Eschenberg Tower

Tower 2008

Basic data

Place:

Winterthur

Canton:

Zurich

Country:

Switzerland

Altitude :

591 m

Coordinates: 47 ° 28 '51.9 " N , 8 ° 44' 5.6" E ; CH1903: 697,702 / 259,729

Use:

Observation tower

Accessibility:

Observation tower open to the public

Tower data

Construction time :

1889

Client :	Section Winterthur SAC
Architect :	Machine factory Bosshard
Building materials :	Steel , steel framework construction

Operating time:

since 1889

Total height :

30 m

Viewing platform:

30 m

Further data

Inauguration:

August 25, 1889

Position map

Eschenberg Tower

The Eschenberg Tower is a 30 meter high observation tower in the Winterthur Eschenberg Forest in Switzerland. It is one of the oldest steel lattice towers in Switzerland.

The Eschenberg tower was built after a public tender in 1888 according to plans by the Bosshard machine factory in Näfels as one of around 40 projects and replaced an older wooden tower from 1871. The tower was inaugurated on August 25, 1889.

During the Christmas holidays, the 30 meter high tower is guarded by around 48 volunteers. This is to save those who are tired of life from falling to their death.

Ascent

The viewing platform can be reached via 167 steps and 7 intermediate landings.

Stairs

Viewing platform

The viewing platform at a height of 30 meters offers four seats and a panorama board facing south, on which the surrounding mountains are described.

Platform to the east
Platform to the south

Surroundings

3 fire places with seating frame the lookout tower.

getting there

From the Mattenbach district in Winterthur you can reach the Bruderhaus wildlife park via Eschenbergstrasse via the hamlet of Eschenberg . There are parking spaces there. On foot on Musentalstrasse you can climb the 50 meters in altitude to the Eschenberg tower in about 15 minutes.

view

To the north you can see Oberwinterthur . Otherwise, you can mainly see the forests around the Eschenberg Tower. In the south you can still see Kyburg Castle . When the view is clear, the Alpine peaks from the Säntis to the Tschingelhorn can be seen.

and display information about the image

360 ° panorama from the Eschenberg tower

Web links

Commons : Eschenbergturm - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

^ Special newspaper for European Heritage Day 2009, published by the Department of Construction, Department of Monument Preservation of the City of Winterthur, page 38.
↑ Deborah Rast: The viewpoints are guarded because they are tired of life. 20 Minuten Online, December 22, 2008, accessed June 10, 2011 .

[1] Special newspaper for European Heritage Day 2009, published by the Department of Construction, Department of Monument Preservation of the City of Winterthur, page 38.

[2] Deborah Rast: The viewpoints are guarded because they are tired of life. 20 Minuten Online, December 22, 2008, accessed June 10, 2011 .