Neckarinsel, Tübingen
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.jpg) Platanenallee (Plane Tree Alley) on the south bank of the island | |
  Neckarinsel, Tübingen | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Neckar |
| Coordinates | 48°31′04″N 09°03′07″E / 48.51778°N 9.05194°E |
| Adjacent to | Neckar |
| Area | 0.05 km2 (0.019 sq mi) |
| Length | 1 km (0.6 mi) |
| Width | 0.05 km (0.031 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 2 m (7 ft) |
| Administration | |
The Neckarinsel (Neckar Island) in Tübingen, Germany is an artificial, 2⁄3-mile (1.1 km) long Neckar river island, which was created in the years 1910 and 1911 by branching off a parallel channel to regulate the water level of the river. It extends from the headland west of the Ammertal train bridge, the Bügeleisen (Flatiron), to the Eberhard Bridge.
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The eastern half of the island is covered by the almost 200 years old Platanenallee (Plane tree alley). In the western area lies the "Seufzerwäldchen" (sigh forest), which is traversed by some winding forest trails. West of the Alleenbrücke (Avenue Bridge) is still the Hain (grove), at the end of which, under the bridge of the Ammer Valley Railway, a small tunnel leads to the western end of the island, a railing-lined plateau at the Spitz or Bügeleisen.
Sometimes illegal campfires and barbecue parties were organized, which the public order denied due risk of fire for the plane trees of the alley.[1][2][when?]
The waterdepth of the Neckar is shallow in many places.
Two monuments are located on the island: Silcher Memorial in the middle of the island and Wildermuth Memorial in the west.
