THE WATER TOWERS

Guidance

The “Augsburg Water Management System” has been a World Heritage Site since 2019. With this award, UNESCO recognizes Augsburg’s unique handling of water for more than 800 years. Many events are also held at World Heritage sites for this reason. As part of Water & Sound, the World Heritage Office is offering three guided tours in the run-up to festival events.

The open-air stage forms the southern boundary of the ensemble of water towers at the Red Gate, which are considered to be the oldest existing waterworks in Central Europe and served to supply Augsburg with drinking water for 463 years from 1416.

Pre-registration for the guided tours is requested at welterbe.veranstaltungen@augsburg.de

Sun 4.8. approx. 1.5 hour guided tour
Start at 17:30 at the water towers at the Red Gate