UNESCO World Heritage Site Upper Harz Water Management System
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The UNESCO World Heritage Site Upper Harz Water Management System is an extensive historic network of dams, reservoirs, ditches, and tunnels in Germany’s Harz Mountains, built mainly for medieval and early modern silver mining and considered one of the world’s most significant pre-industrial water management systems.
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Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UNESCO World Heritage Site
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cultural heritage site → historic water management system → |
| associatedWith |
silver mining in the Harz
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| associatedWithIndustry |
mining industry
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| country |
Germany
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| developedDuring |
early modern period
→
medieval period → |
| hasPart |
dams
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ditches → ponds → reservoirs → tunnels → watercourses → |
| hasUseToday |
drinking water supply
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nature conservation → recreational activities → |
| heritageCriteria |
UNESCO cultural criteria (iv)
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UNESCO cultural criteria (v) → |
| heritageDesignation |
UNESCO World Heritage Site
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World Heritage Site in Germany → |
| inception |
12th century
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| locatedIn |
Harz Mountains
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Lower Saxony → Saxony-Anhalt → Upper Harz → |
| locatedNear |
Altenau
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Clausthal-Zellerfeld → Hahnenklee → Sankt Andreasberg → |
| maintainedBy |
Lower Saxony State Forests
→
local water authorities → |
| notableFeature |
dense network of artificial ponds and ditches
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integration into mountainous terrain → long-distance water ditches following contour lines → |
| partOf |
Harz region
→
UNESCO World Heritage Site Mines of Rammelsberg, Historic Town of Goslar and Upper Harz Water Management System → |
| primaryHistoricalUse |
silver mining
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| recognizedAs |
one of the world’s most significant pre-industrial water management systems
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| significantPeriod |
Middle Ages
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early modern period → |
| UNESCOExtensionYear |
2010
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| UNESCOInscriptionYear |
1992
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| UNESCOWorldHeritageCategory |
cultural
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| UNESCOWorldHeritageId |
623
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| usedFor |
drainage of mines
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power supply for mining → water supply for ore processing → |
Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Sankt Andreasberg
("Upper Harz Water Management System region")
→
Upper Harz Water Management System ("UNESCO World Heritage Site Mines of Rammelsberg, Historic Town of Goslar and Upper Harz Water Management System") → |
partOf |
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Mines of Rammelsberg
("Upper Harz Water Management System")
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associatedWith |
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Lower Saxony
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|
hasCulturalHeritage |
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Goslar
("Upper Harz Water Management System")
→
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UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteContains |