Friedlingen water tower
The Friedlingen water tower is a water tower built in 1908 in Friedlingen, today a district of Weil am Rhein . The water tower, built according to the intze principle , rests on an iron frame and has a capacity of 100 cubic meters. The water tower is not open to the public.
history
The Friedlingen water tower belonged to Färberei & Appretur Schusterinsel GmbH , which at times employed up to 1200 people. The Swiss processing industry forced its way onto the German market at the end of the 19th century because of its convenient border location and good rail connections. The water tower was part of what was originally an area of 35,000 square meters with a large number of factory buildings with an area of 8,000 square meters. In 1930 a concrete base was added to the water tower. With the crisis in the textile industry in the 1970s, the company went bankrupt and the site was demolished. Today the Schusterinsel is mainly a residential area with a commercial settlement, a park and a pier. The water tower is the only remaining part of the large textile complex.
description
The water tower supports its cylindrical water tank on eight iron pillars, which are additionally supported with diagonal braces. The structure is based on a solid concrete substructure. The lower edge of the water cylinder has a parapet access that can be reached for maintenance purposes via a sloping and vertical ladder. There is a lantern on the top of the water tank .
See also
literature
- Jens U. Schmidt, Günther Bosch, Albert Baur: Water towers in Baden-Württemberg. Land of the water towers. Regia-Verlag, Cottbus 2009, ISBN 978-3-86929-002-7 , p. 207.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Museum Weiler Textile History , accessed on July 20, 2013
Coordinates: 47 ° 35 ′ 28.9 " N , 7 ° 35 ′ 46.9" E