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Leo Sympher Monument

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    February 5, 2025

    Leo Sympher (1854-1922) - life and work - and his traces on the rowing areas of our time

    On German waterways, a ship with a white paint job and glazed superstructure occasionally catches the eye in general traffic. It is obviously not one of the usual passenger ships. At the stern it carries the official flag of the Federal Waterways and Shipping Administration. In this large meeting room in the foreship, many meetings of the responsible authorities, professional organizations and other committees have taken place that are crucial for waterway traffic, shipping, budget and personnel issues. Representatives of interest groups and guests were given the opportunity to gain insight and impressions of the hydraulic engineering and shipping problems directly from the waterway.

    The name "Leo Sympher" is written on the ship's name pennant and on the bow.

    The Sympher monument stands at the intersection of the Weser and the Mittelland Canal in Minden
    (SOURCE: gewaesser.rudern.de

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      March 24, 2019

      Within the grounds of the waterway cross Minden is located in front of the information center a monument that commemorates the Prussian Ministerial Director Leo Sympher. Sympher was born on 19 October 1854 in Hann. Münden was born the son of a Hanoverian officer and was a civil engineer with the main focus on hydraulic engineering. He was instrumental in the construction of the Kiel Canal and was therefore appointed in 1899 in the Prussian Ministry of Public Works, to devote himself to the expansion of the Prussian waterways.

      Planning and execution of the Mittelland Canal as a connection between Ems, Weser and Elbe on the southern edge of the North German lowlands, in particular the waterway cross between Mittellandkanal and Weser, are his main work. Leo Sympher erected the Edertalsperre with 202 million m³ and the Diemeltalsperre with 20 million m³ content in the catchment area of the Weser. In the summer months, these are to supply subsidized water to the Weser as a substitute for the quantities of water to be withdrawn in Minden to supply the canal and to achieve a uniform level of water in the Upper Weser.

      (Https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wasserstra%C3%9Fenkreuz_Minden#Leo-Sympher-Denkmal)

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        Builder of the Mittelland Canal, the Edertalsperre in Kassel and the Diemeltalsperre.

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          Location: Minden, Kreis Minden-Lübbecke, Detmold District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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