a cable ferry. In winter the ferry is put ashore and overtaken.
The Gräpel Prahmfähre belongs to the “ German Ferry Road ” route and is mainly used by hikers and tourists. A picture collection in the hall of the inn shows the historical ferry service in Graepel an der Oste. Here you can also find pictures of the Graepel shipyard , from which the large Besan- Ewer were launched .
technology
The Gräpel pram ferry is a rare combination of a hand-operated, yaw rope and chain ferry. The yaw angle is set by selecting the attachment point of the chain, whereby the ferry is accelerated by the current and the ferryman can maneuver it and pull the chain.
See also
Web links
- Pictures of the ferry
- Information about the ferry 1993 and 2003
- Video of the ferry (from minute 1.25)
Coordinates: 53 ° 33 '58.4 " N , 9 ° 10' 19.7" E