High carrot
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 The Hohe Möhr seen from the Zeller Blauen . The transmission mast can be seen on the right of the summit and the observation tower on the left |
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| height | 988.8 m above sea level NHN | |
| location | near Schopfheim , Lörrach district , Baden-Württemberg ( Germany ) | |
| Mountains | Black Forest | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 41 '34 " N , 7 ° 52' 28" E | |
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| particularities | Hohe-Möhr-Turm ( AT ), transmission tower Hohe Möhr | |
The Hohe Möhr is 988.8 m above sea level. NHN high mountain in the Black Forest near Schopfheim in the Baden-Württemberg district of Lörrach .
On the top of the mountain is the 30 meter high Hohe-Möhr-Turm , a lookout tower built by the Black Forest Association . Its viewing platform is about 25 m above the ground. So you have a wide panoramic view from over 1000 m height, with good visibility as far as the Swiss Alps , the Jura and the Vosges . Views extend into the Wiesental , Rheintal and Wehratal, the Hotzenwald and the Black Forest mountains.
In addition, at 47 ° 41 '35 " N , 7 ° 52' 26" O , the SWR operates a transmitter for VHF , mobile radio and other radio services, which uses a 77 meter high, free-standing steel lattice tower as an antenna carrier .
The municipal boundary between Zell im Wiesental and Schopfheim runs along the summit . While the transmission tower is in the Zell district, the observation tower is on the Schopfheimer community mark.
history
The Hohe-Möhr-Turm was built in 1894 by the Black Forest Association (local group Schopfheim). The total construction costs at that time amounted to 7,825 gold marks . The tower has 54 stone steps in the lower part and 87 wooden steps in the wooden upper part.
After the First World War, the tower was urgently repaired in 1921. Shortly afterwards, on the morning of June 22, 1922, the wooden structure of the tower burned down after a lightning strike. In 1923 this was rebuilt with the help of the surrounding communities and many private donors and the tower was reopened on May 11, 1924.
In the decades after the Second World War, further repairs followed: In 1950 the coat made of 25,000 shingles was renewed. To stabilize the tower, ten iron bands were put on in 1953. The weight of the rings was 1,650 kg. In 1963, an external protective coating was applied to the woodwork. In 1972 the tower roof was completely renewed.
In 1982 and 1983, the largest renovation of the tower was carried out. The stability of the tower was a major challenge for the Schopfheim branch of the Black Forest Association. On May 1, 1983, the 100th anniversary of the local branch, the work was completed and the tower could be reopened.
The centenary of the tower, which is now a listed building , was celebrated in 1994.
Another renovation that became necessary took place in 2004.
reachability
Best from the Schweigmatt over the southern slope of the Hohen Möhr. Parking spaces are available at the Schweigmatt swimming pool. From there it is approx. 2.5 km and 240 meters in altitude to the tower via the road to Hohen Möhr. Also suitable for prams or mountain bikers. There are also narrower hiking trails from the Schweigmatt. Of course you can also walk from Raitbach from the festival hall parking lot on Scheuermatt (at the end of Raitbach). From there it is approx. 5 km and an altitude difference of 420 meters. A walking board at both parking lots provides information about possible routes and subsequent hikes. If you come by train, you can get off at Hausen - Raitbach station and go to the tower via Raitbach or Raitbacher Höhe and Hebelhöhe. The shortest version of the route is about 7.5 km and about 580 meters in altitude. A hiking board on the footpath to Raitbach also provides information about paths here.
literature
- Ernst Müller, Albert Rieger: The history of the Hohe-Möhr-Tower , In: 100 years tower on the Hohen Möhr , Festschrift des Schwarzwaldverein Schopfheim, 1993, pp. 11-22
- Elmar Vogt: At a height of 985 meters - the carrot tower. In: Das Markgräflerland, issue 1/1992, pp. 78–81. ( Digitized version of the Freiburg University Library )
Web links
- Information and pictures about the Hohen Möhr
- Information, pictures and a video about the Hohen Möhr
- Photos from the station Hohe Möhr
- History of the tower on the homepage of the Black Forest Association Schopfheim
- Panorama shot from the observation tower on the Hohen Möhr (labeling of visual targets can be activated), on panorama-photo.net
Individual evidence
- ↑ Map services of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation ( information )
- ↑ A worthwhile excursion destination: The Hohe Möhr in the Badische Zeitung of September 12, 2012, accessed on January 11, 2018