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After 1945 built dams - Germany / German Democratic Republic 1968 - 20 Pfennig

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After 1945 built dams - Germany / German Democratic Republic 1968 - 20 Pfennig


Theme: Architecture
CountryGermany / German Democratic Republic
Issue Date1968
Face Value20.00 
Colormulti-colored
PerforationK 12 1/2: 13
Printing Typeoffset
Stamp TypePostage stamp
Item TypeStamp
Chronological Issue Number1145
Chronological ChapterGER-DDR
SID147150
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Dams in the GDR, built after 1945 The Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications of the German Democratic Republic publishes four multicolored special postage stamps depicting dams built in the GDR after 1945. Dams in the GDR 20 Pfennig value: Rappbodetalsperre The Rappbodetalsperre is the main barrier of the system of dams of the eastern Harz and at the same time the largest dam of the GDR, which was built under the workers and peasants power since 1945. It stands in the area of ​​the resin, district Magdeburg, circle Wernigerode, above the confluence of the Rappbode in the Bode. Commissioning: 1959 It essentially serves the following tasks: - Flood protection, - Drinking water supply of the Central German industrial agglomeration, - Low water increase for the socialist agriculture and industry, - Production of electric energy. The shut-off structure, a heavyweight wall in concrete, has a height of 106.0 m and a concrete cubature of 860,000 cubic meters. The 415.0 m long wall crown is developed as a street. The capacity of the dam is 110 million cubic meters of water. The Rappbodetalsperre is a popular destination in the Harz region.

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Dams in the GDR, built after 1945 The Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications of the German Democratic Republic publishes four multicolored special postage stamps depicting dams built in the GDR after 1945. Dams in the GDR 20 Pfennig value: Rappbodetalsperre The Rappbodetalsperre is the main barrier of the system of dams of the eastern Harz and at the same time the largest dam of the GDR, which was built under the workers and peasants power since 1945. It stands in the area of ​​the resin, district Magdeburg, circle Wernigerode, above the confluence of the Rappbode in the Bode. Commissioning: 1959 It essentially serves the following tasks: - Flood protection, - Drinking water supply of the Central German industrial agglomeration, - Low water increase for the socialist agriculture and industry, - Production of electric energy. The shut-off structure, a heavyweight wall in concrete, has a height of 106.0 m and a concrete cubature of 860,000 cubic meters. The 415.0 m long wall crown is developed as a street. The capacity of the dam is 110 million cubic meters of water. The Rappbodetalsperre is a popular destination in the Harz region..