//
Photo: SK180380 at German Wikipedia (Original text: Stefan Kissing), CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
The first dam to be built in Germany for the provision of drinking water, dating to 1891
The Eschbach Dam was the first dam to be built in Germany for drinking water supply. It is located in Remscheid, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. With its opening in 1891, this pioneer work of hydraulic engineering was a milestone in the economic development of the city of Remscheid.
© OpenStreetMap contributors