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Nederland - Delden, watertoren

Nederland - Delden, watertoren
The water tower in Delden - designed by architect H.P.N. Halbertsma - was built in 1894 and belongs to the Twickel Estate ( www.ipernity.com/doc/294067/48898228 ). The construction of the tower was commisioned by the owner of Twickel Baron Heeckeren of Wassenaer. The water tower is made of red brick in a neo-Renaissance style. The tower has the status of a Dutch national monument.

Originally the tower was intended to serve as a water reservoir for extinguishing fires on Twickel. When the tower was put into use it also served as a water supply system for the village of Delden. When it turned out that the water contained much salt and could not be used as drinking water, the tower was connected to the water supply system of the nearby city of Almelo. For this purpose, a pipeline of more than 10 kilometers had to be constructed. The salt was derived from a salt layer in the bottom of Delden. This salt layer is later commercially exploited (nowadays Delden has even a salt museum).

The water tower has a height of 37.50 meters - which make it a well known landmark of Delden - and a water reservoir of 200 m³. The tower is still used as a ‘storage vessel’ ensuring drinkwater comes under enough pressure to the citizens of Delden.

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 Roger Bennion
Roger Bennion club
A superb water tower. Excellent framing and use of the portrait format, Jaap.
5 years ago.
 Eric Desjours
Eric Desjours club
A pretty vertical and bucolic composition, Jaap. Interesting tribute to this ancestor of our water towers, now gradually replaced by other mechanisms. A witness / aesthetic always in action and still useful, therefore.
5 years ago.
 Günter Klaus
Günter Klaus club
Sehr schön hast du diesen Turm in deinen schönen Aufnahmen ins Bild gesetzt lieber Jaap,sehr schön kommt das rüber :))

Wünsche noch ein schönes Wochenende,ganz liebe Grüße Güni :))
2 years ago.

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