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The Neckarinsel (Neckar Island) in
Nächtlicher Brand auf der Neckarinsel
Tagblatt, 15 February 2012 The waterdepth of the Neckar is shallow in many places. Two monuments are located on the island: Silcher Memorial in the middle of the island and Wildermuth Memorial in the west.
Tübingen
Tübingen (; ) is a traditional college town, university city in central Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated south of the state capital, Stuttgart, and developed on both sides of the Neckar and Ammer (Neckar), Ammer rivers. about one in ...
, Germany is an artificial, long Neckar
The Neckar () is a river in Germany, mainly flowing through the southwestern States of Germany, state of Baden-Württemberg, with a short section through Hesse. The Neckar is a major right tributary of the Rhine. Rising in the Schwarzwald-Baar ...
river island, which was created in the years 1910 and 1911 by branching off a parallel channel to regulate the water level of the river. It extends from the headland west of the Ammertal train bridge, the ''Bügeleisen'' (Flatiron), to the Eberhard Bridge.
Geography
The eastern half of the island is covered by the almost 200 years old Platanenallee (Plane tree alley). In the western area lies the ''"Seufzerwäldchen"'' (sigh forest), which is traversed by some winding forest trails. West of the ''Alleenbrücke'' (Avenue Bridge) is still the ''Hain'' (grove), at the end of which, under the bridge of the Ammer Valley Railway, a small tunnel leads to the western end of the island, a railing-lined plateau at the ''Spitz'' or ''Bügeleisen''. Sometimes illegal campfires and barbecue parties were organized, which the public order denied due risk of fire for the plane trees of the alley.Tagblatt, 15 February 2012 The waterdepth of the Neckar is shallow in many places. Two monuments are located on the island: Silcher Memorial in the middle of the island and Wildermuth Memorial in the west.
Events
Every year, of early June the Tübingen Puntboat Challenge (''Stocherkahnrennen'') around the Neckar island is celebrated. At the annual Duck Race in late October, bright yellow squeaking ducks conquer the Neckar. Since 2003 there has been the ''TüGast'' event ''Sommerinsel'' (Summer island), which took place for a few years on the plane tree alley and then moved for safety and conservation reasons to the ''Anlagensee'' (park lake), but kept the name. The Neckar Island was also the scene of memorable theatrical events: The Theater Lindenhof presented outdoor performances with great response of " Hölderlin. Tübingen. Tower." 1. Tübingen Summer theatre 1986 (in cooperation with the Zimmertheater Tübingen), and "…when downward with the Neckar (Hölderlin). A walk in the evening", Summer theatre in 1993 and 1995. Since 2007, there have been several open air productions of the LTT and Zimmertheater.
Access
From the east: from Eberhardsbrücke there is a direct stairway down to the island, at thedovecote
A dovecote or dovecot , doocot (Scots Language, Scots) or columbarium is a structure intended to house Domestic pigeon, pigeons or doves. Dovecotes may be free-standing structures in a variety of shapes, or built into the end of a house or b ...
.
From the south: from Central Station
Central stations or central railway stations emerged in the second half of the nineteenth century as railway stations that had initially been built on the edge of city centres were enveloped by urban expansion and became an integral part of the ...
and Anlagensee, it goes over a small bridge, the so-called "Indianersteg" (Indian footbridge), on the Neckar island.
From the west, there is an access to the island at the Derendinger Allee and the Alleenbrücke, which can also be reached by bicycle.
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