Upper Harz Water Management System - To quench the insatiable "thirst" of the water-powered mining machines, a gigantic system of water ditches, channels, dam aqueducts, and artificial ponds was

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Upper Harz Water Management System - During the period from the 16th to the 19th century, mining in the Harz region experienced its heyday.

Upper Harz Water Regale - The largest structure is the Dammgraben.

Germany / Lower Saxony / Harz

Upper Harz Water Management System - To quench the insatiable "thirst" of the water-powered mining machines, a gigantic system of water ditches, channels, dam aqueducts, and artificial ponds was created over decades in the Harz Mountains, which is now listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site - the Upper Harz Water Management System. In the picture: the Rehberger Ditch just before the Rehberger Ditch House.

André Breutel http://www.breutel.de 05.06.2008, 665 Views, 0 Comments * automatically translated

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