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The Red Gate – Around the Upper Waterworks in Augsburg
The Upper Waterworks is Europe's oldest water treatment facility
Water was Augsburg’s liquid gold—and its history begins where it flows into the city from the south. Around the Rotes Tor, we discover one of the oldest surviving waterworks in Europe
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The Red Gate: Augsburgs southern city gate
The Red Gate is Augsburgs southern city gate. As early as Roman times, the Via Claudia Augusta ran through here, leading south from Augsburg across the Alps to Italy.

Across the viaduct through the former bastion
A thoroughfare and an aqueduct in one. The structure is the only surviving bridge over the former city moat

Brunnenbach and Lochbach: Augsburg's driving forces!
So where did the water come from? The drinking water came from the Brunnenbach, and the water used for power came from the Lochbach!






