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Krümmel Water Tower

Krümmel Water Tower

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Krümmel Water Tower

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Location: Geesthacht, Herzogtum Lauenburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

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2. Zollenspieker Ferry – View of Lauenburg loop from Lauenburg/Elbe

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3. Geesthacht Riverside Promenade – Tesperhude Pier loop from Grünhof

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December 16, 2020

Whether blown up halls or ruins of former bottling plants: Today, lush greenery grows over the remaining relics of Alfred Nobel's Krümmeler dynamite factory. An externally largely intact piece of industrial history towers above nature itself in an imposing way: between the silhouette of the nuclear power plant and the grounds of the Helmholtz Society, the head of the Krümmeler water tower rises above the treetops in the middle of the forest.
Alfred Nobel invented dynamite in the spacious area in 1866. In doing so, he laid the foundation for an explosive piece of industrial history in Geesthacht. On the banks of the Elbe, one of two armaments factories was built in Geesthacht, which reached the highest level of production in the two world wars. The 30-meter-high tower is one of the last original structures in an explosive history. The clinker reinforced concrete structure on the Geesthang was built between 1916 and 1917 and is considered a structural masterpiece in the so-called Hindenburg building program. At that time, the tower supplied a nitrocellulose plant with water. When the works were dismantled step by step after the war, the tower lost its function - and fell into a deep slumber, the ravages of time gnawed inside and outside.
Today the aging tower stands on the edge of the extensive nuclear power plant - and is rotting away. It is a refuge for bats and even a breeding ground for the shy eagle owl. While the Förderkreis Industriemuseum Geesthacht has been fighting for the renovation of the ruins for over ten years, the owner Vattenfall is fighting in court for a demolition permit. According to a so-called ruin safeguard, which was suggested by the State Office for the Preservation of Monuments, the tower in its current condition should withstand the next few decades. Extensive use should only come within reach again when funds in the millions can be found from funding pots.

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Location: Geesthacht, Herzogtum Lauenburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

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Krümmel Water Tower

1. Geesthacht Riverside Promenade – Lauenburg Old Town loop from Tesperhude

2. Zollenspieker Ferry – View of Lauenburg loop from Lauenburg/Elbe

3. Geesthacht Riverside Promenade – Tesperhude Pier loop from Grünhof

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