Author: Nils Aschenbeck und Jens U. Schmidt

Elevated water tanks, as important structures in a modern water supply system, not only balance fluctuations in demand but also ensure a defined and largely constant water pressure at the taps in the supply area. Where the topography of the terrain precludes the construction of a water tank at a high elevation, water towers take over this function.

Water towers are the passion of our member Jens U. Schmidt, who, together with his co-author Günther Bosch, is publishing a book series about water towers in Germany.

On a total of 63 pages and with numerous illustrations, Nils Aschenbeck and Jens U. Schmidt present water towers from Emden to Borkum, from Bremerhaven to Augustfehn.

The book series “Water Towers in Germany” has so far published documentation from the following federal states and regions: Bavaria, Bremen and Hamburg, Berlin, Baden-Württemberg, Northwestern Germany, and Schleswig-Holstein. Documentation for Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland is in preparation. Further details can be found on the website of the German Water Tower Archive.