Hainigturm
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Hainigturm
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| Place: | Hainig , Lauterbach | ||||||||
| Country: | Hesse | ||||||||
| Country: | Germany | ||||||||
| Altitude : | 440 m | ||||||||
| Coordinates: 50 ° 37 '18.3 " N , 9 ° 25' 1.3" E | |||||||||
| Use: | Observation tower | ||||||||
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| Construction time : | 1906-1907 | ||||||||
| Total height : | 21.2 m | ||||||||
| Viewing platform: | 20 m | ||||||||
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The Hainigturm is a stone-built observation tower in the Hainig , an old oak tree in the Vogelsberg district in Hesse . The 21.2 m high tower stands between Lauterbach , the district town of the Vogelsberg district, and the neighboring villages of Rudlos and Angersbach .
history
Shortly after it was founded in 1881, the Lauterbach branch of the Vogelsberger Höhen-Club decided to build a wooden observation tower in Hainig, which is about 440 m above sea level. More precisely, it was built on the Hainigkuppe, which is about 15 m high and consists almost entirely of closed rock. The inauguration was celebrated on August 6, 1882 as a large folk festival. With this tower, the Hainig was henceforth a much more popular destination. The joy didn't last too long, however. Repairs had to be made after just a few years, and after 18 years, in 1900, the idealistic tower was demolished because it was in disrepair.
After a few years, the current stone tower was built on the site of the old wooden tower. The inauguration took place on May 26, 1907. With the words "Wanderer take off your shoes, because the place you are standing on is a holy land", the then mayor Alexander Stöpler tried to express the mysterious charm that the Hainig has always exercised on the Lauterbach people and their visitors and through the newly built tower should be reinforced.
On May 17, 2007 the centenary of the tower was celebrated with a big party at the Hainigturm.
description
The listed Hainigturm is a tower made of natural stone with a diameter of five meters. On its southeast side there is a locked metal door on the ground floor, above which a sandstone plaque from the Vogelsberger Höhen-Club reminds of the start of construction in 1906. A staircase with 17 steps running outside the tower leads to the approximately 3.3 m high entrance to the tower. Inside there is a left-turning spiral staircase along the inner wall of the tower, which after 44 steps reaches a 10.8 m high intermediate level, from which a small balcony can be accessed. A further 54 steps finally lead to the 20 m high viewing platform , from which there is a very good all-round view. For better orientation, directional boards for the visual targets are attached to the parapet.
References and comments
- ↑ a b c d e Information based on measurements carried out privately
- ↑ a b Landmark of the city turns 100: Festive event around the Hainigturm in East Hesse News from May 13, 2007, accessed on July 8, 2016
Web links
- Panorama shot from the Hainigturm (labeling of visual targets can be activated), on panorama-photo.net