Schmalfelder Königsbrücke
The Schmalfelder Königsbrücke is a historic arch bridge that crosses the Schmalfelder Au in Schmalfeld in the Segeberg district in Schleswig-Holstein .
Consisting of blocks existing bridge was built in 1785 and until 1983 did their service. It is possibly the oldest preserved large stone bridge in Schleswig-Holstein. It is a cultural monument registered in the list of monuments of the state of Schleswig-Holstein and shown on the Schmalfeld coat of arms.
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The name "Königsbrücke" goes back to the Danish King Christian VII , who was Duke of Schleswig and Holstein at the time the bridge was built. According to tradition, he is said to have written on the edge of the construction bill (because of the high cost of 1771 marks): "The bridge was probably built of gold."
Another variant reports that Christian VII took a closer look at the bridge on a trip to Hamburg and finally said: "It is only made of stone, and I thought it was made of gold (silver)."
history
The crossing of the Schmalfelder Au was originally a ford , about 50 m downstream from today's bridge. One of the important north-south connections and a branch line of the Ochsenweg ran here . A wooden bridge was first mentioned in writing in 1703. This was replaced in 1785 by today's stone arch bridge.
The building consists of hewn granite blocks. The 21 m long bridge spans the Schmalfelder Au in three arches. It is 5.5 m wide (4.66 m of the lane) and is bordered on the side by a low stone wall. The road surface on the bridge is cobblestone . The foundation consists of 136 beech piles, four meters long and 25 cm in diameter. The resident population, who worked free of charge, was used to build the building.
Without major repairs, the Königsbrücke was in service for almost 200 years until 1983. Since then, traffic on the L 234 state road has been routed over a new reinforced concrete bridge east of the old one. The old bridge was placed under monument protection and extensively restored from 1985 to 1987. It may only be used by pedestrians and cyclists.
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- Information board by the bridge
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Coordinates: 53 ° 52 ′ 50.5 " N , 9 ° 58 ′ 56.4" E