Weir Beihingen

Weir Beihingen
Basic data
Address:	Mundelsheimer Strasse / L 1129 71691 Freiberg am Neckar - Beihingen Baden-Württemberg
Use:	Weir
Construction time:	1912 to 1914
Inauguration:	February 9, 1915
Waterway:	Neckar
Waterway kilometers:	153.10 new, 154.34 old
Technical specifications
Congestion destination above sea level:	190.32 m
Width of the weir fields:	3 roller gates 18 meters, 1 bottom discharge gate 10 meters.
Lock:	Chamber in Pleidelsheim
Power plant:	Power plant in Pleidelsheim

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The Beihingen weir originally served to divert water from the old arm of the Neckar into the power station canal to generate electricity. The corresponding power plant is located in Pleidelsheim at the end of the power plant channel, which has meanwhile been expanded into the Pleidelsheim side channel . It has an output of around 4.4 MW.

The weir was built from 1912 to 1914 and inaugurated on February 9, 1915. This makes it the oldest weir on the navigable part of the Neckar. Originally only used for the purpose of generating electricity, it became passable for large cargo ships with the construction of the Pleidelsheim lock in the 1950s.

Web links

• Office for Neckar Development Heidelberg
• The oldest weir on the Neckar turns 100

Upstream	Crossing the Neckar	Downstream
Marbach weir	Weir Beihingen	Pleidelsheim hydropower plant

Coordinates: 48 ° 56 ′ 37.5 "  N , 9 ° 12 ′ 36.7"  E