Water towers (Augsburg)
The water towers in Augsburg are monuments of Augsburg's historical water management . Among the several historically significant water towers in Augsburg is the oldest water tower in Germany.
The first water towers in Augsburg were erected in the area at the Red Gate , the former southern city limits. The plans for the waterworks at the Red Gate , with the help of which the difference in level to Maximilianstrasse should be compensated, go back to the 15th century. The water for the city supply came from the Brunnenbach , into which several spring streams from the Augsburg city forest flowed in the south of the city. It was collected in a reservoir and finally passed on to consumers via the water towers.
During the term of office of the Augsburg fountain master Caspar Walter , there were nine water towers in Augsburg. Until 1879, seven waterworks with nine water towers supplied the city of Augsburg with drinking water.
Water towers at the Red Gate
Two water towers are located directly at the Red Gate, each on substructures from the 15th century, polygonal upper floors from the 16th and 17th. Century. The interior work is dated to around 1748. At the Heilig-Geist-Spital , about 50 meters away, there is a third tower, the box or hospital tower.
- the great water tower
- the small water tower
- the box or hospital tower
Big water tower
The construction of the Great Water Tower began in 1412 and was completed in 1416. This makes it the oldest water tower in Germany. He supplied Augsburg with drinking water until 1879. It was initially built from wood on the plan of a defensive tower at the Red Gate. After a fire in 1463, it was replaced by a brick tower and later two storeys were added. On the top, the seventh, floor there was an octagonal basin into which two metal fish and a fish head spout water from four ascending tubes. The water was drained into the city via a thick drainage pipe.
Small water tower
In 1470 the small water tower was built right next to the large water tower, nestled against it, also over a former fortress tower. The tower was raised by two hexagonal storeys in 1559 and another storey in 1672. In 1744, the fountain master Caspar Walter built the wooden spiral staircase leading to the top floor. A kettle with two fish spears and a fish head spear was hung on the top floor. From here you can still get to the neighboring Great Water Tower.
The small water tower, with reinforcement wall against vibrations
Spiral staircase in the small water tower
Up in the small water tower
Box tower
In 1599, a defensive tower was converted into another water tower especially for the water supply to the magnificent Augsburg fountains . This box tower, also known as the hospital tower, was raised by two hexagonal storeys. A stone balustrade has adorned the flat roof end since 1703 . In 1742, the local fountain master Caspar Walter built a double spiral staircase. The water basin on the top floor was artfully arranged. His outlet taps represented a young man and a fish by Adriaen de Vries .
More water towers in Augsburg
- the lower fountain tower
- the St. Jacob's water tower
- a tower on the city wall near the bird gate
- the tower Schwibbogenplatz 2 f at Sparrenlech, formerly a private water tower for irrigation of the Schaur'schen garden
- the container tower, also known as a water tower, in the Augsburg gas works
- the water tower of the former August Wesselschen shoe factory by Jean Keller
- the water tower in the Glaspalast Augsburg
- the water tower of Ackermann-Göggingen
- the water tower of the hat factory Lembert
- the water tower Altes Stadtbad (Augsburg)
- the water tower in the Augsburg district of Inningen on Wasserturmstrasse
Individual evidence
- ^ Martin Kluger: Historical water management and water art in Augsburg. Canal landscape, water towers, fountain art and water power . 2nd Edition. Context Verlag, Augsburg 2012, ISBN 978-3-939645-50-4 , p. 79 .
- ^ Hydraulic Engineering and Hydropower, Drinking Water and Decorative Fountains in Augsburg - UNESCO World Heritage Center. In: unesco.org. whc.unesco.org, accessed May 29, 2018 .
- ^ City of Augsburg. In: augsburg.de. Retrieved May 29, 2018 .
- ↑ Augsburg suddenly has one more water tower , Augsburger Allgemeine from 23 August 2014
literature
Martin Kluger : Augsburg's historical water management. The way to the UNESCO World Heritage . 1st edition. Context Verlag, Augsburg 2015, ISBN 978-3-939645-81-8 .
Web links
- Water towers at the Red Gate in the Augsburg Wiki
- Brochure for the Open Monument Day 2012 (PDF; 5.9 MB)
Coordinates: 48 ° 21 ′ 35.7 " N , 10 ° 54 ′ 12.5" E