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Street of the German Language – Taube Crossing loop from Aken

Street of the German Language – Taube Crossing loop from Aken

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Street of the German Language – Taube Crossing loop from Aken

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26.6km

40m

Road cycling

Easy road ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 16, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 9.81 km for 355 m

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Start point

Bus stop

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4.44 km

Aken Water Tower

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Story
The first plan to build a water tower in the city on the Elbe dates back to 1905. Further unsuccessful attempts followed in 1914 and 1921, so that the population continued to rely on public and private wells. In 1924, however, a hot summer caused a number of wells to dry out and examination of the remaining ones revealed that they were of inferior quality and did not meet hygienic requirements. The magistrate then made the decision on September 14, 1925 to create a central water supply, which the city council finally approved on September 26, 1926.[2]

So in the years from 1927 to 1928, Aken received a new water tower at the same time as other cities in the area (e.g. Bobbau water tower 1926–1927, Gräfenhainichen water tower 1927–1928, South water tower (Halle) 1927–1928). Construction began on July 7, 1927, and the water tower was put into operation on February 2, 1928. In 1934, the newly built IG Farben (later Didier-Werke) housing estate on the eastern edge of Aken (“Amsel-Wald-Siedlung”) was connected with pipelines.[2]

“Waterworks II” was built at the acacia pond in 1958 and 1959, primarily to meet the needs of agriculture (vegetable cultivation). But it also helped with the drinking water supply to Trebbichau (district of Micheln, municipality of Osternienburger Land), Osternienburg and other towns in the area. The connection to the drinking water network in Aken, however, only took place between 1988 and 1989. In addition, if necessary, wells were drilled in the urban area and the surrounding area to supply individual units, for example through the Aken magnesite plant in 1965 and 1978.[2]

Between 1992 and 1994, Stadtwerke Aken was formed through the gradual acquisition of these waterworks. However, the individual facilities soon became unnecessary due to the declining demand for drinking water, as the Aken-Ost waterworks alone was sufficient to guarantee this (in 1989 around 4,000,000 cubic meters of water, then reduced to 280,000 cubic meters of water per year). Nevertheless, the decision was made to preserve them. From 1994 onwards, the water tower was renovated because steel beams had rusted through and the roof gave pigeons access to the water basin. Since the end of the renovation in 2004, the water tower has only served as a water storage and pressure compensation tank. Since then, the tower has also been used for company meetings and as a radio station for telephone, fire brigade and police.[3][2]
Source de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wasserturm_Aken

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4.47 km

Taube River

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The Taube is a right tributary of the Saale in Saxony-Anhalt, which rises south of the Elbe in the Mosigkauer Heide near Dessau, southwest of the Möst district of the town of Raguhn-Jeßnitz (in the FFH area “Taube springs and floodplain area near Möst”) .
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9.37 km

Street of the German Language

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Notes on the German language, especially Luther but also one thing and another about the Sachsenspiegel

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12.1 km

Rest Area R1 in Chörau

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Here you can take a short break to pay a visit, for example, to the museum courtyard Chörau (directly opposite).

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12.9 km

Bike Path Between Mosigkau and Chörau

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Brand new, good bike path between Mosigkau and Chörau. The adjacent street has road damage. Attention (as of 06/2019): because of road works, the village street in Chörau is not passable, either push wheel or roll carefully!

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16.6 km

Taube Crossing

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Definitely worth seeing

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19.1 km

Cycle path from Aken to Dessau

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That's how it should always be, a good cycle path as an alternative to the road.

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26.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

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13.4 km

12.0 km

885 m

323 m

Surfaces

24.0 km

2.14 km

323 m

< 100 m

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Street of the German Language – Taube Crossing loop from Aken

Aken Water Tower

Taube River

Street of the German Language

Rest Area R1 in Chörau

Bike Path Between Mosigkau and Chörau

Taube Crossing

Cycle path from Aken to Dessau

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