Yellow Tower (Hildesheim)
The Yellow Tower is an observation tower on the "Spitzhut", a part of the Vorholz ridge in the southeast of Hildesheim .
The tower was built in 1886 on the occasion of the completion of the afforestation of the Vorholz ridge. Its name is derived from the building material used - yellow bricks were used. Since then, it has served as a popular destination and observation tower for walkers in the Galgenberg.
After many years of use, the tower had become dilapidated and the entrance to the tower was locked. The intention of the Hildesheim building authorities to finally remove the tower led to the establishment of a citizens' initiative in 1996 - the Association for the Rescue of the Yellow Tower . Thanks to donations from Hildesheim citizens and companies, a comprehensive renovation of the tower was carried out.
In addition, a public observatory was built on the tower as a metal structure, which is visible from afar. The 60 cm reflector telescope comes from the Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam and was transported to Hildesheim by helicopter on August 19, 1999. It is the largest reflector telescope in southern Lower Saxony . The observatory could initially be visited under the direction of the Hildesheim Adult Education Center. Since 2011 the Hildesheim Society for Astronomy e. V. the observatory and offers public observation appointments for up to 25 participants every Friday evening.
Web links
- Homepage of the Yellow Tower Public Observatory
- The Yellow Tower Hildesheim. Leisure tips, Hildesheimer Allgemeine Zeitung
- Hildesheim: Yellow Tower and Observatory. City-Map.de
Coordinates: 52 ° 8 ′ 11.1 ″ N , 9 ° 59 ′ 20.3 ″ E