Kaiser Wilhelm Tower (Holzminden)

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Kaiser Wilhelm Tower (2015)

The Kaiser Wilhelm Tower is an honor of the German Emperor I. Wilhelm at Holzminden in Lower Saxony district Holzminden standing observation tower . It was built in 1908 and is 17 m high.

Geographical location

The tower stands in the urban area of ​​Holzminden on the western slope of the Sylbecker Berg south of the city center ( 174  m above sea  level ). It is located on the southern edge of the forest of the city park at an altitude of around 170  m . About 400 meters west Holzminden- runs in the section Lüchtringen the main road  550th

History and description

The tower, built in 1908 on a square floor plan from Weser sandstone , has a viewing platform that is located above the tower room. The western edge of the platform has a round ornamental tower.

Views are possible towards the Weser and Solling .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Kaiser Wilhelm Tower in the Stadtpark ( Memento of the original from February 29, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed on May 7, 2016, on holzminden-erleben.de @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.holzminden-erleben.de
  2. ↑ a b Topographic map with the Kaiser Wilhelm Tower on geolife.de (for mountain height see DTK 50 and for location height according to the height line on the tower see AK 5 / 2.5)

Coordinates: 51 ° 48 '31.4 "  N , 9 ° 27' 12.4"  E