Muttschiff (peat barge) statue at the Splitting Canal in Papenburg

Muttschiff (peat barge) statue at the Splitting Canal in Papenburg

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Muttschiff (peat barge) statue at the Splitting Canal in Papenburg

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Location: Papenburg, Landkreis Emsland, Lower Saxony, Germany

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May 20, 2024

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The Mutte also differed in size from the Tjalk. While the latter was about 14 m long and up to 4 m wide, the Mutte had a length of approx. 9 to 11m and a width of about 3.20 m to 3.50 m. The Tjalk was generally round-bellied at bow and stern. The Mutte, on the other hand, was both round- and pointed-bellied. For the pointed Mutte, the motto was "less cargo, more speed".

Taken from: von-velen-anlage.de/muttschiff-torfschiff/#:~:text=Torfkahn%20der%20fr%C3%BChen%20Siedler,Schiff%20war%20ein%20typisches%20Plattbodenschiff.

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May 20, 2024

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The highlight is on the Splitting Kanal, shortly before the von velen facility

Muttschiff = peat boat of the early settlers

The Muttschiff served the settlers of Papenburg for centuries as a means of transport for the

extracted peat and as a watercraft on the canals and the Ems. This ship, similar to the Dutch Tjalk, was a typical flat-bottomed ship. Only the shallow water depth in the canals that run through the town of Papenburg made a shallow draft of the Muttschiffe necessary, i.e. a ship without a keel.

Taken from: von-velen-anlage.de/muttschiff-torfschiff/#:~:text=Torfkahn%20der%20fr%C3%BChen%20Siedler,Schiff%20war%20ein%20typisches%20Plattbodenschiff.

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The Muttschiffe plied the Papenburg canals until the 1960s, after which they finally disappeared from the cityscape.

Taken from: von-velen-anlage.de/muttschiff-torfschiff/#:~:text=Torfkahn%20der%20fr%C3%BChen%20Siedler,Schiff%20war%20ein%20typisches%20Plattbodenschiff.

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