Schierstein harbor
| Schierstein harbor | |||
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| UN / LOCODE | DE SES | ||
| opening | 1858 | ||
| Port type | Port and Land | ||
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| place | Wiesbaden-Schierstein | ||
| country | Hesse | ||
| Country | Germany | ||
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| Coordinates | 50 ° 2 '18 " N , 8 ° 11' 37" E | ||
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The Schiersteiner Hafen is located in Wiesbaden-Schierstein , Hesse .
geography
The port is located on the southern outskirts of Schierstein at Rhine kilometer 506.0 R at an altitude of 83 m above sea level. NN and is a center of water sports in the Hessian capital Wiesbaden . To the west is the Schierstein waterworks and the Niederwallufer Bucht nature reserve . It is mainly used as a marina . Many water sports clubs have their club premises on the shore and their berths in the harbor basin. In addition to the protective port, there is a landing stage at Rhine km 505.7 R and a river port with a semi- portal crane and two grain elevators at km 504.8 R , which the Raiffeisen Kraftfutterwerk (RWZ) operates as a factory site. The Bingen Waterways and Shipping Office is located on the south bank of the harbor basin , where it operates its own jetty for its service boats and workboats . The Lindenbach , which rises in Frauenstein, flows into the port from the north .
history
The port was created as an inland port in 1858 . The harbor basin is 1,400 meters long and over 200 meters wide. Until the fall of the Berlin Wall , this was the location of a barracks for the river pioneers of the Bundeswehr . A soap factory was also located here. Both plants were demolished. In their place there has been residential development. As a result, the entire north bank of the port has become accessible as a harbor promenade. The port is a recreational area for Wiesbaden and the surrounding area. Many restaurants are available on land and even on the water ( Noah's Ark ). Excursions with the Tamara ferry to the Rettbergsaue are possible. In the adjoining floodplain area to the west of the Schierstein waterworks, it is possible to observe white storks . Some of them breed on the arms of high-voltage pylons , the lines of which cross the Rhine at great heights.
The narrow port exit to the Rhine is spanned by the Dyckerhoff Bridge (pedestrian bridge) built in 1967 , which was sponsored by the local cement manufacturer of the same name for its 100th anniversary . The bridge with its elegant arch was one of the first prestressed concrete bridges in Germany. It allows you to walk around the harbor.
The Schierstein Harbor Festival with fireworks takes place on the promenade in mid-July .
water sports
The port was expanded into a water sports center with a regatta course . A dragon boat race is organized for the Schierstein harbor festival . In addition, the rowing regatta of the Wiesbaden-Biebrich rowing society takes place every year in the Schiersteiner Hafen.
From August 2007 to August 2010, the 1.9 kilometer long swim course of the triathlon Ironman 70.3 Germany led as a turning point course through the Schierstein harbor basin, at the western end of which there was also the first transition area for cycling.
The Wiesbaden city championship of Formula Future in the inflatable slalom has been held at the Schiersteiner Hafen for several years . Wiesbaden has had a European champion, two German champions, three runner-ups, four Hessen champions and a 5th place in a world championship in this discipline since 2000. The Wiesbaden Yacht Club is the leader in placement and youth work . A buoy course is laid out in the Osthafen for the city championships and the necessary training.
Motorboat races were held in the harbor between 1955 and 1957 . It was about evaluation points for the German championships and the Schierstein Blue Ribbon . Local drivers such as Kurt Gersch and Max and Rolf Staeves, all boat builders by profession, also took part.
Several yacht clubs and water sports clubs are based at the Schiersteiner Hafen, including the Motorboat Club Mittelrhein and the Schierstein water sports club.
In the Schiersteiner Hafen there is a boathouse of the Wiesbaden schools and the rowing society Wiesbaden-Biebrich, which offer rowing as a popular and competitive sport for pupils and adults .
The Volkshochschule Wiesbaden has been offering training for water sports enthusiasts on the Schiersteiner Hafen for more than 15 years, including regional knowledge seminars, boat driving licenses for sailing and motor boats as well as navigation . Since 2008, commercial providers in Schierstein have also been offering sailing and motor boat lessons, all sport boat driving licenses, sport coast boat license (SKS), lock trips, excursions and area exploration trips.
environment
The sediment in the harbor basin has sometimes significantly increased heavy metal content on which decrease down significantly after evaluation of the depth-first sampling to the depth. The exposure to copper , nickel and mercury exceeded the test value in an investigation in 2001, and zinc even exceeded the rehabilitation threshold in three places. Significantly increased levels of organotin compounds could also be determined in sediment samples using grippers . With a peak concentration of max. 460 μg / kg for the individual parameter tributyltin, the levels are well above the target of ARGE Elbe of 25 μg / kg.
traffic
The Schiersteiner Hafen is accessible via local roads to the federal autobahn 66 and 643 . There is no longer a rail connection at the port facilities.
- Picture gallery
Schierstein factory premises
Dyckerhoff bridge over the harbor entrance
Noah's Ark floating restaurant
Schierstein harbor
Club building of the water sports club Schierstein eV
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Web links
- History of the Schiersteiner Hafen on www.wiesbaden.de
- Historical pictures of the Schierstein harbor
- Water sports in the Schierstein harbor
Individual evidence
- ^ Ordinance on the nature reserve "Niederwallufer Bucht" of August 28, 2000 . In: State Gazette for the State of Hesse , No. 40, October 2, 2000, pp. 3224–7.
- ↑ Nature reserves , website of the city of Wiesbaden, accessed on April 2, 2020.
- ^ Wiesbadener Yacht Club on the Internet
- ↑ Calendar in the magazine Die Yacht (Berlin), issue 2/1957, page 41
- ↑ Orientation study of sediment samples . Investigation in 2001 by the Fresenius Institute in Taunusstein