World Heritage Identification Number: 1580
World Heritage since: 2019
Category: Cultural Heritage
Transboundary Heritage: No
Endangered Heritage: No
Country: 🇩🇪 Germany
Continent: Europe
UNESCO World Region: Europe and North America
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The Water Management System of Augsburg: A Pioneering Hydraulic Engineering Legacy
The Water Management System of Augsburg, inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2019, stands as a testament to the city's historical significance in hydraulic engineering. This intricate network of canals, water towers, fountains, and hydroelectric power stations has been evolving since the 14th century, making it one of the most comprehensive and well-preserved examples of urban water management in Europe.
More to come…UNESCO Description of the World Heritage Site
The water management system of the city of Augsburg has evolved in successive phases from the 14th century to the present day. It includes a network of canals, water towers dating from the 15th to 17th centuries, which housed pumping machinery, a water-cooled butchers’ hall, a system of three monumental fountains and hydroelectric power stations, which continue to provide sustainable energy today. The technological innovations generated by this water management system have helped establish Augsburg as a pioneer in hydraulic engineering.
Encyclopedia Record: Augsburg Water Management System
Under the name Augsburg Water Management System, structural objects in Augsburg and the surrounding area that testify to the importance and history of Augsburg's historic water management were declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site on July 6, 2019. The World Heritage Site comprises a compilation of technical-architectural cultural assets that attest to various ways of using water in the historically rich southern German city from different eras.Additional Site Details
Area: 112.83 hectares
(iv) — Outstanding example of a type of building or landscape
Coordinates: 48.3654722222 , 10.902
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© Regio Augsburg Tourismus GmbH, Fotograf: Reinhard Paland, CC BY-SA 3.0 de Resized from original. (This derivative is under the same CC BY-SA license.)
