Upper Harz Water Management System

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Upper_Harz_Water_Management_System
GPTKB entity
Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:UNESCO_World_Heritage_Site
gptkb:cultural_heritage
hydraulic engineering system
gptkbp:built 16th century
17th century
18th century
gptkbp:component gptkb:lake
gptkb:water
gptkb:dam
water wheel
gptkbp:country gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:hasPond gptkb:Oderteich
gptkb:Dammgraben
gptkb:Hirschler_Teich
gptkb:Kunstteich
gptkb:Polsterberger_Hubhaus
gptkb:Zellerfelder_Kunstgraben
gptkbp:heritageDesignation gptkb:UNESCO_World_Heritage_Site
Monument of culture
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Upper Harz Water Management System
gptkbp:inscribed_on_World_Heritage_List 2010
gptkbp:located_in_administrative_territorial_entity gptkb:Lower_Saxony
gptkb:Saxony-Anhalt
gptkbp:location gptkb:Harz_Mountains
gptkbp:notableTown gptkb:Altenau
gptkb:Wildemann
gptkb:Sankt_Andreasberg
gptkb:Clausthal-Zellerfeld
gptkbp:number_of_ditches over 500 km
gptkbp:number_of_ponds over 100
gptkbp:operator_(historically) gptkb:Oberharzer_Bergwerks-_und_Hüttenwerke
mining companies
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Mines_of_Rammelsberg,_Historic_Town_of_Goslar_and_Upper_Harz_Water_Management_System
gptkbp:purpose gptkb:water_supply
mining
gptkbp:significance one of the largest pre-industrial water management systems in the world
enabled deep mining in the Harz region
example of early hydraulic engineering
gptkbp:UNESCO_criteria i
ii
iv
v
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite 2010
623
gptkbp:website https://www.welterbeimharz.de/en/upper-harz-water-management-system/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mines_of_Rammelsberg,_Historic_Town_of_Goslar_and_Upper_Harz_Water_Management_System
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5