Water tower of the railway in Kornwestheim
The railway water tower in Kornwestheim was built in 1914 according to plans by August Klönne . It was used to supply the steam locomotives at the Kornwestheim marshalling yard with water. It is 30 meters high, its spherical container has a diameter of 14.5 meters and a volume of 1100 cubic meters .
Westrandstrasse is now located between the water tower and the shunting tracks and a restaurant with a beer garden has been set up in the tower.
See also
Web links
- Water tower of the railway in Kornwestheim. In: Structurae
- www.wasserturm.tv Website of the restaurant
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 .
Coordinates: 48 ° 51 '41.8 " N , 9 ° 10' 8.5" E