Germany
Baden-Württemberg
Stuttgart District
Landkreis Heilbronn
Bad Wimpfen
Historic Treadwheel in Salinengarten Bad Rappenau
Germany
Baden-Württemberg
Stuttgart District
Landkreis Heilbronn
Bad Wimpfen
Historic Treadwheel in Salinengarten Bad Rappenau
Cycling Highlight
Recommended by 138 out of 146 cyclists
Location: Bad Wimpfen, Landkreis Heilbronn, Stuttgart District, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
The Bad Rappenau brine pumping system is located in the southern area of the saltworks garden. with a historic pedal bike. The pedal bike is a human-powered muscle power machine. Since 1822, brine has been extracted in Bad Rappenau from the rock salt store, which is approximately 180 m deep and over 32 m thick. From 1905, the tasks were taken over by the mobile drilling tower equipped with an electrically operated cable winch, which is still in operation today.
September 18, 2020
Also to be found in the Kurpark and beautiful to look at.
May 3, 2023
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