Lookout tower Hochwacht Wildensbuch

Hochwacht Wildensbuch

Basic data

Place:

Trullikon

Canton:

Zurich

Country:

Switzerland

Altitude :

548 m

Coordinates: 47 ° 39 '20.9 " N , 8 ° 40' 58.7" E ; CH1903: six hundred and ninety-three thousand four hundred eighty-one / 279092

Use:

Observation tower

Accessibility:

Observation tower open to the public

Tower data

Construction time :

2010

Client :	Wildensbuch civil parish
Architect :	Robert Schaub AG, Andelfingen
Building material :	Wood

Total height :

36.66 m

Viewing platform:

32.66 m

Position map

Hochwacht Wildensbuch

The Hochwacht Wildensbuch observation tower is located on the Hochwacht , a hill above Wildensbuch, a part of the village of Trüllikon in the canton of Zurich .

Data

The wooden tower is 37 meters high, 8.5 meters wide and was inaugurated in spring 2010. Four solid Douglas fir trunks form the main frame. The construction weighs around 100 tons. Another 150 tons were used for the concrete foundation.

history

The tower is a joint project of the former civil parish of Wildensbuch, the political community of Trüllikon and the community of Schlatt TG . The tower is intended to commemorate the dissolution of the civil parish of Wildensbuch.

Around 1650, the Zurich rulers had one of a total of 23 Hochwachten built in the canton of Zurich on the hill above Wildensbuch. The high watch served as an alarm system. All 23 high watchers were able to transmit a signal within 15 minutes. The most famous Zurich Hochwachten were on the Lägern , the Irchel and the Uetliberg . In 1870 the Hochwachten system was used for the last time during the Franco-German War .

Ascent

The viewing platform is ascended via 186 steps and 2 intermediate landings.

Viewing platform

The viewing platform at a height of 33 meters contains three panorama boards and a wooden bench.

Around the tower

Next to the tower there are various seats and a display board with the most important data of the tower.
The coats of arms of the communities Trüllikon and Schlatt as well as the places Wildensbuch and Rudolfingen are cast into the concrete foundation of the tower .