List of observation towers in Baden-Württemberg

The list of observation towers in Baden-Wuerttemberg contains structures which have observation possibilities that are accessible to the public. It includes observation towers , television towers and water towers , church towers , stationary rides and other observation platforms - including former towers (etc.). The lists do not include traveling panoramic rides.

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Note: The table columns can be sorted using the symbols in the column headings. In the initial view, the towers are sorted by total height (descending), if the height is the same, by name of the structure (ascending).

Existing structures

Name of the structure	place	construction year	Total height ( m )	Platform form- height (m)	up train	Building type	Remarks	image
Thyssenkrupp test tower	Rottweil location	2017	246	232	Yes	Test tower for express elevators, reinforced concrete	ThyssenKrupp AG test tower ; highest publicly accessible viewing platform in Germany
Telecommunication tower Mannheim	Mannheim location	1974	217.8	124.7 120.9	Yes	Transmission tower (reinforced concrete)
Stuttgart TV tower	Stuttgart location	1956	216.6	152.8 150	Yes	Transmission tower (reinforced concrete)	accessible again after a long period of closure since January 30, 2016
Ulm Minster	Ulm location	1890	161	143	No	Steeple
Telecommunication tower Heubach	Heubach location	1966	142.75	025th	No	Transmission tower (reinforced concrete)	2009 cut by approx. 20 m
Freiburg Cathedral Tower	Freiburg im Breisgau location	1513	116	070	No	Steeple	with a watchman's room
Fremersberg Tower	Baden-Baden location	1961	085	030th	No	Transmission tower (reinforced concrete)	open viewing platform below the projecting technology platforms
TV tower Heidelberg	Heidelberg location	1958	083	030th	Yes	Transmission and water tower (reinforced concrete)	closed since 2002
Church tower Heiliggeistkirche (Heidelberg)	Heidelberg location	14th century	082	038	No	Steeple
Minster Tower Constance	Constance location	09th century	078	052	No	Steeple
Euro Tower	Rust location	1983	075		Yes	Gyro tower
Collegiate church	Tübingen location	1483	068		No	Steeple
Sindelfingen-Steige water tower	Sindelfingen location	1960	065.6		?	Reinforced concrete water tower	currently closed
Kilian's Tower	Heilbronn location	1529	063.7	035.5	No	Steeple
Mercury Tower	Baden-Baden location	Mid 19th century	063	00? 023	Yes	Stone tower	1982 expanded with a reinforced concrete tower; open platform over closed, glazed observation floor
Blue Tower (Bad Wimpfen)	Bad Wimpfen location	1217	058	032	No	brick tower	167 steps to the viewing gallery above the tower house
Church tower Herrenberg Collegiate Church	Herrenberg location	1293 + 1490 + 1749	057.1	029.2	No	Church tower (bricked below, timber framework above)	Three more platforms with a very restricted field of vision (1 below, 2 above) are home to the Herrenberg Abbey Bell Museum
Station tower (Stuttgart)	Stuttgart location	1916	056		Yes	Reinforced concrete tower
High tower (Rottweil)	Rottweil location	13th century	054		No	brick tower	with a watchman's room; formerly used as a watchtower and prison
Eichberg Tower	Emmendingen location	2005	053.2	043.2	No	Wooden tower	highest observation tower in Baden-Württemberg
Rothaus-zäpfle tower	Höchenschwand location	2003	051.3		No	Reinforced concrete tower	covered; with climbing wall on the tower
Blower tower	Ravensburg location	1556	051		No	brick watchtower
Goldberg Tower	Sindelfingen location	1963	051		Yes	Water tower (reinforced concrete)	Viewing platform currently closed (as of 2014)
Flour sack	Ravensburg location	1425	051		No	brick defense tower
Karlsruhe Castle Tower	Karlsruhe location	1718	051	042	No	brick tower	Year of construction approx.
Johannisturm (Schwäbisch Gmünd)	Schwäbisch Gmünd location	1250	048	030th	No	Steeple	closed viewing platform in the tower room; Platform height approx.
