List of the Graz lookout points
The list of observation towers in Graz includes all existing and former observation towers in the present city of Graz .
Legend
The list is structured as follows:
- Name: The names are in alphabetical order.
- Location / coordinates: Specification of the alley and the location coordinates , if known.
- In-service period: The period in which the structure was in place is given.
- Brief description: Here historical and architectural features are mentioned that are important for the respective observation tower.
- Image: In this column there is a picture with a historical view or a modern photo of the respective gate, if available.
List of the Graz lookout points
| Surname | Location / coordinates | Inventory time | Brief description | image |
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| Prince | Plabutsch ⊙ | 1839–1852 (wood observatory), since 1852 (stone observatory) | The establishment of Prince object on the Plabutsch goes on a visit to Emperor I Franz back. At first the stand was made of wood, later made of stone. The observation tower , built in an unusual snail shape, served as an anti-aircraft tower during World War II . |
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| Goldhannwarte | Frauenkogel ⊙ | 1892-1908 | Because the Frauenkogel was poorly developed for tourism, the writer Franz Goldhann, after whom the control room was named, decided to have one built. In 1908, just a few years after its opening in 1892, the wooden observation tower was struck by lightning and destroyed. The reconstruction was no longer carried out because of the First World War . |
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| Hilmwarte | Leechwald ⊙ | since 1887 | The Hilmwarte in Graz's Leechwald has been in its current form since 1887. It is the successor to a timber control room from 1857. During the Second World War, the tower was used as a location for fire guards. Since 1984/85 the Hilmwarte has been used as a weather radar research station. The tower keeper's house is next to the control room. Public access is not possible. |
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| Core control room | Hubertushöhe ⊙ | since 1928/29 | The Kernstockwarte is a low viewing platform on the Hubertushöhe, part of the Plabutsch. It is named after the poet Ottokar Kernstock . The platform of the round building made of quarry stones and hollow on the inside can be reached via a winding external staircase with iron railing. During the Second World War, the cavity, which is accessible via a ladder, served as a listening station. |
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| Kronprinz-Rudolf-Warte | Buchkogel ⊙ | since 1879 | In 1879 the control room was built on the Buchkogel in honor of Crown Prince Rudolf , son of Emperor Franz Joseph I. The base of the observation tower is made of quarry stone and has arches on three sides that allow access to the control room. An iron spiral staircase leads to the round viewing platform at the top of the observation tower. |
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| Reinerkogelwarte | Reinerkogel ⊙ | 1873-1957 | The wooden tower, opened in 1873, fell victim to an act of vandalism. In addition to the newly built control room, there was a lively restaurant operation for excursion guests from the city. Closely connected with the control room is the creation of the Jacob's ladder, which still exists today . The control room could be reached directly via this staircase with 150 steps on the west side of the Reinerkogel. In 1957 the Reinerkogelwarte was dismantled. |
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| Roseggerwarte | Ruckerlberg ⊙ | since the 19th century | The waiting room, named after the Styrian poet Peter Rosegger, is a tower-like bay window built in the 19th century in a Wilhelminian-style villa on the Ruckerlberg. It is not open to the public. | |
| Stephanienwarte | Plate ⊙ | since 1880 | After the foundation stone was laid in July, the Stephanienwarte was opened on September 19, 1880. In the 1950s a tower overseer kept things in order. In 1968 a renovation took place and after changing owners and functions, the control room is currently owned by the Austrian Alpine Association , which made it accessible to the public again. |
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| West view viewing platform | Buchkogel ⊙ | since 2010 | The “Westblick” or “Schau-West” viewing platform consists of an arrow-shaped wooden structure with an access bridge and a triangular viewing platform with metal railings. The platform on the western slope of the Buchkogel, opened in 2010, is supported by five pairs of supports and is accessible at ground level. |
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literature
- Andreas Brudnjak: Lookout guide for Styria. The most beautiful lookout points from Bad Aussee to Radkersburg. Kral Verlag, Berndorf 2014, ISBN 978-3-9902424-5-2 , pp. 13–44.
- Renate Kniely: Lookout waiting around Graz . In: Historical yearbook of the city of Graz. Volume 38/39. Graz 2009. pp. 413-457.
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