Mitte in Nürnberg, Bavaria, Germany — Central Europe
Schwabenmühle
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Schwaben Mill
Photographed by James Hulse, September 30, 2024
1. Schwabenmühle / Schwaben Mill Marker
Das erste städtische Wasserwerk Nürnbergs
Kaiserstraße 20/22
Nürnberg um 1850
Die Stadt wächst rasch, etwa 50.000 Menschen leben hier. Die Bürger versorgen sich aus einer Vielzahl an Einzelbrunnen mit Wasser. Allerdings ist das Trinkwasser wegen zahlreicher Sickergruben in den Straßen meist nicht einwandfrei.
1855 bricht in Nürnberg wieder eine Choleraepidemie aus und viele Menschen kommen ums Leben. Der Zusammenhang zwischen Wasserverunreinigung und Epidemien ist inzwischen bekannt. Daher möchte der Stadtmagistrat Wasserversorgung zur öffentlichen Aufgabe machen.
Am 19. Oktober 1855 beschließt er: „.. die Errichtung eines Wasserwerkes zur möglichsten Versorgung der Stadt mit Trinkwasser, in Feuersgefahr mit hinreichendem Wasser zum Löschen".
Die neue Schwabenmühle
Das neu gebaute Schwabenmühlpumpwerk entnimmt das Wasser aus drei Grundwasserbrunnen im Stadtgraben sowie einem Brunnen im Werksgebäude.
Pro Sekunde wurden bis zu 10 Liter Wasser gefördert.
Die Wasserqualität bleibt jedoch ein Problem:
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1885 nimmt die Stadt die Schwabenmühle außer Betrieb und verlagert die Trinkwassergewinnung für Nürnberg in das Ursprungstal zwischen Altdorf und Leinburg.
Ein Fliegerangriff am 2. Januar 1945 legt das Gebäude in Schutt und Asche.
Die N-ERGIE ist Ihr zuverlässiger Energieversorger für Ökostrom, Wasser, Gas, Fernwärme in der Region Nürnberg und Nordbayern. Die N-ERGIE versorgt Nürnberg und Schwaig mit Trinkwasser Rund 70 Prozent des jährlichen Trinkwasserbedarfs werden aus eigenen Wasserwerken bereitgestellt. Die restlichen 30 Prozentbezieht die N-ERGIE vom Zweckverband Wasserversorgung Fränkischer Wirtschaftsraum (WFW).
The first municipal waterworks in Nuremberg
Kaiserstraße 20/22
Nuremberg around 1850
The city is growing rapidly, around 50,000 people live here. The citizens get their water from a large number of individual wells. However, the drinking water is usually not perfect due to the numerous septic tanks in the streets.
In 1855, a cholera epidemic breaks out again in Nuremberg and many people die. The connection between water pollution and epidemics is now
Photographed by James Hulse, September 30, 2024
2. The view of the Schwaben Mill Marker along the street
On October 19, 1855, it decides: "to build a waterworks to supply the city with as much drinking water as possible, and in the event of a fire with sufficient water to extinguish it".
The new Schwabenmühle
The newly built Schwabenmühle pumping station takes water from three groundwater wells in the city moat and a well in the factory building.
Up to 10 liters of water were pumped out per second.
The water quality, however, remained a problem: in 1873 the wells were abandoned due to the severe contamination of their water and an 81 m deep artesian well was built in the factory building as a replacement.
In 1885 the city took the Schwabenmühle out of operation and relocated the drinking water production for Nuremberg to the Ursprungtal between Altdorf and Leinburg.
An air raid on January 2, 1945 reduced the building to rubble and ashes.
N-ERGIE is your reliable energy supplier for green electricity, water, gas, district heating in the Nuremberg region and northern Bavaria. N-ERGIE supplies Nuremberg and Schwaig with drinking water around 70 percent of the annual drinking water requirement is provided by its own waterworks. N-ERGIE obtains the remaining 30 percent from the Water Supply Association Franconian Economic Area (WFW).
Erected by N-ERGIE and Nürnberg.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1850.
Location. 49° 27.143′ N, 11° 4.54′ E. Marker is in Nürnberg, Bayern (Bavaria). It is in Mitte. It is at the intersection of Kaiserstraße and Köpfleinsberg, on the right when traveling west on Kaiserstraße. The marker is located along the street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Kaiserstraße 20, Nürnberg BY 90403, Germany. Touch for directions.
Regionally, it is in Europe, the European Union, Atlantic Europe, Central Europe, the Schengen Area, Western Europe, and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire and specifically also the Holy Roman Empire.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Dem Andenken / In Memory (within shouting distance of this marker); Kriegsdenkmal / War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Infanterie-Regiment 21 / Infantry Regiment 21 (within shouting distance of this marker); Deutsch-Französisches Kriegsdenkmal / Franco-Prussian War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Emil Heidenheimer (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Lina Heidenheimer (about 90 meters away); Johann Gabriel Doppelmayr (about 120 meters away); Haus des Lebkuchens / Gingerbread House (about 150 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nürnberg.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 6, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 6, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 110 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 6, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
