Ravensberg Watertower

The cylindrical water tower rises 34 meters high with a diameter of 23.7 meters, featuring red brick construction and industrial design elements from the 1890s.

Engineers constructed this water tower in 1896 to supply the expanding population of Kiel with fresh water during a period of rapid urban development.

The structure represents a prime example of German industrial engineering and stands as an official cultural heritage monument in the Ravensberg district of Kiel.

Visitors can locate the water tower in the northern section of Kiel at coordinates 54.341245 latitude and 10.128996 longitude, near the Christian-Albrechts-University.

The water tower forms part of a select group of preserved 19th-century water infrastructure buildings in northern Germany that maintain their original structural elements.

Location: Kiel

Inception: 1896

Height: 34 m

Diameter: 23.7 m

Part of: list of Cultural heritage monuments in Kiel-Ravensberg

GPS coordinates: 54.34125,10.12900

Latest update: March 4, 2025 13:28