Brzeg water tower
| Brzeg water tower | |
|---|---|
| Wieża ciśnień w Brzegu | |
 Brzeg water tower | |
| General information | |
| Type | Water tower |
| Architectural style | Industrial |
| Town or city | Brzeg |
| Country | Poland |
| Completed | 1864 |
Brzeg water tower - a historic water tower in the town of Brzeg, Opole Voivodeship, Poland.[1]
When the oldest waterworks for the town of Brzeg (Brieg), built in the second half of the nineteenth-century was not sufficient for the town's populous, in 1864, the town authorities set out to built a new water tower which was completed in the latter part of the aforesaid year. Initially, water was taken from the Oder River, however, due to noted frequent epidemics, a waterworks was built in Gierszowice to supply the water tower.[2][3]
References
- ↑ Staśkiewicz, Jarosław. "Wieża ciśnień w Brzegu w rękach harcerzy". nto.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 24 August 2017.
- ↑ "Wieża ciśnień, Brzeg - Zabytek.pl". zabytek.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 24 August 2017.
- ↑ "Brzeg - Wieża ciśnień - stare zdjęcia, mapa". fotopolska.eu. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
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