Water tower (Mölln)
| Mölln water tower | |
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| Construction year: | 1911-1913 |
| Draft: | Hans Ritter |
| Tower height: | 36 m |
| Usable height: | 30.9 m |
| Container type: |
 Loft container
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| Volume of the container: | 223 m³ |
| Shutdown: | 1981 |
| Todays use: | Observation tower showroom |
| Monument protection: | Cultural monument since 1987 |
The Mölln water tower is a former water tower in the town of Mölln in the Schleswig-Holstein district of the Duchy of Lauenburg . It stands on the Klüschenberg , a hill above the spa park , south of Möllner city center.
Building
The tower was built in 1911–1913 according to plans by Hans Ritter, although the design was not purely functional, as was the case with many other water towers of the time, but in the neo-Romanesque style - similar to a castle tower . The brick structure is divided into a cylindrical shaft and a slightly protruding tower head, the wall around the container.
The basement is slightly wider than the rest of the shaft and is set apart from the upper floors by crenellated wall projections. On the north side there is an entrance portal framed by natural stone blocks and columns. Several elongated arched windows structure the masonry of the shaft and illuminate its interior. All-round consoles lead up to the octagonal container area. This part has a ring of semicircular windows. The tower head tapers above this and returns to its basic cylindrical shape. A crenellated wreath closes the tower at the top and forms the parapet for a viewing platform. A stair bay window was added to the side to enable a staircase past the container. Today visitors can reach the top of the tower to the viewing platform via a total of 186 steps.
Originally there was a steel mezzanine tank with a water capacity of approx. 220 m³ in the tower, but this was removed after the shutdown in the course of the subsequent redesign.
History of the water supply in Mölln
Until the 20th century, the people of Mölln received their drinking water from numerous decentralized wells. The water quality was quite good, so that a central drinking water supply was not decided until late . The construction of a waterworks with a water tower began in 1911 according to plans by the Berlin civil engineer Hans Ritter . The raw water was pumped from a 48 m deep well using two piston pumps in order to treat it in an iron removal plant. The pure water was pumped onto the water tower. It could also be stored in a deep storage facility.
In 1964 Mölln received a new clean water tank with a capacity of 2500 m³. The water tower stayed in the network for the time being, it was not shut down until 1981.
Conservation and further use
After the shutdown, the municipal utilities had the tower rebuilt so that there was space for different uses. To do this, the water tank was removed and the stairs changed. After the work was completed in 1987, the building could be used as a viewing tower and for exhibitions. In the same year the Möllner water tower was placed under monument protection. Further renovation work followed (1998, 2004, 2008, 2010), which made it necessary to temporarily close the structure. Due to a broken pipe in 2013, the water tower was massively infected with mold and has been closed again since then. At a height of 76 m above sea level there is a broad view of Mölln and the surrounding area. In addition to the viewing platform, there is an exhibition on the regional flora and fauna and history in the tower. In 2010, more than 6100 people visited the Möllner water tower.
gallery
South view with the stairwell
(top right)
Container area with the battlements of the viewing platform
Entrance portal with natural stone surround and outside staircase
See also
literature
- 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 .
Web links
- Water tower. City of Mölln, accessed on March 30, 2014 (including opening times and admission prices).
Individual evidence
- ↑ “100 Years of the City of Mölln Waterworks, Chronicle 1912–2012”, p. 19
- ↑ Norbert Dreessen: Now again a great view from the 36 meter high Möllner Tower ( page can no longer be accessed , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Online edition of the Lübecker Nachrichten from April 10, 2009
Coordinates: 53 ° 37 ′ 33.5 ″ N , 10 ° 41 ′ 35.2 ″ E