A monument is not the 1914 built water tower. "He has not been put under protection".
In 1914, the landmark was put into operation, then as the tallest building in the city. At its top, which has 102 steps leading up to it, are two tanks that ensured that the pressure in the water supply network was maintained - the principle of communicating pipes. The task is done today pumps. But the tanks are still used. They have a capacity of 175,000 liters of water. Every day, with 150 cubic meters of water equivalent to 75 bathtub fillings, the open filters are rinsed. They extract iron and manganese from the water pumped around the tower in Brunnen.
The water tower was an observation post of the German Wehrmacht. From him the sky was searched for airmen. The air force transmitter Prima Donna reported when enemy aircraft were approaching. Also gun position was the water tower and because of its thick walls Luftschutzkeller. The base has a diameter of 10.50 meters; The lower outer walls are 1.50 meters thick - for static reasons, because heavy weight rests on them.
Targeted the water tower was not attacked during the war. But he has Einschüsse of low-flying aircraft from the year 1944. They are no longer visible today. Because the façade of the building was in poor condition, the masonry was clad in slate in 1977. The top has graced the VGW logo since 1992 - a clean river in a green landscape. The utility took over the building in 1955.