Bismarck Tower (Rosenau)

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Bismarck Tower near Rosenau Castle

The Bismarck Tower near Rosenau Castle in Zwettl-Lower Austria is the only Bismarck Tower in Austria .

It is located about one kilometer northeast of Rosenau Castle . The building owner was Georg von Schönerer (1842–1921). The tower was inaugurated in 1907. It was built on a small hill made of hewn granite stones. The tower has a height of twelve meters. On its south side there is a stone relief image of Bismarck.

The tower hill is located on a round meadow, which is partly surrounded by an oak grove. The trees were pulled from acorns that Schönerer had collected near Bismarck's grave. A renovation took place in 1989.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. https://www.bismarcktuerme.de/ebene4/sonstige/rosenau.html
  2. https://www.zwettl.gv.at/Bismarckturm
  3. http://marterl.at/index.php?id=23&no_cache=1&oid=12917#.W1CUocIyXSc

Coordinates: 48 ° 36 '22.8 "  N , 15 ° 4' 5.7"  E