Reiherstieg

Map of 1790 Western William Castle and the river arms between Reiherstieg and Köhlbrand

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Reiherstieg means a navigable tributary of the Elbe in Hamburg. He is leaving the Southern Elbe at river kilometer 615 against the Harburg port, cuts through the western part of the Elbinsel William Castle, separates the districts of Steinwerder and Small Grasbrookhafen and ends after seven kilometers over the St. Pauli landing bridges in the North Elbe.

It originated during the 14th and 15th century, when after severe storm surges the Elbinsel Gorieswerder was separated into several islands, and flowed with many tributaries between the islands Hohe Schaar, Langer morning, Neuhof and Ross to the left bank and Rothaus, Reiherstieg country, Klütjenfeld, the later zusammengedeichten as William Burg islands in the Fleth, which led in turn to the Köhlbrand. In the 19th and 20th century, the waterways were abgedeicht and straightened and partially rebuilt into the harbor.

As early as the late 17th century settled on Reiherstieg numerous shipyards. The first and most famous was the Reiherstieg yard was founded in 1698 on Reiherstieg dike at Klütjenfeld, it moved its premises in 1861 to the Reiherstieg mouth on the Little Grasbrookhafen. Other shipyards were Johann Beenck that Dreyer shipyard, which Franck- yard Oertz & Hader and August Wolkau. Even today, there are the Norderwerft on Ellerholzdamm and Theodor Buschmann shipyard owned by the Fair Play Towage.

Structure determining factor also was the colonizing on Reiherstieg industry, particularly the oil industry, for example with the settled on the westerly island Hohe Schaar Shell oil refinery. In addition, were built in the late 19th century and early 20th century at the Reiherstieg workers' settlements. The west, situated in the district of Neuhof district was demolished in the 1970s to build the Köhlbrandbrücke. Has obtained the easternmost Reiherstieg quarter, which is from 2007 to 2013 in the reorganization plan of the International Building Exhibition in William Castle.

Ellernholzschleuse from Reiherstieg to Oderhafen, in the background Köhlbrandbrücke

The Reiherstieg the south, on the right Rethehubbrücke

The investor Greenpeace on Reiherstieg, height Ewersween

Reiherstieg, Aerial View

View from Nikolaiturm