Heimbergturm
The Heimbergturm is a 29 m high observation tower at 302.7 m above sea level. NHN high Heimberg between Schloßböckelheim and Waldböckelheim in the Naheland ( Rhineland-Palatinate ). It was built in the spring of 2008 like a wooden frame and has a square floor plan . The corner pillars consist of 85 year old, natural Douglas fir trunks from the Soonwald near Mengigart and are braced crosswise with metal struts. A left-hand wooden staircase serves as the staircase, leading over 144 steps and 15 intermediate landings to the covered viewing platform .
The tower is primarily used for tourist purposes as a view of the Soonwald-Nahe Nature Park . Four panorama boards are attached to the underside of the roof above the platform at a height of 24 m. The surroundings are shown on them with photos for better identification. Visiting this lookout point is free.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Map service of the landscape information system of the Rhineland-Palatinate nature conservation administration (LANIS map) ( notes ) Scale 1: 10,000
- ^ Photo of the information board on the tower, on commons.wikimedia.org
Coordinates: 49 ° 48 ′ 32.6 ″ N , 7 ° 43 ′ 55 ″ E