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 Old Fire Station - Brandenburg, Germany
N 52° 24.325 E 012° 33.933
33U E 334400 N 5808919
This was Brandenburg's central fire station for 74 years
Waymark Code: WM1219D
Location: Brandenburg, Germany
Date Posted: 01/30/2020
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Brandenburg's fire station was built in 1929. Back then, aside from a few church towers, the station's fire tower was the tallest structure in town providing a good lookout post for firefighters.
Today, the view is somewhat obstructed by buildings rivaling the five-story tower in height.
The fire station was on active duty from 1929 to 2003. In addition to being a look-out tower, the structure was used to hang up fire hoses to dry and for training exercises. |
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 Fire station at the opening in 1929
(Picture inside the building) |
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 Fire drill in the 1930s, using ladders to climb up the tower
(Picture inside the building)
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 One of the new owners
Advertising Agency Schoko-Vanille |
 Entrance to main building |
 History of the station
Note inside the main building
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A small note inside the building tells the history of the station. After the deactivation in 2003, the city sold the property to various private enterprises. The rooms on ground floor of the tower building are now used by an advertising agency, which maintains the tower as a technical monument. Visits of the tower are possible during the annual Tower Day. |
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 Rack for drying fire hoses at the top of the tower
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Climbing the tower during the 2019 Tower Day
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The backyard is used by Wassersportzentrum Alte Feuerwache (Old Fire Station Water Sports Center), which has opened an R/V park and added a number of cabins. The center also uses the fire engine garages in the front for boat storage. |
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 R/V park in the back (from the Center's website)
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Current Use: Various (see description)
Year Originally Built: 1929
Year Retired: 2003
Is it open to the public?: Yes, to store customers
Location: Brandenburg / Havel
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Visit Instructions:
You must actually visit the building to post a log. Post your own, current photo of the converted firehouse as proof of your visit. It can't be the exact same photo that is on the waymark page.
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