Feldberg Tower	Seebuck location	1958	045	036	Yes	Transmission tower (reinforced concrete)
Water tower on the back of the Rod	Pforzheim location	1900	045		No	brick tower with concrete pulpit	Height approx .; closed, glazed viewing platform
White Fir Tower	Throat location	2003	044	035 030	No	Wooden tower
Town Hall Tower (Freudenstadt)	Freudenstadt location	1954	043.1	031 025	No	town hall	upper platform covered
Harbor Market Tower	Heilbronn location	1727	043	0	No	brick tower
Altenberg Tower	Sulzbach-Laufen location	2007	042.5	035.18	No	Steel-wood construction	covered
Acorn tip tower	Eichstetten location	2006	042.5	028	No	Transmission tower (steel framework construction)
Hursch Tower	Römerstein-Zainingen location	1981	042		No	Steel framework construction
Telchi tower	Wilhelmsfeld location	2001	041	036	No	Wooden tower	covered
Killesberg Tower	Stuttgart location	2001	040.4	031 024 016 8 00	No	Steel lattice tower	Total height without weather vane
Guttenberg castle keep	Haßmersheim location	13th century	040		No	brick tower
Hohe Warte (Pforzheim)	Pforzheim-Hohenwart location	2002	040	036	No	Wooden structure	covered
Österbergturm	Tübingen location	1891	040		No	brick tower	built as the Kaiser Wilhelm Tower; can only be viewed on request
Pfeiferturm	Bretten location	13th century	040	026th	No	brick tower	closed viewing level; Total height to the top of the tower (height to ridge 34 m); Heights approx.
Sindelfingen-Eichholz water tower	Sindelfingen location	1956	040		No	brick tower	currently blocked (as of 2014)
Bannwald Tower	Ostrach location	2016	038.8		No	Wooden tower
Heavenly Stormer (Schwäbisch Gmünd)	Schwäbisch Gmünd location	2014	038.6	035.5	No	Wooden structure	covered
Black Forest observation tower treetop path	Bad Wildbad location	2014	038.5	037.3	No	Wooden construction with steel struts	Part of the Black Forest treetop path ; with tunnel slide
Buchhorn water tower	Pfedelbach-Buchhorn location	1965	038.5	035	No	Reinforced concrete tower
Hubenloch observation tower	Villingen location	2008	038	025th	No	Transmission tower (steel lattice tower)
Bruchsal keep	Bruchsal location	1358	038	023.5	No	brick tower	covered
Machtolsheim water tower	Machtolsheim location	1978	037.7		No	Reinforced concrete tower
Hohenbodman keep ruin	Hohenbodman location	11th century	037		No	brick tower	covered
Vitibuck Tower	Tiengen location	1979	037		No	Wooden structure	covered
Niggel tower	Gengenbach location	14th century	036		No	brick tower	surrounding viewing gallery; with museum in the tower
Future World observation tower	Liebenau location	1998	036	036 0to 0 00	Yes	Steel tube tower (Gyro Tower)	Observation tower of the Ravensburger Spieleland
Bergfried Ruin Mandelberg	Pfalzgrafenweiler -Bösingen location	Middle of the 13th century	035		No	brick tower
Schönbuchturm	Herrenberg location	2018	035	030 020 010	No	Wooden tower with steel stairs
Vogteiturm	Loßburg location	2002	035	031	No	Wood / steel construction	covered
Engelberg Tower	Leonberg location	1928	034.7		No	Reinforced concrete water tower
Roßkopfturm	Freiburg-Ebnet location	1889	034.4		No	Steel lattice tower
Urenkopf tower	Haslach in the Kinzig valley location	2014	034.05	032.95	No	Wooden tower with steel stairs	Height with flagpole 40 m
Wachenburg keep	Weinheim location	1908	034		No	brick tower	closed glazed viewing platform
Wasteland tower	Geislingen an der Steige location	before 1420	033.4		No	brick tower
Schlossbergturm location	Freiburg in Breisgau	2002	033.27		No	steel construction	3 platforms; earlier with Douglas trunks instead of steel supports
Castle keep Hornberg	Neckarzimmern location	14th century	033	029	No	brick tower	closed viewing platform
Laughter storm	Waldenburg location	13th century	033	023.4	No	brick tower	1901 to 1957 used as a water tower; closed viewing platform in the former tower room; Platform height approx.
