Today's subject is a power plant somewhere in Germany. I've known about it for a while - the photos have been going around since 2021/2022 - but I had no idea where it was, apart from "somewhere in Germany". One of my friends got some very approximate info about the location. I wasn't planning on trying to find it since the area was too large to have a reasonable chance of success, but it didn't let me sleep at night, so I did a thorough sweep over few evenings, which was not successful. Sadge. Later on, we got the exact coordinates from an acquaintance. It sat in our maps for a long time, but we got a chance to visit it this summer with our large industrial trip west.
That was enough for the intro, now a short history lesson. It will be a very short history lesson, since there is not much available online - the one detailed source only goes up to the 1920s, and the others are useless. The power plant was part of a textile factory, the history of which dates back to the late 1800s. The company itself was founded in the early 19th century and this was the 5th factory the company built. The factory was steadily expanded over the next few decades, with the expansions apparently culminating with the commissioning of the power plant in the 1920s (which is what I would expect given the turbine present). I didn't find any information about when the factory closed. Judging by the satellite imagery, it wasn't operational anymore in 2000, but the company has undergone some major changes and consolidations in the 90s, so that's when I would assume the factory closed.
As for the explore, it was uneventful. The surrounding area was a bit busy, but we made it work and the entry turned out to be dummy simple. The only thing worth mentioning is the turbine hall, which is exquisite and has an old Siemens-Schuckertwerke turbine with the accompanying control panel, uncluding a tiny little table. The nice thing is that the turbine hall is very symmetrical, which made taking the photos a very pleasant experience.
That was enough for the intro, now a short history lesson. It will be a very short history lesson, since there is not much available online - the one detailed source only goes up to the 1920s, and the others are useless. The power plant was part of a textile factory, the history of which dates back to the late 1800s. The company itself was founded in the early 19th century and this was the 5th factory the company built. The factory was steadily expanded over the next few decades, with the expansions apparently culminating with the commissioning of the power plant in the 1920s (which is what I would expect given the turbine present). I didn't find any information about when the factory closed. Judging by the satellite imagery, it wasn't operational anymore in 2000, but the company has undergone some major changes and consolidations in the 90s, so that's when I would assume the factory closed.
As for the explore, it was uneventful. The surrounding area was a bit busy, but we made it work and the entry turned out to be dummy simple. The only thing worth mentioning is the turbine hall, which is exquisite and has an old Siemens-Schuckertwerke turbine with the accompanying control panel, uncluding a tiny little table. The nice thing is that the turbine hall is very symmetrical, which made taking the photos a very pleasant experience.
10/10, visit recommended. On with the photos!
Thanks for reading, hope you enjoyed it!
Thanks for reading, hope you enjoyed it!
