Rechle u Lenory

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Coordinates: 48 ° 55 ′ 20 ″  N , 13 ° 48 ′ 23 ″  E

Rechle u Lenory
Rechle u Lenory
The bridge after renovation (2016)
use Pedestrian bridge, former wooden rake
Convicted Warm Vltava
place Lenora
construction Covered bridge
overall length 27.77 m
width 1.8 m
height 3–4 m
completion 1870
location
Rechle u Lenory (Jihočeský kraj)
Rechle u Lenory

Rechle u Lenory ( German "Rechle" at Lenora - Eleonorenhain ) describes a covered footbridge ( Czech Krytá lávka) over the Warm Vltava (Teplá Vltava) below Lenora (Eleonorenhain) in the Czech Republic . The wooden pedestrian bridge was built in 1870 and was used for drifting wood (rafting). It is a protected cultural monument .

The name Rechle comes from German. "Rakes" were barriers with which wood was temporarily held back while drifting or at landfall sites. In the Czech Republic there are 19 covered bridges , only the "Rechle" in Český Krumlov (Krumau) also had the function of a Holzrechens.

location

The structure spans the Warm Vltava after the confluence of the Kaplický potok (Kapellenbach) , ten kilometers west of the town of Volary (Wallern) and about 200 meters east of the town of Lenora. The road I / 39 and the railway line from Strakonice to Volary run above the bridge on the north, left bank .

history

The bridge was built in 1870 by the Kralik family (von Meyrswalden) . Its task was to support the drifting of wood from the Bohemian Forest . Since the end of the 18th century, the small tributaries of the Vltava were rebuilt to flood firewood . In the second half of the 19th century, the need for firewood decreased, instead the need for logs increased. The wood was felled from Mount Boubín (Kubany) along the Kaplický potok and drifted over it to Lenora. The place bears its name after Eleonore von Schwarzenberg (1812–1873). The Vltava transported the logs to the Salnau floodplain in Neuhäuser (Nové Chalupy). From there it could be transported for further processing via the Schwarzenberg canal (Schwarzenberský plavební kanál) and since 1892 by rail. The paper mills in Větřní (Wetter) and Loučovice (Kienberg) also bought wood . At that time, the bridge was also depicted on glasses from local glassworks.

The bridge before renovation (2008)

The drifting of wood was stopped in 1959 after the construction of the Lipno reservoir . The structure was repaired in 1985 on the initiative of the Lenora municipality. In the 2000s, the lack of boards made it possible to use the bridge for fishing . Since the masonry was also damaged and the bridge was in disrepair, it was dismantled, renewed and rebuilt in 2014. The reconstruction took place under the supervision of the state monument authority. Construction elements were preserved as far as possible, but load-bearing parts were also replaced. The European Union provided financial support for these measures.

As a “very valuable and authentically preserved example of a technical building from the 19th century”, the bridge was entered in the list of monuments in 1958 as a cultural monument and legally protected in 1963. On 28 May 2013, gave the Czech National Bank , a 5000 Crown - gold coin out in a total circulation of 13,900 pieces. This shows the overall and interior view of the bridge.

function

In the 19th century, the bridge was used to count floating logs and to insert poles, which together formed the rake with which the drift was interrupted when the water level was low. The driftwood was held back until the water level had risen or a flood of water could be generated by the drainage of dammed lakes and tributaries, on which the wood was transported downhill. The floating logs were gradually released in a controlled manner by means of the poles. The bridge had doors that were locked because the Trift workers' tools were inside. At the time of the hay harvest , however, it also served as a crossing over the river.

description

Interior view of the renovated bridge with the toothed floor beam on the right

The wooden construction is three meters high and rests on three massive stone pillars. The structure is 27.77 meters long and 1.8 meters wide, it bridges the river over 25 meters at a height of three to four meters. The bridge was thus protected from floods . It is paneled with wood and covered with a hipped roof made of wooden shingles . Since the right bank is lower, a wooden staircase with ten steps leads to the bridge. The pillars consist of large, machined regular stone blocks that are grouted with mortar . Its length significantly exceeds the width of the bridge, and the pillars are extended by walls to protect the banks. The pillars have wider bases under water. The sidewalk is made of massive planks. Poles could be inserted into a toothed beam to hold back the drifted wood. Older photographs show the bridge with these poles that formed the rake .

See also

Web links

Commons : Rechle u Lenory  - collection of images, videos and audio files

References and comments

  1. ↑ a b c d e f Krytá lávka (Catalog No. 1000158078) ÚSKP 45624 / 3-3637 in the monument catalog pamatkovykatalog.cz (Czech).
  2. ↑ a b c d rechle.cz: Rechle Lenora . (Czech, accessed March 27, 2020)
  3. ↑ Encyklopedii mostů v Čechách: LENORA na Šumavě (Prachatice) - dřevěná Krytá lávka . In: Encyklopedii mostů v Čechách, na Moravě a ve Slezsku . (Czech, accessed March 26, 2020)
  4. ↑ rechle.cz: Photo gallery of the removal of the bridge (accessed on March 27, 2020)
  5. ↑ rechle.cz: Photo gallery of the reconstruction of the bridge (2014) (accessed on March 27, 2020)
  6. ↑ See photos 3 and 4 (as of March 27, 2020) - other images show the bridge during flooding.