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After its construction in 1916, the tower was used to supply process water for the celluloid factory. In 2002, the water tower was no longer needed for its original purpose; however, it has since served as a fire water reservoir for the industrial and commercial area. As part of species protection, 20 nesting sites for swifts were established in the tower shaft. Optically imperceptible antenna systems from mobile network operators are installed in the upper cylindrical shell.[2][3] Source https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wasserturm_(Deutsche_Celluloid-Fabrik)

The structure shapes the silhouette of the city of Eilenburg with its height of 60.5 meters. The water tower was built in the Intze style. Ten reinforced concrete columns distributed around its circumference form the basic static structure.[4] Inside, the first staircase winds spirally over 184 steps along the tower wall and the columns up to the 54,000-liter waste butanol container. Below the cylindrical shell are oval and round windows, offering a wide view over the city, the former ECW site, and the Mulde floodplain. Another 117 steps of a spiral staircase lead to the lantern under the tower's spire.[2][3] Source https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wasserturm_(Deutsche_Celluloid-Fabrik)

The water tower was built in 1915–1916 by the construction company Dykerhoff & Widmann AG (Dresden branch) as a process water reservoir and to stabilize the water pressure for the then Deutsche Celluloid-Fabrik, later Eilenburger Chemiewerk (ECW). The tower had three water tanks with a capacity of 1 × 1500 m³ and 2 × 500 m³. The tower was completed in 1916, and later rectification plants were installed in the tower shaft, with which water was again removed from the technical alcohol used in drying processes. In 1950, the first renovation of the water tower took place. In 2002/2003, the tower was extensively renovated again. The rectification plants were dismantled, the 500 m³ tank in the basement was adapted as a fire water reservoir for the neighboring industrial area and supplemented with modern pumping technology. The collapse-endangered, corrosion-affected reinforced concrete structure of the conical shell roof was replaced by a steel-wood construction, nesting sites were created, and antenna systems for mobile communications were installed. For the reception and transmission of the latter, several large slots have been milled and clad into the cylindrical outer wall below the roof.[1] The lantern was rebuilt on the ground and lifted onto the conical roof by a crane. This use of the tower justified its preservation and the total renovation costs of 1,597,500 euros. The planning was the responsibility of the engineering firm Röder (Doberschütz). The renovation measure, officially completed on February 24, 2004, was carried out by 18 ABM (employment program) workers, coordinated by the Leipzig employment office and the executing company Dr. Waldenburger GmbH.[2][3] Source https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wasserturm_(Deutsche_Celluloid-Fabrik)

The water tower of the former Deutsche Celluloid-Fabrik (DCF) in Eilenburg is a 60.5-meter-high water tower built in 1916 for the industrial water supply of the former chemical plant. It is registered as a cultural monument in the state monument list as a building that shapes the cityscape and an outstanding example of industrial architecture in Eilenburg. Source https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wasserturm_(Deutsche_Celluloid-Fabrik)

The Mulde flows exclusively in the North German Plain, initially through the Saxon Uplands, and passes Grimma, Nerchau, and Trebsen. Approximately near Wurzen, on the western edge of which it flows, the Mulde reaches the Elbe-Mulde Lowland. It then flows through Eilenburg and Bad Düben and shortly thereafter leaves Saxon territory. The remaining course to its mouth is covered by the Mulde in Saxony-Anhalt. Further downstream, until 1975, the Mulde flowed west of the two places Pouch and Friedersdorf in the area of today's Goitzschesee. Since then, it has been dammed up east of the two places in the Muldestausee – a former open-cast mine. Subsequently, the Mulde flows past Muldenstein, Jeßnitz, Raguhn, and Dessau and flows into the Elbe between Dessau and Roßlau after 147 km.[2] The revitalization project "Wilde Mulde" for the lower course in Dessau was recognized in November 2018 as an official project of the UN Decade of Biodiversity.[11][12] Source https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mulde_(Fluss)#Hochwasser

Although the confluence of the two source rivers takes place at approximately half the total length of the Mulde, the Freiberger Mulde and Zwickauer Mulde already contribute over 80% of the total water volume. This is due to the shape of the catchment area, which is very wide in the Ore Mountains and narrows towards the Elbe, and also to the higher precipitation in the mountains and simultaneously higher proportion of runoff water. The shape of the catchment areas also means that the longer Zwickauer Mulde is the smaller of the two source rivers at the confluence. The hydrologically strongly dominating main branch of the Freiberger Mulde river system is the Zschopau. In its upper catchment area, it is again a named tributary, the Flöha, that contributes the larger water flow and is thus the actual source river of the Mulde. Along this main flow path, the Mulde is approximately 267 kilometers long, and along the longest flow path (Zwickauer Mulde) a good 314 kilometers.[3] The Mulde catchment area shows total drops of 600 to 900 meters for many important flow paths, so that exceptionally high flow velocities prevail here for Northern Germany. The Mulde is sometimes even referred to as the fastest flowing river in Central Europe.[10] Source https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mulde_(Fluss)#Hochwasser

The Mulde, also known as Vereinte Mulde or Vereinigte Mulde, is a left-hand, non-navigable tributary of the Elbe. It is formed southeast of Leipzig near Sermuth (Saxony) by the confluence of two large headwaters, the longer Zwickauer Mulde and the Freiberger Mulde, which drains a larger catchment area with a greater discharge. The river's catchment area covers large parts of Saxony and, in particular, by far the largest part of the northern slopes of the Ore Mountains. With a water flow of approximately 73 m³/s at its mouth[8], it is the fourth largest tributary of the Elbe. The old name for the Mulde, Milda, is translated by linguists as "the water-rich one".[9] The word component Mel, referring to grinding, is sometimes associated with the name in view of the large number of mills previously operated on the river, which overlooks the fact that river names represent the oldest, often Slavic or Celtic, geographical name layer.