Schleusengraben

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The moat towards the south as seen from the Schleusengrabenbrücke
The Kampbille is diverted from the Schleusengraben
Bridge of the A25 over the Schleusengraben
Krapphof lock, view towards Schleusengraben

The Schleusengraben is a canal in the Hamburg district of Bergedorf . It connects the Bille with the Dove Elbe and is around 2.6 kilometers long.

It was laid out in 1443 to protect what was then the island of Billwerder from flooding. He followed an old watercourse - part of the "Löse" says a source, other evidence speaks of the "Loziene" or of "a wide, shallow body of water called the " Lotzine " (Slavic " Lucina "means swamp place)" that of which was once formed without congestion.

The Schleusengraben is one of the oldest artificial waterways in Germany. Since the lock on the Heckkaten was built in 1494, the water has been flowing from the upper reaches of the Bille through the lock ditch into the Elbe river system . Since its completion, the canal guaranteed the transport connection between Bergedorf and the city of Hamburg by water, since the middle Bille (the direct waterway to Hamburg) was not navigable. The Bergedorfer Hafen (Serrahn) at the northern end of the Schleusengraben developed into an important transshipment point, especially for wood from the Sachsenwald , during the early modern period . The cheap and efficient transport route promoted Bergedorf's industrialization from the 19th century; Numerous production companies sprang up along the Schleusengraben. Since 1929 the Krapphof lock has made the canal independent of ebb and flow .

literature

  • Hoffmann, Gerd: Bergedorf near Hamburg. A richly illustrated district history. Hower Verlag Hamburg, 2nd edition 1994, ISBN 3-922995-21-7 , p. 106
  • Pfennigstorf, Jürgen: Bergedorf - Becoming and growing through the water of the Elbe and Bille . In Lichtwark booklet No. 62 and No. 64. Ed .: Lichtwark Committee, Bergedorf, 1997 and 1999. See now: Verlag HB-Werbung, Hamburg-Bergedorf. ISSN  1862-3549 .
  • ders .: Bergedorf - Becoming and growing through the waters of the Elbe and Bille . In: Lichtwark booklet No. 66 and 67 and 68. Verlag HB-Werbung, Hamburg-Bergedorf, 2001 to 2003. ISSN  1862-3549 .

Web links

Commons : Schleusengraben (Bergedorf)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Reinert, Richard: Höfe in Billwerder around 1435 . In Lichtwark No. 48, December 1984. Ed. Lichtwark Committee, Bergedorf. See now: Verlag HB-Werbung, Hamburg-Bergedorf. ISSN  1862-3549 .
  2. ^ Pfennigstorf, Jürgen: Bergedorf - Becoming and growing through the water of the Elbe and Bille . In Lichtwark booklet no. 64. Ed .: Lichtwark Committee, Bergedorf, 1997. See now: Verlag HB-Werbung, Hamburg-Bergedorf. ISSN  1862-3549 .
  3. ↑ Aschenberg, Heinz; Kroker, Gerhard: Storm surges and flood protection in Hamburg. An outline of the history of the dike construction and the internal drainage in the river splitting area of ​​the Elbe. Dingwort Hamburg n.d. (approx. 1991), p. 23

Coordinates: 53 ° 28 ′ 36 ″  N , 10 ° 12 ′ 3 ″  E