LARGEST - Stützenfreies Gradierwerk Westeuropas - Column-Free Graduation Tower in Western Europe - Bad Rothenfelde, NRW, DeutschlandC
N 52° 06.508 E 008° 10.010
32U E 442941 N 5773429
Das Gradierwerk in Bad Rothenfelde ist das größte stützenfreie Gradierwerk in Westeuropa.
Waymark Code: WMY04C
Location: Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Date Posted: 03/26/2018
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The new graduation tower in Bad Rothenfelde, with a length of 420 meters, is the largest column-free graduation tower in Western Europe.
A graduation tower (occasionally referred to as a thorn house) is a structure used in the production of salt which removes water from a saline solution by evaporation, increasing its concentration of mineral salts. The tower consists of a wooden wall-like frame stuffed with bundles of brushwood (typically blackthorn) which have to be changed about every 5 to 10 years as they become encrusted with mineral deposits over time. The salt water runs down the tower and partly evaporates; at the same time some minerals from the solution are left behind on the brushwood twigs
Source: Wikipedia
Type of documentation of superlative status: Wikipedia
Location of coordinates: Kurpark
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