Stäffelsberg Tower

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Stäffelsberg tower near Dörrenbach

The Stäffelsberg tower is a 24 m high observation tower on the Stäffelsberg ( 480.8  m above sea  level ) in Wasgau , west of the village Dörrenbach in the Rhineland-Palatinate district of Südliche Weinstrasse .

history

Today's Stäffelsberg tower is already the second tower on the Stäffelsberg. In 1887, on the initiative of the Dörrenbach teacher Joseph Veilriemen and the Bergzabern Beautification Association, the first 14 m high observation tower was built. The construction costs of 1,050 marks were covered by various associations, grants and donations. In 1940, in connection with the construction of the western wall, the upper part of the tower was demolished and a permanent observation point for the artillery was provided. On March 17, 1947, the French garrison ordered it to be blown up.

The Heimatbund Dörrenbach eV association, founded in 1950 , then suggested the reconstruction of the Stäffelsberg tower. After its construction was approved in 1963, it was finally inaugurated on October 11, 1964. Extensive renovations were carried out on the tower in 1985 and 2010. 2010 In addition, the six-part, consisting of patinated with gold dust steel on the outside wall installation The golden rose bush as a tribute to the tale village Dörrenbach mounted.

description

The new Stäffelsbergturm is in concrete construction erected round tower m with a diameter of 4.8 m and a total height of 24th Three external steps lead to the entrance door on the east side of the tower. Along the inner wall there is a concrete spiral staircase with 104 steps up to an intermediate level 17.7 m above the entrance. From this a metal spiral staircase with 16 steps leads to the viewing platform , which is 21 m high. A total of 123 steps have to be mastered on the ascent. From the platform, on the parapet of which there are orientation boards, there is a wide view over the Palatinate Forest and the Upper Rhine Rift to the Odenwald and the Black Forest .

Various antennas are attached to the upper part of the tower.

Web links

Commons : Stäffelsbergturm  - Collection of images

References and comments

  1. ↑ a b c d Photo of the information board on the tower, on commons.wikimedia.org
  2. ↑ Map service of the landscape information system of the Rhineland-Palatinate nature conservation administration (LANIS map) ( notes )
  3. ↑ a b c d e Information based on privately conducted explorations and measurements

Coordinates: 49 ° 5 '17.9 "  N , 7 ° 56' 55.8"  E