Nykøbing Zealand water tower

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Nykøbing Zealand water tower

The water tower Nykøbing Zealand ( Danish Vandtårnet Nykøbing Sjælland ) is a water tower in the Danish town of Nykøbing Zealand in the municipality of Odsherred .

The water tower is located at a prominent point at the entrance to the town south of the city. He is a highly visible landmark and an important landmark of Nykøbing.

The tower was built in 1914 by the engineer Georg Rasmus Øllgaard in the historicist style on a circular floor plan. The design with its crenellated wreath is strongly reminiscent of a historic castle tower. The height of the water tower is 19 meters.

On the south side of the tower there is a boulder on which the year of construction and the technical data of the tower are listed.

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Coordinates: 55 ° 55 ′ 9 ″  N , 11 ° 39 ′ 3.1 ″  E