Brzeg water tower - a historic water tower in the town of Brzeg, Opole Voivodeship, Poland.[1]

Brzeg water tower
Wieża ciśnień w Brzegu
Brzeg water tower
General information
TypeWater tower
Architectural styleIndustrial
Town or cityBrzeg
CountryPoland
Completed1864

When the oldest waterworks for the town of Brzeg (Brieg), built in the second half of the nineteenth-century was not sufficient for the town's populous, in 1864, the town authorities set out to build a new water tower which was completed in the latter part of the aforesaid year. Initially, water was taken from the Oder River, however, due to noted frequent epidemics, a waterworks was built in Gierszowice to supply the water tower.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ Staśkiewicz, Jarosław. "Wieża ciśnień w Brzegu w rękach harcerzy". nto.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  2. ^ "Wieża ciśnień, Brzeg - Zabytek.pl". zabytek.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Brzeg - Wieża ciśnień - stare zdjęcia, mapa". fotopolska.eu. Retrieved 24 August 2017.