Lembergturm	Gosheim location	1899	033	030th	No	Steel lattice tower
Tower tower ruin	Karlsruhe-Durlach location	1250	032.3	029.6 016.3	No	brick tower
Liebenzell castle keep	Bad Liebenzell location	12th century	032		No	brick tower
Brandenkopffturm	Oberharmersbach location	1929	032		No	brick tower	closed viewing platform
Sternberg Tower	Gomadingen location	1953	032		No	closed timber construction	closed viewing platform
Langenburg water tower	Langenburg location	1961	032		?	Reinforced concrete water tower	not open regularly
Eugen Keidel Tower	Schauinsland location	1980	031		No	Wooden tower
Tickturm	Owen location	1889	031		No	brick tower	covered; Lookout tower at Teck Castle
Boeblingen water tower	Boeblingen location	1928	031	028	No		151 steps
Vitra slide tower	Because location on the Rhine	2014	030.74	017th	No	Tubular steel tower
Gugel tower	Herrischried location	1974	030.5	016	No	Wooden structure	closed triangular viewing platform
Mahlberg Tower	Völkersbach location	1962	030.5	027.7	No	Reinforced concrete tower	covered
Riesenbühl tower	Schluchsee location	2001	030.45	025th	No	Wooden structure with steel stairs	covered; Total height approx. 140 steps
Augstberg Tower	Trochtelfingen location	1963	030th		No	Wooden tower	closed viewing platform
Observation tower tub	Villingen location	1888	030th		No	Steel lattice tower	3 viewing platforms
Keep Krautheim Castle	Krautheim location	12th century	030th	028	No	brick tower	Platform height approx.
Lichtenberg Castle Keep (Oberstenfeld)	Oberstenfeld location	12th century	030th		No	brick tower	closed viewing platform
Keep Ravensburg Castle	Sulzfeld location	1220	030th		No	brick tower
Steinsberg castle keep	Hamlet location	13th century	030th		No	brick tower
Burgberg Tower (Frankenhardt)	Frankenhardt location	1961	030th	025.5	No	boarded wooden tower	closed viewing platform
Friedrichsturm (Badener Höhe)	Baden-Baden location	1891	030th	029 6.5 00	No	brick tower	Platform heights approx.
Gehrenberg tower	Markdorf location	1903	030th		No	Steel lattice tower
Idol tower	Heilbronn location	1392	030th	0	No	brick tower
Heroldstatt Tower	Heroldstatt-Ennabeuren location	1981	030th		No	Steel framework construction
Hohe-Möhr-Tower	Schopfheim location	1894	030th	025th	No	brick tower with wooden top	covered
Pfeifferturm	Eppingen location	13th century	030th	024	No	brick tower	closed viewing platform
Stone Tower (Hardheim)	Hardheim location	1200	030th		No	brick tower	Year of construction and height approx.
