Holstein Tower

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The Holstein Tower in Hansa Park

The Holstein Tower is an approx. 100 meter high gyro tower in the Hansa Park in Sierksdorf . It was built by Huss Rides in 1987 and is a landmark on the Bay of Lübeck and Neustädter Bay that can be seen from afar .

Technical

The glazed gondola rotates clockwise at a speed of approx. 1.2 meters per second to a height of approx. 70 meters, so that you have a view over the entire Neustädter Bay and, in good weather, even as far as Lübeck . The tower diameter is 2.5 meters.

The gondola can accommodate up to 72 guests. The ride has an hourly capacity of around 900 people.

Special

The entire tower resembles a traditional ship's mast . On the machine house at the top of the tower is a large flagpole with the flag of Schleswig-Holstein in a size of approx. 30 m², which is retracted into the visible protective cover during the closed winter season and in bad weather. For technical reasons, the passenger gondola remains positioned at the highest point during the closed winter season, and in the middle of the tower overnight during the open season.

From its opening until the 2019 season, the Holstein Tower was the highest attraction in Hansa Park, but was then replaced by the new " Highlander " gyro-drop tower with a total height of 120 meters.

literature

  • Jack Reese: Lookout and monument towers in Schleswig-Holstein . 1st edition, Kultfeinwerk, Ascheberg / Holstein 2008, ISBN 978-3-9812031-0-3 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Holstein Tower - observation tower in HANSA-PARK - HAPA history. (No longer available online.) In: www.hapa-historie.de. Archived from the original on November 21, 2016 ; accessed on November 21, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.hapa-historie.de

Coordinates: 54 ° 4 ′ 26.6 ″  N , 10 ° 46 ′ 44.5 ″  E