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Mäuseturm on the Hengsteysee

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Mäuseturm on the Hengsteysee

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    June 17, 2022

    The "Mouse Tower" in Hengsteysee is located in the urban area of Hagen. The tower is the remainder of a pedestrian suspension bridge from the Villa Niedernhof on the north bank of Herdeck to the former south bank of the Ruhr with the former knight's residence Haus Niedernhofen in Hengstey. Since the damming of the river to Hengsteysee, the building no longer stands on the shore but is surrounded on all sides by water. The small island with the tower serves as a breeding ground and quarters for birds and bats.

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      June 18, 2023

      Interesting to see a tower on this small island, but this was not a prank, but the subsequent construction of the reservoir.

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        July 31, 2022

        The Mouse Tower is one of originally two towers. Around 1900, the homeowner at the time, Wilhelm Funke, had the towers built with a bridge so that he could quickly cross the Ruhr on the way to his screw factory. Of course, the Hengsteysee did not exist at that time, which is why the old course of the Ruhr is made clear by this tower.

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          Location: Herdecke, Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis, Ruhr Region, Münster District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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