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Historic Waterworks in Burglesauer Valley

Historic Waterworks in Burglesauer Valley

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Historic Waterworks in Burglesauer Valley

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Naturpark Fränkische Schweiz - Frankenjura

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Location: Scheßlitz, Landkreis Bamberg, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

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April 10, 2023

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The water ram had been in operation in what is now the Burglesauer Tal nature reserve since 1897. Until 2001, it supplied the Jura villages of Gräfenhäusling, Schederndorf and Roßdorf with drinking water.

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February 9, 2025

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Many historical photographs, pictures of the renovation and the detailed history of the water ram can be found here: burglesau.net/wasserwidder/#:~:text=Als%20Wasserwidder%20wird%20das%20kleine,hohem%20Druck%20in%20ein%20Wasserreservoir.

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April 3, 2025

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There is now a fountain above with an information board about the ram.

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Location: Scheßlitz, Landkreis Bamberg, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

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