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Paretz Pumping Station and Lock

Paretz Pumping Station and Lock

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Paretz Pumping Station and Lock

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Location: Ketzin/Havel, Havelland, Brandenburg, Germany

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Mathias57

August 10, 2025

The complex, constructed by French prisoners of war and consisting of the Paretz Lock, the pump house, and the transformer station tower, was completed in 1916. It is now a listed monument due to its harmonious aesthetics and the technically sophisticated design of the pumping system.
The system on the Paretz-Nauen Canal served to improve the Havelland Luch, a project initiated by King Frederick William I of Prussia in 1718. Controlled drainage and irrigation via ditches and drains was intended to enable continuous agricultural use of the temporarily flooded fields. The improvement resulted in the reclaiming of 500 km² of arable land in the Havelland Luch alone. The water generated during drainage collected at the lowest point of the terrain and had to be pumped from there into a higher drain or canal. This was done using powerful electric pumps capable of moving up to 22,000 m³/h of water. In the 1970s, they were replaced by two modern underwater pumps. The lock lost its importance with the construction of the Havel Canal in 1951-1952 and was opened permanently.
Source: paretz-verein.de/seite/131480/schleuse-und-sch%C3%B6pfwerk.html

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