Point dike

The Punkendeich , initially called the Sieldeich, was a Bremen Weser dike between the Altenwall and the Sielwall . The dike was raised in 1799 and incorporated into the Osterdeich in 1850 .

The name Punkendeich means whore dike and probably comes from the Seven Years' War (1756 to 1763), when the soldier whores - the so-called Punken - were not tolerated in Bremen and went about their business on the dike in front of the city. Until 1891 a small path was called that way.

The Bremer Eiswette still takes place today at the level of the former Punkendeich .

literature

• Herbert Black Forest : The Great Bremen Lexicon . 2nd, updated, revised and expanded edition. Edition Temmen, Bremen 2003, ISBN 3-86108-693-X .

Coordinates: 53 ° 4 ′ 15.9 "  N , 8 ° 48 ′ 47.1"  E