Wöllstein water tower
The Wöllstein water tower is a water and observation tower and one of the landmarks of the Rhenish Hessian community of Wöllstein in the Rhineland-Palatinate district of Alzey-Worms .
Geographical location
The water tower is clearly visible from afar on the southwestern outskirts of Wöllstein on the eastern foothills of 214.3 m above sea level. NHN high Höllberg, which rises as part of the Wöllsteiner hill country south of the Appelbach flowing from southwest to northeast through Wöllstein . The tower stands at a height of about 171 m between the vineyards that surround it on three sides, near the historic "Oligpfad", an old path that led from Siefersheim to the old Wöllsteiner oil mill. The tubs (old field names) located southeast of the water tower in Wöllstein and Siefersheim are named after this "Am Oligpfad".
history
The Wöllstein water tower, which is now a listed building , was built in 1906 in a historicizing construction from rubble stones and served as the Wöllstein waterworks until it was closed in 1977. The now unused water tank is located on the slightly higher south side of the tower under an artificially created mound and can be reached from the interior of the tower through a metal door. In the past, a water pipe led from here to a sandstone basin embedded in the outer wall of the northern staircase, where drinking water could be drawn off. The gargoyle on the back wall of the pool is no longer there today. The function of the water tower as a lookout tower has been preserved to this day, the key to the tower can be borrowed from the municipal council.
description
The water tower is built on a square floor plan with an edge length of 7 meters. The tower tapers slightly up to half the height of the tower and then becomes a little wider again in the upper part. The edge length on the platform is 6.75 meters. Overall, the water tower reaches a height of around 20 m to the top of the roof.
On the north side of the tower, because of the lower terrain, a covered, two-flight flight of stairs is built, which leads to the entrance to the tower. Both the openings in the front of the stairs and the metal lattice door on the tower are designed as round arches . The lettering "Wasserwerk Wöllstein" was embedded above the opening of the porch on the valley side, although many of the metal letters are missing today.
Inside the tower, a metal staircase leads along the walls over 34 steps and two ledges to an L-shaped intermediate landing, which is about 6 m above the entrance level. Barred window openings, also designed as round arches, are let into three sides of the tower. A further 42 steps and three ledges lead to the exit to the revolving viewing platform , which is about 13.5 m high and offers a very good view of the surroundings from all sides. The stone parapets attached between the corner pillars protrude slightly above the tower shaft and are pierced with seven gaps each.
The roof is designed as a mansard hipped roof and covered in the upper part with red beaver tail tiles.
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References and comments
- ↑ a b Map service of the landscape information system of the Rhineland-Palatinate Nature Conservation Administration (LANIS map) ( notes )
- ↑ Siefersheim Chronicle, Chapter 9> IX. Landscape and culture; 4. The field names in Siefersheim on the website of the local community Siefersheim (PDF; 7.79 MB; p. 595)
- ^ Sights> Wöllstein on the website of the Verbandsgemeinde Wöllstein
- ↑ a b Information according to privately conducted explorations and measurements (height information about entrance level)
Coordinates: 49 ° 48 ′ 21.2 ″ N , 7 ° 57 ′ 0.8 ″ E