Water sports center Hamburg-Allermöhe
The water sports center Hamburg-Allermöhe is a facility built into the confluence of the Dove Elbe and Gose Elbe rivers for rowing and canoeing in Hamburg . It has a 2,000 meter long regatta course that is suitable for international competitions.
On the edge of the regatta course at Allermöher Deich 34 is the state performance center for rowing and canoe racing, which is assigned to the Hamburg-Kiel Olympic base .
The route has already hosted German championships in rowing , canoe racing and canoe polo several times . The Nations Cup , the then unofficial U23 world rowing championships, was also held here in 1999 . For 2011, the rowers successfully competed for a World Cup regatta.
The route was discussed as part of Hamburg's application for the 2012 Summer Olympics as the venue for the rowing and canoeing competitions.
location
The regatta course is located around 10 km southeast of downtown Hamburg in the Vier- und Marschlanden in the Hamburg district of Bergedorf in the districts of Allermöhe , Tatenberg and Reitbrook . With the construction of the facility from the end of the 1960s, the largely natural confluence of the Gose Elbe and Dove Elbe was extensively redesigned. In the mid-1980s, a state performance center (LLZ) for rowing and canoe racing was established. The LLZ initially consisted of a boat hall and main building with changing rooms and offices for the rowing and canoeing associations. The buildings have expanded significantly over time.
The track system was set up in the early 1980s in such a way that both 6 rowing lanes and 9 canoe lanes can be laid out. There are fixed starting pontoons at 2000 m. At 1000 m, 500 m and 200 m, both a starting bridge and individual starting pontoons can be laid out. Originally, a four-storey wooden target tower was built on the southern bank opposite the LLZ, but has since been replaced by a new building on the northern bank. A pedestrian bridge with a sliding lock, which is only accessible during the events, connects the two sides of the river.
In terms of traffic, the regatta course is located directly at the Hamburg-Allermöhe motorway exit of federal motorway 25 . The performance center is located 2,300 m from the Mittlerer Landweg S-Bahn station . There are large areas available around the regatta site as a saddle place, tent site and parking lot.
History of the plant
1966
On December 20, 1966, the Hamburger Abendblatt headlined "New Regatta Course for Hamburg - Large Plan Sport-Alster in Southeast Hamburg". A representative, modern regatta course with a leisure and recreation center is to be built within 10 years. The redesign of Gose and Dove Elbe is to be carried out by removing the shallow gravel with suction dredgers .
1967
In the spring of 1967 the Hamburg Senate deals with the construction of the sports and recreation center. Interior Senator Heinz Ruhnau sees the last chance to create a representative facility for Hamburg's water sports and Mayor Herbert Weichmann was particularly impressed by the plan for the local recreation center, as new industrial areas could be developed in this way. On April 27, 1967, Interior Senator Heinz Ruhnau inspected the construction work on a boat trip. The rowing clubs would like to leave their clubhouses on the Alster and only relocate the racing operations. In addition to the regatta course, a marina is to be built on the Dove Elbe at the suggestion of the ADAC .
1968
The redesign of the river landscape is in full swing. The rowers are expected to move from the Alster to the Dove Elbe in 1972/73. The actual expansion costs, which are estimated at two and a half to nine million German marks , are unclear .
1981
Because the regatta course is still not completely finished, the North German Rowers Association has to move to Ratzeburg for the second time with the International Junior Regatta in May.
1982
The Hamburger Abendblatt wrote on April 8, 1982: Many citizens are protesting against the plans for water sports. The residents fear that the flow of visitors will disturb the peace.
1983
The 41st Hamburg rowing regatta in June was the most extensive competition to date on the new regatta course. 1550 athletes from 100 clubs took part. The North German Canoe Championships took place in July and the 48th Hamburg Rowing Regatta in September.
1985
In July, the Eichkranz races (B championships of the German Rowing Association) were held in Hamburg for the first time in 49 years.
1986
Interior Senator Rolf Lange inaugurates the new performance center on April 24th . A boathouse with regatta office was built for 1.6 million German marks in a twelve-month construction period; Meeting and changing rooms built. The expansion of the facilities on the regatta course cost 400,000 German marks. The first target tower on the south bank was financed by the Albingia insurance company (Albingia tower).
10/11 May: Hamburg regatta
26./27. July: Seniors match with participants from 20 countries
27./28. September: North German Rowing Championships
1987
2./7. September: German Canoe Championships
1988
On June 24th, the Hamburg citizenship approved the construction of the pedestrian bridge over the Dove Elbe at a cost of 1.3 million German marks as part of budget discussions .
