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over~flow - Successful start of the Landuni Drosendorf

For the first time since its launch, the "Landuni" in Drosendorf Castle (Waldviertel region) has been the venue for a workshop held within the framework of the course "over~flow". Accompanied by a highly committed teaching team, the 25 participants dealt extensively with the topic of rivers and riverscapes over a period of three days.

View of the monastery of Drosendorf. A black car is parked on the left.

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Sibylla Zech is standing with local representatives in front of a building in the city. In the foreground, posts can be seen which are connected with a chain.

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The students sit together in a historic room. Paintings hang on the wooden paneled wall, and the floor is also made of wood. A chandelier hangs in the middle of the room. There is a laptop on a small side table.

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View of the inner courtyard of Drosendorf Castle. The ground is roughly paved. The portal is sparsely illuminated by a lantern.

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A large room with several workshop tables on which posters and pens are prepared. In the background you can see an open magnetic board that says " Herzlich Willkommen Landuni Drosendorf" (Welcome to Landuni Drosendorf).

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Petra Hirschler, Daniel Youssef and Hartmut Dumke stand in front of a snow-covered bench. They are wearing hoods and/or have their hoods on. In the background, some buildings in the town center can be seen.

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The students walk in the direction of an old tower. The trail is bordered on both sides by a railing. Railroad tracks run to the right of the path.

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The castle wall of Drosendorf Castle with the former protective moat. On the left there is white building and a large tree - probably a willow.

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Students work on a poster lying on a table. You can see Drosendorf Castle, a river, several bicycles and the word "Eggenburg. A cell phone and a red Sharpie are lying on the poster.

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The group of students is walking through Drosendorf. On the left of the cobbled street you can see some older and newer terraced buildings. On the right side of the street, a traffic sign announces a rotunda.

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[Translate to English:] Blick auf den Eingang des Schloss Drosendorf. Das Foto wird durch das licht in rötliche Farben getaucht. Im Vordergrund ist ein mit Steinen gepflasterter Weg zu erkennen.

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The group of students listens to an input. The participants are located in a vaulted room, which is illuminated by wall lamps. A flipchart is in front and a chandelier hangs from the ceiling.

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View from the window of Drosendorf Castle onto a snowy scenery. You can see the wall and a castle tower and several family houses.

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The course over~flow is offered as a bachelor elective module (cooperation: region) with an accompanying bachelor seminar. The goal is to examine river areas and river regions. They connect and separate at the same time, are either well or poorly usable, natural or designed, dynamic or dammed up, accessible or closed off, touristic or untouched. The corresponding spatial, social, construction and planning conditions as well as the specific current (and historical) use interests and conflicts on and along rivers will be analyzed. Based on an intensive research, strategies and visions for the future development on and along specific rivers will be elaborated. The resulting multifaceted picture of visions and strategies is addressed to a large audience and is supposed to sensitize for a more conscious and careful handling of rivers.

The historic Drosendorf Castle, which was visited for the first time as part of the "Landuni Drosendorf" project, provided a particularly impressive setting for the students' activities.