Klaus tower
Staircase Klausenturm with 177 steps, view from the bottom up
The Klausenturm is a 46 m high observation tower in the Fichtel Mountains . He stands on the west-southwest of Mehlmeisel located 835 m above sea level. NHN high Klausenberg in the Bavarian district of Bayreuth .
History and nature
The tower was built in 1969/70 as a television converter. The viewing platform, which can be reached via 177 steps, offers a good all-round view of the mountains of the Fichtelgebirge such as Ochsenkopf , Schneeberg and Kosseine .
The tower can be easily reached via a forest path from the Bayreuth House (car park) located 350 meters to the southeast at the Waldhaus Mehlmeisel wildlife park .
Web links
Commons : Klausenturm - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Klausenturm . Structurae online database.Retrieved July 27, 2011
- ↑ Map services of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation ( information )
- ↑ Bayreuther Haus local recreation area . Website Fichtelgebirgsvereins eV. Accessed June 22, 2011
Coordinates: 49 ° 57 ′ 59.8 " N , 11 ° 50 ′ 19.6" E