Ahlen water tower

Ahlen water tower

The Ahlen water tower is an industrial monument and a landmark of the city of Ahlen in the Münsterland .

The spherical high water tank on the 44 meter high steel framework has a capacity of 1000 m³. It was built in 1915–1917 for the water supply of the Westphalia colliery and its miners' colony and was shut down in 1982 by Gelsenwasser AG.

Today the distinctive, blue-painted water tower on K  27 is a listed building and is a historical example of the water supply and the development of riveting technology at the beginning of the 20th century.

Another landmark is the water tower on Galgenberg, north of the city on Warendorfer Straße.

Web links

Commons : Wasserturm Ahlen  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Description of all locations on this themed route as part of the Route of Industrial Culture
• Information from the city of Ahlen about the water tower

Coordinates: 51 ° 44 ′ 29 ″  N , 7 ° 54 ′ 21 ″  E