Rothenburg Ferry
The Rothenburg Ferry is a cable ferry across the Saale in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.[1][2] It connects the village of Rothenburg on the northwest end with the settlement Brucke which is part of the community Zickeritz on the southeast end. The ferry is 3.7 km apart from the next bridge downstream and upstream 11.1 km from another ferry.
Technically, the ferry is a reaction ferry, which is propelled by the current of the water. The ferry is attached to a floating cable which is anchored firmly in the riverbed upstream of the ferry. To operate the ferry, it is angled into the current, causing the force of the current to swing the ferry across the river on the cable.
References
- ^ "Rothenburg Ferry on Google Maps". Google. Retrieved 2009-01-28.
- ^ "Rothenburg Faehre01.jpg". Wikimedia Commons. Retrieved 2009-01-28.
51°38′25″N 11°44′49″E / 51.640177°N 11.747003°E
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