Steinknickleturm	Neuhütten location	1957	030th	024.5	No	closed wood construction on reinforced concrete base	closed viewing platform
Wartberg Tower (Heilbronn)	Heilbronn location	12th century	030th		No	brick tower	with light sculpture
Long field water tower	Möglingen location	1965	030th		Yes	Reinforced concrete water tower	currently closed
Liebelsberg water tower	Neubulach location	1963	030th		No	Reinforced concrete	closed viewing platform
Wolfert Tower	Ehingen (Danube) location	1891	030th		No	Concrete tower	formerly Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Tower
Meßstetten water tower	Meßstetten location	1966	029.25		No	Concrete tower	closed viewing platform
Wind power observation tower	Ettenheim location	2002	029		No	Steel framework construction
Bismarck Tower Stuttgart	Stuttgart location	1903	029		No	brick tower
Hünersedelturm	Freiamt location	2004	029		No	Wooden tower
French horn tower	Besigheim location	1220	029		No	brick tower
Hohlohturm	Kaltenbronn location	1897	028.6	027.5	No	brick tower	1968 increased by 6.4 m; Height without stairs superstructure
Black Ridge Tower	Bolsternang location	1971	028.5		No	Wooden structure
Bergfried Zavelstein castle ruins	Bad Teinach-Zavelstein location	13th century	028		No	brick tower
Keep Windeck Castle	Weinheim location	14th century	028		No	brick tower
Castle keep Kastelburg	Waldkirch location	13th century	028		No	brick tower
Book head tower Oppenau	Oppenau location	2015	028		No	Wooden tower with steel stairs	covered; former name "Weißtannenturm"
Single grain tower	Schwäbisch Hall location	1893	028	025th	No	Wooden tower on reinforced concrete base	covered; former name "King Karl Tower"
Langhans (Beilstein)	Beilstein location	13th century	028		No	brick tower	covered
Roman stone tower	Donnstetten location	1912	028		No	boarded wooden structure	closed viewing platform
Roßberg Tower	Gönningen location	1913	028		No	Stamped concrete
Dobel water tower	Dobel location	1937	028	024	No	Water tower	108 levels; closed glazed viewing platform; with a balcony on the north side
Alt-Windeck castle keep	Bühl location	1200	027.6		No	brick tower	Year of construction approx.
Hochfirstturm	Titisee-Neustadt location	1890	027.5		No	Steel lattice tower
Burgholzhof observation tower	Stuttgart location	1891	027	018.7	No	brick tower	with wooden attachment; covered; Total height approx.
Staufeneck castle keep	Salach location	13th century	027		No	brick tower	Year of construction approx.
Bergfried Strahlenburg	Schriesheim location	13th century	027		No	brick tower	Height approx .; currently closed due to structural defects
Buchheimer Hans	Buchheim location	14th century	027		No	brick tower	Height approx .; closed viewing platform; earlier church tower
Core tower	Fellbach location	1896	027		No	brick tower
Schönberg Tower	Pfullingen location	1905	026.4		No	Reinforced concrete tower	covered; Nickname "Pfullinger Unterhose"
Aalbäumle	Basking location	1992	026th	022nd	No	Steel-wood construction	covered
Büchenbronn observation tower	Büchenbronn location	1883	026th	024.75	No	Steel lattice tower
Citizen Tower (Neuenstein)	Neuenstein location	1620	026th		No	brick tower	closed viewing platform
Schimmelturm (Ortenberg)	Ortenberg location	12th century	026th	022nd	No	brick tower	Heights approx.
Bulk tower	Horb am Neckar location	1422	026th		No	brick tower	closed viewing platform; only accessible on request
Bergfried Wertheim Castle	Wertheim location	12th century	025th		No	brick tower	Height approx.
Friedrichsturm	Freudenstadt location	1899	025th		No	brick tower	2 viewing platforms; also called Herzog-Friedrich-Turm
Kinzelmann Tower	Bad Saulgau location	2016	025th	022nd	No	Wooden structure
Reinhold Maier Tower	Börtlingen location	1916	025th	020th	No	Timber frame construction	former water tower; Abseiling possible outside
Riesberg Tower	Murrhardt location	2010	025th	016	No	Timber frame construction	covered; Previous tower burned down in 2008
Stöcklewald Tower	Furtwangen-Rohrbach location	1895	025th		No	brick tower
Uhlberg Tower	Filderstadt location	1957	025th		No	Reinforced concrete tower
Defense tower Hohennagold Castle	Nagold location	around 1100	025th		No	brick tower
Mettstetten observation tower	Sulz-Dürrenmettstetten location	1998	024		No	Steel lattice tower
Weilerburg observation tower	Hamlet location	1874	024		No	brick tower
Fohrenbühl tower	Lauterbach location	1924	024		No	brick tower
Schlaichturm	Because location on the Rhine	1999	024	020 016	No	steel construction	with attached pedestrian bridge
Castle rock tower	Albstadt-Ebingen location	1899	024		No	brick tower
Löwenstein Castle stair tower	Löwenstein location	11th century	024	023	No	brick tower	Total height without stairs superstructure
Fire tower	Zell-Weierbach location	1895	023		No	Stamped concrete
Hagbergturm	Gschwend location	1980	023	017.8 015.2	No	Wooden tower	closed construction; 2 closed viewing platforms
High waiting tower	St. Johann location	1923	023		No	brick tower
Hornisgrindeturm	Seebach location	1910	023		No	brick tower	glazed viewing platform
Red Tower (Bad Wimpfen)	Bad Wimpfen location	12th century	023	022nd	No	brick tower	with exhibition in the tower
Volkmarsbergturm	Oberkochen location	1930	023		No	brick tower	covered
White stone tower	Dossenheim location	1906	023	019th	No	brick tower	closed viewing pulpit with glass windows
Bismarck Tower Constance	Constance location	1912	022.7		No	Stamped concrete
Hilda Tower	Freiburg im Breisgau location	1886	022.6	019.86	No	brick tower	Total height approx.
