Bismarck Column (Pariner Berg)
The Bismarck Column on the Pariner Berg in Bad Schwartau in the district of Groß Parin in the Ostholstein district in Schleswig-Holstein is one of the numerous monuments erected in honor of Otto von Bismarck , often under the name " Bismarck Tower ".
building
The square tower, mainly made of hewn field stones found on site, is 12.82 m high, has a base area of 5 × 5 m and stands on a terrace of 15 × 15 m. It tapers towards the top. At its top there is a viewing platform; originally there was also a fire bowl there.
Above the entrance is the Bismarck coat of arms , next to the entrance the day of the laying of the foundation stone is carved in stone.
Inside the tower there is a staircase, via which a viewing platform can be reached, which provides a view of the surroundings as far as Lübeck , Neustadt , the Lübeck Bay ( Baltic Sea ), the Hemmelsdorfer See and the hilly landscape of Holstein Switzerland . The tower is open all year round. Access is free.
history
Before the Bismarck Column was built, there was an observation tower built in 1889 at the same place. On April 14, 1900 the "Association for the erection of a Bismarckian column on the Pariner Berg" was founded and the location of the erection was selected. The landlord donated the property, field stones and an amount of 1000 marks to the restaurant on the Pariner Berg. The other necessary funds for the tower construction (total costs 11,000 marks ) were covered by donations. The plans for the Bismarck Column came from the architect Eduard Gildemeister . The foundation stone was laid on July 30, 1901, the third anniversary of Otto von Bismarck's death . The completed tower was inaugurated on September 28, 1902.
In the Second World War the tower served as an anti-aircraft position. In 1945 the tower was damaged by former French prisoners of war released from the Pariner Berg forced labor camp . In 1958 the tower was closed because it was dilapidated.
In 1960 the tower became the property of the city of Bad Schwartau , which had it renovated and made it accessible again in 1972. In 1980 the tower was placed under monument protection.
Photo of the laying of the foundation stone of the Bismarck Column on the Pariner Berg on July 30, 1901 (you can see the previous observation tower (in the background); a bust of Otto von Bismarck and in front of it the foundation stone (now walled in the column))
The foundation stone with the date “30. July 1901 "
The relief above the entrance with Bismarck's coat of arms
The Bismarckian Column on the Pariner Berg (side view)
The lookout tower that existed before the Bismarck Column was erected
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literature
- Max Steen : Alt Schwartau - history and stories; Lübeck 1976 - therein: "The Pariner Bismarck Tower"
- Georg Harders - The Bismarck Column on the Pariner Berg - in: Jahrbuch für Heimatkunde, Eutin 1983 (pages 120–121)
- Georg Harders - The Bismarckian Column on Pariner Berg (A Documentation) , Bad Schwartau 1984.
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Coordinates: 53 ° 56 ′ 38.6 " N , 10 ° 40 ′ 53.3" E