Polster Valley Wheel House
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The Polster Valley Wheel House lies in the Polster valley about three kilometres from Altenau
in the Upper Harz
region of Germany
and is surrounded by a campsite
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The wheel house was built in 1729 and provided power for the pumping station of the Polsterberg Pumphouse
(Polsterberger Hubhaus) with two water wheels until the early 20th century.
Altenau
Altenau may refer to:places in Germany:* Altenau, Lower Saxony, a town in Lower Saxony* A part of Mühlberg in Brandenburg* A part of Saulgrub, Bavariarivers in Germany:* Altenau , a tributary of the Oker in eastern Lower Saxony...
in the Upper Harz
Upper Harz
The Upper Harz refers to the western and higher part of the Harz mountain range in central Germany. Much of the Upper Harz is over , but at its eastern edge in the High Harz it climbs to over on the Brocken massif.- Geography :...
region of Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
and is surrounded by a campsite
Campsite
A campsite or camping pitch is a place used for overnight stay in the outdoors. In British English a campsite is an area, usually divided into a number of pitches, where people can camp overnight using tents or camper vans or caravans; this British English use of the word is synonymous with the...
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The wheel house was built in 1729 and provided power for the pumping station of the Polsterberg Pumphouse
Polsterberg Pumphouse
The Polsterberg Pumphouse is a pumping station above the Dyke Ditch in the Upper Harz in central Germany which is used today as a forest restaurant....
(Polsterberger Hubhaus) with two water wheels until the early 20th century.