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Wasserturm Biehla, Water tower in Biehla district, Elsterwerda, Germany.

Wasserturm Biehla is a 90 m³ water tower built in 1913–14 on the Winterberg hill in Elsterwerda, 140 m above sea level. Its facade, modelled on Leipzig's Völkerschlachtdenkmal, is dominated by a stone cross above the entrance. The tower stands next to the former Gasthaus "Winterberg" and has a well at its foot.

The structure was built between 1913 and 1914 when Biehla grew rapidly and existing water supplies could not keep up. Upon completion, the infrastructure could finally meet the rising needs of the local population.

The tower's facade follows the Leipzig Völkerschlachtdenkmal, built to commemorate the 1813 Battle of Leipzig; Napoleon passed through Elsterwerda on 20 July 1813, and Blücher camped nearby with 30,000 men. Until 2005 a stone relief of the Biehla municipal seal, showing a white horse, stood at the stairway. A fountain sits at the tower's base.

The tower stands on the Winterberg hill in the Biehla district, 140 m above sea level. The viewing platform has been closed to visitors since 1963, and the tower itself is not open; the annual Whitsun openings were discontinued because of its poor condition. The nearby inn "Winterberg" closed in 1990 and is now a private house.

The tower's facade was modelled on the Leipzig Völkerschlachtdenkmal, inaugurated on 18 October 1913, and a stone cross dominates it. Until 2005 a stone relief of the Biehla municipal seal, showing a white horse, stood by the stairway. A fountain sits at the tower's foot.

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WASSERTURM DER GEMEINDE BIEHLA - ERBAUT IM 100. JAHRE NACH DER BEFREIUNG DEUTSCHLANDS VOM CORSISCHEN JOCHE.
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Funkengarde- und Heimatverein Biehla e. V.
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Winterberg 26, 04910 Elsterwerda, Germany
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51.47464,13.50696
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