Water Management System of Augsburg

country. Germany

year of inscription. 2019

criteria. Cultural

The site is composed of a system of man-made structures which exhibits technical knowledge in harnessing water for use. The network includes: sources of potable spring water and process river water, a network of canals and a complex of watercourses, water towers dating from the 15th – 17th centuries that housed both water wheels and turbines that served as water pumps, a water-cooled butchers’ hall from the 17th century, a system of three monumental, artistic water fountains, the Hochablass Waterworks which represents modern cutting-edge hydraulic engineering of the late-19th century, hydropower stations, and hydroelectric power stations that continue to function today.

what. WHS visited (June 2022)

[Canon EOS M50, 15 June 2022]

what. stamp (West Germany, 1985)

what. stamp, affixed on postcard (Germany, 2021)

what. postcard (Germany, 2022)