On July 13th, the Hamburg interior authority will hold a special meeting to discuss the issues of environmentalists during the German rowing championships on 16-17. Demonstrations announced in July. The police want to develop possible countermeasures. The citizens' initiative blocked the Moorfleeter dike and the Allermöhe motorway exit on July 10th. Mayor Henning Voscherau visits the German Rowing Championships on July 18th and said in an interview: “The protests by environmentalists are peaceful and do not endanger the event. Despite everything, there is a colorful climate of harmony here. "
1989
25./27. August: 10th German Canoe Polo Championships
1990
In the summer, a pedestrian bridge running directly over the water will be built over the Dove Elbe for 2.1 million German marks. The controversial, high-running bridge with year-round continuity as well as a floodplain with a building over a wetland is dispensed with.
1999
24./25. July: Nations Cup , unofficial U23 rowing championship
25./26. September: North German rowing championships
2000
6./8. September: German Canoe Championships
2006
Expansion of the weight room and the boat hall.
2007
1st / 3rd June: International DRV Junior Regatta
2008
Extension of the main building by a two-storey wing with overnight rooms for sports groups, work rooms for trainers, rooms for events and conferences, further sanitary facilities and a pavilion with conference and relaxation room extension.
May 31/1. June: International DRV Junior Regatta
27./28. September: North German rowing championships
2009/2010
From October 2009 the regatta course will be converted to the new 8-lane system for rowers. To do this, the route is swiveled 3 ° northwards from the destination, so the destination continues to the LLZ side. To the south of the eighth runway there is an additional runway for camera catamarans. There will still be a nine-lane system for canoeing. These nine lanes can be used instead of rowing lanes 1 to 6.
A new target tower was erected on the premises of the LLZ to make the system into a more compact unit.
Regattas
Important regattas (incomplete)
- 1986 Seniors match
- 1987 DM canoe racing
- 1991 DM canoe racing, first German canoe racing championship after reunification.
- 1992 Junior World Cup in canoe racing, 33 nations at the start.
- 1996 DM canoe racing
- In 1999 the Nations Cup , the then unofficial U23 World Championship for rowers
- 2002 DM canoe racing
- 2004 World Rowing Masters Regatta
- 2007 DM canoe racing
- 2010 Baltic Cup
- 2011 Rowing World Cup
- 2012 German Dragon Boat Championships
- 2013 European Club Crew Championships Dragon Boat
- 2014 Junior World Rowing Championships
- 2014 German Canoe Racing Championship
- 2018 German Canoe Racing Championship
Regular regattas
- Canoe: North German Championship
- Canoe: Hamburg Autumn Regatta
- Rowing: North German Championships
- Rowing: DRV Juniors Regatta
- Sailing: Wednesdays regattas of the Baltic Sailing Association (BSV)
- Sailing: Island Cup Yardstick Regatta and H-dinghy ranking BSV
criticism
At the end of the 1980s, the further expansion of the facilities for the regatta course and the Dove Elbe water park around Eichbaumsee led to considerable criticism from the surrounding residents, farmers and nature conservation associations (merged to form the Dove Elbe water park citizens' initiative), which in particular increased the number of visitors and events caused by bathers as well as the development and removal of valuable habitats.
This resulted in a significantly smaller footbridge over the Dove Elbe between the performance center and the target tower, which can only be closed by a movable middle segment during the regatta events. The intended development and structural facilities (path and road construction, bridge construction over the Gose Elbe, parking spaces, larger grandstands, camping site) south of the regatta course were not used.
When the regatta course was rebuilt in 2009/2010, there were some objections from the neighboring sailing clubs and a canoe rental company, who felt that their use of the waterway was restricted.
swell
- ↑ Hamburger Abendblatt, December 20, 1967
- ↑ Hamburger Abendblatt of February 16, 1967
- ↑ Hamburger Abendblatt, April 28, 1967
- ↑ Hamburger Abendblatt of December 24, 1968
- ↑ Hamburger Abendblatt of May 21, 1981
- ↑ Hamburger Abendblatt, April 25, 1986
- ↑ Hamburger Abendblatt of July 13, 1987
- ↑ Hamburger Abendblatt of July 18, 1988
- ↑ Hamburger Abendblatt, May 17, 1990
- ^ Wiebke Schwirten: Criticism of the expansion of the regatta course. Bergedorfer Zeitung, May 17, 2009, accessed on January 11, 2016 .
Coordinates: 53 ° 28 ′ 56.8 " N , 10 ° 6 ′ 51.7" E