Aqueduct (Aquaedukt) description and photos - Austria: Baden (Topic)

Aquaedukt description and photos - Austria: Baden. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photographs and a map showing the nearest significant objects. The title in English is Aquaedukt.

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The Baden aqueduct is part of the first Viennese aqueduct, built at the end of the 19th century. The aqueduct crosses the local river Schwechat. It is located quite far from the center of the Austrian city of Baden - two kilometers west of its main train station.

The first aqueduct in Vienna was built in 1869-1873. The mayor of the city, the famous Baron Cayetan von Felder, who was remembered not only as a successful state and administrative figure, but also as a passionate entomologist, was responsible for its construction. The length of the aqueduct almost reached 100 kilometers. 62 million cubic meters of fresh water passed through canals and underground tunnels annually. The first Viennese plumbing was in service for over 30 years but already in 1908-1909 the city needed to build new canals and tunnels.

As for the Baden aqueduct, it was completed in 1872. This 28-meter-high structure consists of several dozen high arches with a maximum radius of 16 meters. The height of the largest arch was 20 meters. The aqueduct is located in the romantic natural region of the Helenental Valley, where the Schwechat River features particularly turbulent waves and dangerous ravines. By the way, the name of this river comes from the Slavic languages and translates as “stinking river”, which, however, may be associated with the healing sulfuric hot springs common in Baden.

The total length of the aqueduct does not even reach one kilometer - it is about 788 meters. Almost immediately after its construction, the city authorities wanted to equip a promenade on the upper tier of the aqueduct, but the company in charge of the construction of the entire water supply network in Vienna refused. Now the aqueduct is considered a kind of symbol of the Austrian city of Baden and is protected by the state.

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