Uploaded September 2020 | Updated September 2026, 6 hours ago
Cinematic riverside shots from Augsburg, Bavaria (DJI Mavic Air).
Blog: mike-vom-mars.com
Location info:
This is the Lech river near and inside the city of Augsburg, Bavaria (the hometown of the famous Fugger family). What is fascinating is that virtually all the places you see in the video are located in the middle of the city - even though they seem quite remote. They are located in a very large wooded area which the city was built around and through which the Lech river flows.
The Weir:
First mentioned in the year 1346 a.d. (but probably even earlier), the people of Augsburg dammed the mountain river Lech at the "Hoher Ablass" to drain water into the city. The "Hoher Ablass" was repeatedly destroyed by floods, during armed conflicts and by fire. After the flood disaster of 1910, the current reinforced concrete structure was built in 1911/12. The transverse structure was modified several times. More recently, the Augsburg municipal utilities integrated a hydroelectric power plant into the weir. The landmark of the high outlet is its bell tower. Two stone statues at the western end of the dam bridge testify to the importance of the river as a driving force for mill wheels and turbines as well as the importance of rafting, which was still important in 1912.
Cinematic riverside shots from Augsburg, Bavaria (DJI Mavic Air).
Blog: mike-vom-mars.com
Location info:
This is the Lech river near and inside the city of Augsburg, Bavaria (the hometown of the famous Fugger family). What is fascinating is that virtually all the places you see in the video are located in the middle of the city - even though they seem quite remote. They are located in a very large wooded area which the city was built around and through which the Lech river flows.
The Weir:
First mentioned in the year 1346 a.d. (but probably even earlier), the people of Augsburg dammed the mountain river Lech at the "Hoher Ablass" to drain water into the city. The "Hoher Ablass" was repeatedly destroyed by floods, during armed conflicts and by fire. After the flood disaster of 1910, the current reinforced concrete structure was built in 1911/12. The transverse structure was modified several times. More recently, the Augsburg municipal utilities integrated a hydroelectric power plant into the weir. The landmark of the high outlet is its bell tower. Two stone statues at the western end of the dam bridge testify to the importance of the river as a driving force for mill wheels and turbines as well as the importance of rafting, which was still important in 1912.
