Sonnenberg tower
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Sonnenberg tower
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| Place: | Möhlin and Maisprach | ||||||
| Canton: | Aargau | ||||||
| Country: | Switzerland | ||||||
| Altitude : | 632 m | ||||||
| Coordinates: 47 ° 31 '57.7 " N , 7 ° 50' 47.2" E ; CH1903: 630,709 / 264742 | |||||||
| Use: | Observation tower | ||||||
| Accessibility: | Observation tower open to the public | ||||||
| Owner : | Friends of nature Möhlin | ||||||
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| Construction time : | May 25, 1913 | ||||||
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| Total height : | 20.80 m | ||||||
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The Sonnenbergturm (also called Sunnebergturm) is an observation tower on the Sunnenberg on the border of the communities Möhlin and Maisprach in the cantons of Aargau and Basel-Landschaft .
situation
The tower was built from Jurassic sandstone in 1913 and is 20.8 meters high. 99 wooden steps lead to the covered viewing platform. The viewing platform can be visited freely. Inside the tower there are construction plans from October 5, 1912 by the architect Franz Koording on a scale of 1:50.
Hiking trails lead from Chlei Sunnenberg to the observation tower in about 25-30 minutes . The tower offers a panoramic view from the Black Forest to the Alps . A 360 ° panorama board inside the viewing platform from 1980 informs visitors about the possible view.
Stairs
Viewing platform
history
In October 1875 the inauguration of the former wooden tower, also called Hochwacht, took place on the Sonnenberg. This was thanks to the initiative of people from the Rheinfelder Kurverein. Nobody later felt responsible for this building, which fell apart in the following years. The teacher Hans Jäger from Maisprach absolutely wanted another observation tower on the Sonnenberg and did a lot to raise money for the construction. An iron tower was planned at that time. In 1898, Jäger moved away and the project stalled. In 1903 he came to the Möhlin Beautification and Tourist Association, which was only one year old . So far, 1,427 francs had been collected for a new tower.
The association took over the project and then founded the tower committee, which consisted of representatives from the communities of Maisprach , Magden , Rheinfelden , Möhlin and Zeiningen . A project team was put together from this committee. First enough money had to be collected for the construction. A 20-meter-high tower was expected to cost 8,000 francs.
In the years that followed, various attempts were made to get money. Among other things, a forest festival took place in Möhlin on August 28, 1904 . For the occasion, the Feldschlösschen , Salmenbräu breweries and the Löwen inn in Möhlin donated 300 liters of beer , which could be "converted" into 60 francs. In April 1912 it was decided on the Sonnenberg to build the new tower in the same place where the old one had previously stood. Although the total amount for the tower was not yet available, the previous donors became impatient and urged construction to start.
Master builder Fritz Schär in Rheinfelden received the building contract in January 1913. An on-site stone breaker powered by a gasoline engine enabled the production of crushed stone and sand . As a result of the very rugged subsoil, a stronger foundation than planned had to be built.
The inauguration ceremony took place on May 25, 1913 and attracted over 500 people to the mountain.
After the world war the building was threatened with neglect. From 1951, the nature lovers Möhlin took over the facility and from then on provided the tower warden. In 1974/75 the association built a new building at the foot of the tower in place of the former military barracks, the "Turmstübli" with kitchen and kiosk. While the tower stands on the Möhlin / Maisprach municipal boundary and thus on the canton border, the extension is entirely on the territory of the canton of Basel-Landschaft . With a few exceptions, the "Turmstübli" is open every Sunday of the year, which is indicated by the waving Swiss flag on the roof of the observation tower.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Summary by Andreas Laederach from the historical review of the history of the observation tower on the Sonnenberg by Dr. Linus Hüsser
