RR - Birkerøds vandtårn Traditional Cache
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Birkerøds vandtårn
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I 50’erne havde Birkerød by et gammelt vandtårn, som kun indeholdt 800 kubikmeter vand. Den voldsomme byudvikling i Birkerød i 40-50’erne betød, at vandforbruget var oppe over 3.000 kubikmeter vand i døgnet og vandtårnet var for lille i forhold til forbruget.
I 1959 besluttedes at bygge et nyt vandtårn på det 68 meter høje Høbjerg, hvor også det gamle vandtårn lå. Da udsigten på Høbjerg var fredet, blev det besluttet at bygge det nye vandtårn som et 15 meter højt udsigtstårn. Øverst blev etableret et cirkulært rum med vinduer hele vejen rundt. Der er dog kun adgang ved særlige lejligheder.
Vandtårnet blev opført i 1960, kostede knap 900.000kr at bygge og rummer 2.000 kubikmeter vand, hvilket er nok til at forsyne byen 10-12 timer i tilfælde af tekniske problemer.
Det oprindelige vandtårn blev fjerne sidst i 90’erne.
English:
In the 50s Birkeroed had an old water tower, which contained only 800 cubic meters of water. The massive urban development in Birkeroed in 40-50s meant that the water consumption was up over 3,000 cubic meters of water a day and the water tower could not keep up with consumption.
In 1959 the city council decided to build a new water tower on the 68 meter high Høbjerg where also the old water tower were located. As the prospect of Høbjerg had been preserved, it was decided to build the new water tower, as a 15 meter high viewing tower. At the top was established a circular room with windows all around. There is only access on special occasions today.
The water tower was built in 1960 and cost 900.000kr to build and contains 2,000 cubic meters of water which is enough to supply the city 10-12 hours in case of technical problems.
The original water tower was removed in the late '90s.
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