Swiss Boat Lift / Ascenseur ŕ bateaux de Suisse
Kraftwerk Rheinau 1 / Hauptwehr (ERAG)
River Rhein
Old Benedictine monastery
of Rheinau |
Today the old monastry
is a cantonal psychiatric clinic? |
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Rheinau from the dam with it famous 'Korb" vineyard and its church. |
The Rheinau church burnt in 2004 a fex months after my visit! |
Map of Switzerland
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Map of Rheinau and the
meander of the Rhine
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Rheinau is located in a meander
of the Rhine river. An hydraulic powerstation was built to exploit
the difference of level of the Rhine loop. |
Rheinau boat lift #1
The main dam with the Rheinau powerstation on
the left. |
The main dam and the downstream part of the incline. |
A cruse boat on the boat lift. Note that the passengers have to walk beside the boat. |
Boat ride on the Rhine river to see the Rhine Falls. |
The downstream part of the incline and the church of Rheinau. |
Video cameras all along the boat lift track. |
Note that there are three rails for two boat widths . |
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The shelter of the boat lift engine. |
The upstream part of the boat lift. |
Incline 1 Hauptwehr |
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Start | 1952 |
End | ... |
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Type of funicular | |
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Distance from Konstanz | 55,30 Km |
Bank | Right |
Gradient | 10% |
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Elektrizitätswerk Rheinau (ERAG) |
CH-8462 Rheinau |
Telefon: ++ 41 (0)52/319 14 54 |