Water tower of the specialist clinic Schleswig
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| Year of construction / construction time: | 1904-1906 |
| Tower height: | 30.65 m |
| Usable height: | 28.7 m |
| Container type: | Cylindrical container, conical at the bottom |
| Container volume: | 150 m³ |
| Operating condition: | Out of service |
| Original use: | Supply of the clinic with drinking and extinguishing water |
| Monument protection: | not under protection (2010) |
The water tower of the Schleswig specialist clinic for psychiatry, psychosomatics and physiotherapy stands on a hill south of the clinic building at Mühlenredder. The building made of yellow brick is surrounded by trees, but protrudes over them and forms part of the city skyline of Schleswig.
Building
The shaft, made of yellow brick masonry, rises above a circular base made of irregular natural stones and tapers slightly towards the top. A cornice divides the shaft into a lower area with four long arched windows and an upper area with smaller windows. The tower head protrudes a little and is supported by consoles . It is equipped with elongated windows all around. The upper edge of the masonry protrudes over the very flat conical roof so that the roof remains invisible.
The interior is divided into the ground floor, five floors and a container area. The main part of the 150 m³ water tank has a cylindrical shape, but tapers conically towards the bottom.
Container area with consoles and window gallery
Natural stone base
History
As early as 1872, the clinic received a kitchen and administration building with a small water tower that only held a few cubic meters of water. The need for water grew with the expansion of the clinic in the following decades, with the city water supply not yet able to supply the clinic. Therefore, between 1904 and 1906, the current tower was built on a hill next to the main fountain. In addition to the drinking water supply, it should also provide extinguishing water with sufficient pressure for emergencies.
In 1976 the water tower was shut down after the clinic was connected to the city water network. After that it was unclear for a long time whether the increasingly ailing tower should be demolished or restored. In the 1990s, a buyer was finally found who intended to furnish eight apartments in the tower after a renovation. However, it did not come to fruition. To date, the tower has not been used, apart from the installation of cell phone antennas on the roof.
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
Coordinates: 54 ° 31 '33.4 " N , 9 ° 33' 55.3" E