Alster fountain

Alster fountain is a landmark located in Hamburg, Germany. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

History

Alster fountain in 2005

Alster fountain, a fountain in Hamburg, was conceived by Carlheinz Hollmann based on Jet d'Eau, a fountain in Geneva, Switzerland. ^[4] It was opened on 18 April 1987. ^{[1] [4]} The fountain is generated by the submersible pump produced by the PLEUGER Industries - Hamburg-based engineering company. ^{[5] [6] [7]}

It operates daily from March to November of a calendar year. ^{[1] [4]} The fountain can go up to height of 90 meters and transports around 180,000 liters of water per hour. ^{[8] [9]}

In 2022, it was closed in September due to 2021–2022 global energy crisis. ^{[10] [11]}

References

1. NDR. "Alsterfontäne in Hamburg sprudelt wieder". www.ndr.de (in German). Archived from the original on 2022-11-21. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
2. "Germany's energy crisis: How will the tourism industry get through the winter? | DW | 12.09.2022". Deutsche Welle . 12 September 2022. Archived from the original on 2024-03-14. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
3. Hamburg Journal: Alsterfontäne geht früher in die Winterpause | ARD Mediathek (in German), archived from the original on 2022-11-21, retrieved 2022-11-21
4. "Alsterfontäne – Hamburger Wahrzeichen auf der Binnenalster | Hamburg Tourismus". www.hamburg-tourism.de. Archived from the original on 2022-11-21. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
5. "Alsterfontänenpumpe - Pleuger Industries Hamburg" (in German). January 2022. Archived from the original on 2024-03-14. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
6. "PLEUGER officially starts the Alster Fountain". May 2022. Archived from the original on 2023-12-27. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
7. "Alsterfontäne sprudelt wieder" (in German). 22 June 2023. Archived from the original on 14 March 2024. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
8. NDR. "Energie sparen: Hamburgs Alsterfontäne ist schon aus". www.ndr.de (in German). Archived from the original on 2022-11-21. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
9. "Hamburg will Strom sparen: Alsterfontäne wird früher abgeschaltet". Die Welt. 30 August 2022. Archived from the original on 21 November 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
10. "Alsterfontäne in Hamburg wird abgestellt – und zwar schon bald". 30 August 2022. Archived from the original on 21 November 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
11. Hamburg, Radio. "Alsterfontäne wird abgedreht". Radio Hamburg (in German). Archived from the original on 2022-11-21. Retrieved 2022-11-21.