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Location: Möhrendorf, Landkreis Erlangen-Höchstadt, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

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1. Giesbethweiher – Dechsendorfer Weiher loop from Bubenreuth

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2. Regnitz River – Baiersdorf Town Hall Square loop from Kersbach

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3. View from Marloffsteiner Höhe – View of the Regnitz Valley loop from Baad

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300m

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Gerhard H.

July 9, 2022

These technical and cultural monuments are unique in Central Europe. They used to be used for artificial irrigation in the arid regions of Pegnitz, Rednitz and Regnitz

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Rolf

August 27, 2024

A special feature in Möhrendorf are the ten or so water wheels on the Regnitz, which are among the last of their kind in Central Europe.

They draw on the warmer and oxygen-rich upper water and thereby make the adjacent meadows particularly productive.

The Möhrendorf water wheels have been documented since the beginning of the 15th century. In 1805, around 190 such water wheels were still in operation on the Regnitz between Fürth and Forchheim over a length of around 25 kilometers, more than on any other river in Central Europe. According to the "Baiersdorf Water Regulations" from 1693, parts of which are still valid today, these may only be operated from May 1 to September 30.

The massive wooden structures, which are reminiscent of mill wheels, are now erected by volunteers at the beginning of the summer season and dismantled and stored at the end of the season.

A stylized water wheel can be found in the municipal coat of arms of Möhrendorf, as well as in the coat of arms of the district of Erlangen-Höchstadt.

moehrendorf.de/freizeit/sehenswertes/wasserschoepfraeder

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Location: Möhrendorf, Landkreis Erlangen-Höchstadt, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

Möhrendorf Water Scoop Wheel

1. Giesbethweiher – Dechsendorfer Weiher loop from Bubenreuth

2. Regnitz River – Baiersdorf Town Hall Square loop from Kersbach

3. View from Marloffsteiner Höhe – View of the Regnitz Valley loop from Baad

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