Kaiser Friedrich Tower (Biesenthal)
The Kaiser-Friedrich-Turm (also called Schlossbergturm ) is a memorial to Kaiser Friedrich III. Erected observation tower on the Schlossberg in the town of Biesenthal in the Brandenburg district of Barnim .
Location and history
A castle was first mentioned in a document on the Schlossberg in 1337. However, it fell into disrepair over the centuries, was already described as very damaged during the Thirty Years War and was then demolished.
In 1878 the community built a wooden lookout tower on the raised area. He was in 1907 in honor of the German Emperor Friedrich III. replaced by a tower made of brick. After the fall of the Wall , the city commissioned a concept for the renovation of the entire site on the Schlossberg in 1990. A year later, a homeland association was founded, which from then on accompanied the project. First, in 1991 and 1992, the Schlossberg site was reconstructed, leaving the tower outside. Schlossberg festivals have been held there since 2001 on the initiative of the association . In the process, the considerations matured as to how the tower could also be renewed. The club members commissioned a concept and leased the site in 2006. The tower was renovated and opened to the public on October 13, 2007.
Web links
- Entry in the monument database of the State of Brandenburg
- Information from the Biesenthal office on the tower , accessed on April 26, 2014.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Schlossbergturm Biesenthal - reconstruction to ensure accessibility ... Resolution of the city of Biesenthal of April 6, 2006, accessed on April 7, 2016
- ↑ City history , website of the Heimatverein Biesenthal, accessed on April 26, 2015.
Coordinates: 52 ° 46 ′ 4.8 " N , 13 ° 37 ′ 35.3" E