The Fulda bridge would be like any other - although the view of the Fulda is really beautiful here and the river has a strong current here. Exactly this was once the undoing of two women and a man:

Fishing in the Fulda was a good sideline. In October 1924, the Fulda was flooded, so fishing was only possible with a boat and net. This required the help of the whole family, so one blacksmith went fishing with his son and two adult daughters. After a successful catch, the three children stayed in the boat while their father cycled along the Fulda. At Wagenfurth there was a footbridge over the Fulda, which was dismantled in winter. Only the pillars remained in the water. However, these were washed over by the high water and the boat touched down and capsized. The three children fell into the water and the father had to watch everything from the shore. The eldest daughter was never found. The son was found weeks later on the shore in Dennhausen. His daughter Elisabeth also disappeared. 15 km downstream the construction of a bridge to Guntershausen had begun. The flooding forced the construction workers to take a break. It was not until the spring of 1925 that the concrete pillars could be poured and finally the formwork removed. At the center pillar, they made a gruesome discovery when a hand stuck out of the concrete. The corpse could clearly be interpreted as the missing Elisabeth Ebert. In agreement with the family, the bridge pillar became her grave.

The fate of Elisabeth Ebert can be read in brief on her tombstone on the bridge. Her body is directly below, cemented in the center pillar in the river that took her life. This makes this inconspicuous bridge a special feature that should be unique or at least very rare!

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Peter 😎

July 8, 2023

At sunset at the right time in autumn there are beautiful photos here

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Location: Baunatal, Landkreis Kassel, Kassel District, Regierungsbezirk Kassel, Hesse, Germany

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