Historic building · 1930
Kärdla fire station
German: Kertel
Kärdla's fire station on the central square was finished in 1930 with a five-storey tower, built above all so that wet fire hoses could be hung up to dry, and so that from the top someone could watch for smoke anywhere in town. It is the last building in Estonia with a tall tower built for the fire brigade that the firemen actually used. Apart from the church spire it is the tallest building in Kärdla, and the only one with more than four storeys. Its ground floor was a tourist information centre until 2021 and is now a restaurant.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Kärdla Keskväljakul asuv pritsumaja valmis 1930. aastal viiekorruselise torniga, mis ehitati eelkõige selleks, et märjad tuletõrjevoolikud saaks rippuma kuivama panna, ning et torni tipust saaks vaadata, kas ja kus midagi põleb. See on Eesti viimane tuletõrje jaoks ehitatud kõrge torniga hoone, mida tuletõrje ka päriselt kasutas. Kirikutorni kõrval on see Kärdla kõrgeim maja ja ainus, millel on üle nelja korruse. Esimesel korrusel oli 2021. aastani turismiinfokeskus, nüüd tegutseb seal Pritsumaja resto.
Source: https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%A4rdla_pritsumaja ↗