Saturday, March 12, 2011

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Leśniańska Firewall and Firewall Złotnicka.

One of the main objectives of creating this blog was to approximate the readers beautiful and interesting places in which 10 years ago has become our place on earth. Let me now return to this theme.

The weekend guides and on the Internet, primarily dominated by locks, as objects worth seeing. But I started from the little-known places, mysterious, interesting, and from the regional events. I'll get to the castles of the time. Since a large proportion of readers joined later, I invite you in your free time to read about:

Today I will present real pearls-art-two monuments of the dam on the river in the Forest and Kwisa Złotniki Lubańskich.

Kwisa, the sources must be sought in Jizera mountains, it is unpredictable, wild and dangerous river even today. Although there are two big dams, we, over 10 years, we have seen two floods in the Forest and some flooding in Gryfów Silesia.

Flooding in the Forest, 2006 years .

Before the artificial reservoirs, the situation was more dramatic. Floods have ravaged the area in a violent manner, repeated wielkokrotnie, died possessions, people died. Something of this had to be done. There was therefore the decision to build the reservoir in the vicinity of the castle Kwisa Czocha near Forest.


dam construction began in 1901, and the official opening of the dam was accomplished in 1905. Power plant was established near the dam. It consists of six turbines (1907) with a total capacity 2.61 MW and 6 generators EPS from 1907 and the present.
After the war power has become the oldest tank hydroelectric power station in Poland.


above the dam Leśniańskiej archival photographs from the book by Stanislaw Leszczynski "From the Forest Marklissy"


Firewall in numbers:
Dam is 45 feet high and 130 feet long. Crown her thick is 8 meters, and in the base at 38 meters. Water tank, which was created by the dam, is 5 km long, 1 km wide, 140 hectares and is located in a 15 miles m3 of water.

bushing at the firewall Leśniańskiej

Photos from the archives home

second dam-Złotnicka, away from our house about 800 meters, was put into service in 1924. Its name comes from a nearby village, Złotniki LUBAŃSKI.
Kwisa So once looked at the lake today Złotnickiego.

Złotnicka Dam is slightly smaller than Leśniańskiej, but also a slightly different design. Both firewalls are unique and are a huge tourist attraction in the region. With Firewall Zlotnicki created interesting tunnels carved into the rock. This is because the object was not only fulfill its role as a storage reservoir and power plant, but also attract tourists and lovers of beautiful sights and unusual technical solutions.
One of two tunnels near the lake. Old postcard from our archives.

Firewall Złotnicka in numbers:
dam is 36 meters in height, crown length is 168 meters, the thickness of the crown is 5 meters in under 27 meters. Area of \u200b\u200bthe lake, which forms a dam, is 125 hectares with a capacity of 10.5 miles m3.
Power is provided with three turbines of 1921, with total capacity of 4.42 MW.




Złotnicka Firewall on old postcards from our archives.



I love going to the dam, as they are dumping water transfer. Sometimes the noise can be heard up near our house. Then refer the impression that I live by the sea.

Culvert dusted with snow.


To this day, retains both original equipment plant. It is possible to explore the interior of the appointment power with support facilities.

Both lakes serve as a leisure and spa. It is regrettable that today you can not enjoy the attraction, which is available "for German", ie the possibility of the cruise after Kwisa. Today the castle Czocha seasonally, you can use a small cruise boat trips.
Both lakes are an attractive place for anglers, there are also almost all freshwater fish.

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