Technical monument steam engine from 1875

The "technical monument steam engine from 1875" is the oldest steam engine in Berlin and Brandenburg still in its original location - it is located in the context of the historically and architecturally interesting Cöthen manor, which also includes the Schinkel Church, the David Gilly bakery and the schoolhouse.

According to the public list of steam engines sorted by postal code by Albert Giesler (along with Helmut Düntzsch and Otfried Wegenbreth, author of the classic "The History of the Steam Engine. Historical Development, Industrial History, Technical Monuments"), the steam engine in Cöthen from 1875 is actually the last of its kind in the Brandenburg and Berlin area in terms of age and size, and is also located at its original location. 

Age: There are only four older steam engines left from the Berlin and Brandenburg region, of which one from 1816 is on display in Munich in the "German Museum of Masterpieces of Science and Technology", two (from 1847 and 1873) have been dismantled and stored in the Berlin museums and only one from 1859 is on display in the Berlin Technology Museum. 

Location: There are also two older steam pumping engines. One belongs to the Sansoussi pumping station. King Frederick William IV wanted to assert himself against England's technological supremacy with the steam engine from 1842, and used it to create a 38-meter-high fountain. Another from 1873 belongs to the Teufelssee waterworks in Berlin and still stands at its original location. However, these two are significantly different in design and function as water pumps, and are only accessible during special events.