Elmshorn water tower
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| Monument protection: | Cultural monument of particular importance |
| Construction year: | 1902 |
| Tower height: | 43.5 m |
| Usable height: | 39.5 m |
| Container type: |
 Intze 1
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| Volume of the container: | 550 m³ |
| Shutdown: | 1989 |
| Original use: | Urban water supply |
| Todays use: | Café, candle making |
The Elmshorn water tower on Jahnstrasse was built in 1902. The 45 m high water tower is a registered cultural monument.
construction
The shaft, which tapers towards the top, is made of brick and has a circumferential strip of ornamental masonry made of glazed stones at the level of the window openings. It ends at the top with a ridge made of bricks and shaped stones protruding in relief. Brick-filled iron frameworks are used in the area of the water tank.
The water tank is an Intze 1 container with a capacity of 550 m³. It is made of riveted steel and rests on a granite ring.
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Original usage
The tower was built in 1902 by the Neumünster company Licht-, Kraft- und Wasserwerke, based on a concept by the engineer Maibaum. At the same time, the first municipal waterworks was built in the Liether dunes . The water pumps were driven by gas engines. The pipe network was initially 22,000 meters long. The newly built systems ensured the water supply for almost half of Elmshorn's households. Until 1989, the tower fulfilled its function as a water reservoir and a guarantee of even water pressure. Then modern technology made it redundant and stood empty for years.
Todays use
In 2003 the building went into private ownership for the symbolic price of 50 cents. A candle-making factory with a restaurant was set up in the entrance area according to a design by the architect Jan-Peter Witte. For this purpose, a gallery level has been drawn in to optically reduce the storey height of 6 m. A steep wooden staircase has been replaced by a spiral staircase, an additional entrance had to be created. The conversion costs amounted to more than 206,000 euros. The Foundation for the Preservation of Cultural Monuments in Elmshorn contributed funding of 17,950 euros.
gallery
Ornamental masonry: glazed bricks and a final frieze
The riveted water tank rests on a granite ring.
See also
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- Elmshorn News.
- Hamburger Abendblatt.
- Bärbel Böhnke: Searching for traces. Building history city tours (= contributions to the history of Elmshorn. Vol. 8, ISSN 0937-3403 ). City of Elmshorn, Elmshorn 1995.
- Jens U. Schmidt: Water towers in Schleswig-Holstein. History and stories about the water supply in the north and its most striking buildings. Regia-Verlag, Cottbus 2008, ISBN 978-3-939656-71-5 .
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Coordinates: 53 ° 45 ′ 21.8 " N , 9 ° 38 ′ 47" E