Saarbrücken harbour island Citizens' park on the site of the old coal port
Oblique aerial view of the former coal port (1946 )
In the post-war period, the former coal port was used as a coal storage area, parking lot and construction waste dump. It was not until the end of the 1970s, when planning began for the west span bridge of the motorway over the Saar, and the harbour island was needed as a support for the northern bridgehead, that the now heavily overgrown site returned to public awareness.
Der ehemalige Kohlehafen 1946 - In der Schrägluftaufnahme von 1946 sind im Vordergrund die Saar und dahinter das noch unverfüllte Hafenbecken zu erkennen, die die Lagerflächen der Hafeninsel in Saarbrücken ursprünglich begrenzten. © 1946 Stadt Saarbrücken
- Oblique aerial view of the former coal port (1946)
