Holzhof Elsterwerda

The Holz hof is the most traditional sports facility in the Brandenburg small town of Elsterwerda in the Elbe-Elster district. It is located at the edge of town in the direction of Großenhain.
Originally, this area was a transshipment point on the Elsterwerda-Grödel floating canal, which was put into operation in 1748. Here, wood and other goods arriving by water or by carts were transshipped and stored. There were no permanent buildings on the site at that time, and it is presumed that there were only shelters for the drivers, for loggers, horses, and feed. After the canal was hardly used due to the cessation of wood transport in 1833 and the construction of the Elsterwerda-Riesa railway line in 1875, the Holz hof also lost significance.

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