Altenburgwarte
The Altenburgwarte is a lookout tower 700 meters southwest of the city of Quedlinburg in Saxony-Anhalt .
The control room is part of the Quedlinburg waiting and ditch system and is located on one of the highest points (around 198 meters) of a sandstone ridge called the Altenburg.
The original control room in the form of a round tower about five meters thick came from the 14th or 15th century. From the weathered remains, the Harz Club built a new tower in 1889, which, after several restorations, is now used as a ten-meter high pentagonal observation tower with a spiral staircase, the platform of which can be reached via 51 steps.
See also
literature
- Christa Rienäcker: The medieval fortifications of Quedlinburg. Field maintenance. Quedlinburg-Information, Quedlinburg 1989, p. 11f.
- Lorenz, Hermann: The fate of the Quedlinburger Feldwarten. 8. The control room at the Altenburg. In: Am Heimatborn 154 (January 10, 1928) pp. 633f.
Web links
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Coordinates: 51 ° 46 '57.4 " N , 11 ° 6' 58.3" E
