Litz (Austria)

The Litz promenade in the center of Schruns

The Litz (also Litzbach ) is a right tributary of the River Ill, in montafoner Silbertal in Vorarlberg.

Course

The Litz arises from a seven-part source close to the Alpe Fresch, in about 1,800 meters above sea level. Another part of the water comes from the long lake, which seeps underground in the Litz. Over time, the river formed the Silbertal in a slightly bulbous river. From the right side comes out to meet the Gaflunertal of the 6.5 -kilometer Gaflunerbach. It crosses the settlement core of Silbertal happened Bartholomäberg, and flows through the town of Schruns. After about 24 kilometers, the Litz runs as the longest tributary in the Ill.

Hydraulic

On 14 and 15 June 1910, a flood of Ill caused great damage in the municipality of Schruns. As a result, in 1911 started the construction of Litzdamms.

From the settlement area of ​​the municipality Silbertal to the confluence with the Ill in Schruns, the Litz needs through a wide variety of control structures or uses up to the waters edge today affected by moderate are reported to non-natural.

Litzkraftwerk

Planning for the building began with the opening of the Arlberg railway in 1884. Involved decisive because the standing representative and stars - host Jacob Stemer and the mill owner William Mayer were.

On April 1, 1895, started the construction of Litzkraftwerks in Tobel ( Schruns ), and in December of the same year burned at the Gasthof Krone in Schruns already the first electric light in the valley. In 1896 the old Litzkraftwerk was put into operation.

In 1901, a second motor-generator set has been installed. 1904 acquired the present in the founding Montafonerbahn corporation the power plant and used this also for the operation of the first electric railway in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, on the railway Bludenz- Schruns, which went into operation in 1905.

A further expansion was necessary due to the increasing demand for electricity. 1913, the power plant has been adapted by a new water intake, increasing the Nutzgefälles and exchange of the first machine set to the new requirements.

By increasing the coverage area and for the construction of Spullerseekraftwerks in the Kloster another machine unit was installed in 1920.

1983 began with the planning of the new Litzkraftwerks. In August 1996, construction began at the site started Tobelmühle. The water capacity of the new plant was built in the area of ​​hell.

This was put into operation on 25 July 1998. With the commissioning of the new power plant was finally shut down the old one.