Lupfenturm	Talheim location	1911	022.5		No	Wooden tower
St. Catherine's Chapel	Endingen am Kaiserstuhl location	1862	022.5		No	Steeple
Friedrichshafen observation tower	Friedrichshafen location	2000	022.25	021.15 018.8	No	Steel lattice tower
Hohenschelklingen castle keep	Schelklingen location	1265	022nd		No	brick tower	Year of construction approx.
Juxkopfturm	Jux location	1932	022nd	018th	No	Wooden tower	closed viewing platform
Raichberg Tower	Onstmettingen location	1928	022nd		No	Full concrete construction	covered
Wunnenstein Tower	Großbottwar location	1888	022nd	016.25	No	brick tower with wooden top	closed viewing platform; 1937 increased
Hochblauen observation tower	Badenweiler location	1895	021st		No	Steel lattice tower
Rabbit horn tower	Todtnau location	2009	021st	015.5	No	Wooden tower	covered
Moss storm	Mooskopf location	1890	021st		No	brick tower
Schweinsberg Tower	Heilbronn location	1886	021st	020 013.8	No	brick tower	another small platform on the upper stair tower
Barbara Chapel (Langensteinbach)	Langensteinbach location	14th century	020th		No	brick tower	earlier church tower
Keep Neu-Windeck Castle	Run location	around 1300	020th		No	brick tower
Keep Reichenstein Castle (Württemberg)	Reichenstein location	13th century	020th		No	brick tower
Fautsburg keep	Bad Wildbad location	12th century	020th	014.3	No	brick tower	covered since 2007; Total height approx.
Yburg keep ruin	Baden-Baden location	1200	020th		No	brick tower	Year of construction approx.
Geigerskopfturm	Oberkirch-Bottenau location	2000	020th		No	steel construction	Nickname Rainbow Tower
Hypocritical waiting	Leingarten location	1483	020th	018.9 016	No	brick tower	with balcony at 5.5 m tower height; Heights approx.
High Horn Tower	Offenburg-Fessenbach location	1981	020th		No	Steel lattice tower
Kaiser Friedrich Tower	Bad Waldsee location	1889	020th		No	Stone or concrete	closed for a few years; also called Kaiser-Friedrich-Gedächtnisturm or Döchtbühlturm
Waldgreutturm	Römerstein-Zainingen location	1981	020th		No	Steel framework construction
Two-oak tower	Pliezhausen location	1930	020th		No	brick tower	closed viewing platform
Roman Tower (Haigerloch)	Haigerloch location	12th century	019.5	018.5	No	brick tower	Total height to the parapet on the platform; Platform height approx .; Total height with tower structure estimated at over 30 m
Kühlenberg water tower	Jettingen location	1957	019.4		No	Reinforced concrete tower	closed viewing platform; old water tower at Jettingen-Höhenhöfe
Sausenburg keep	Kandern location	13th century	019th		No	brick tower
Lehenkopffturm	St. Blasien location	1886	019th		No	boarded wooden structure	closed covered viewing platform
Dilsberg stair tower	Dilsberg location	12th century	019th	018th	No	brick tower	with transition to the walk-on mantle wall
Eselsburg Tower	Ensingen location	1925	018.2	014.5	No	Wooden tower on a stone base	closed viewing platform
Katzenbuckel observation tower	Waldbrunn location	1820	018th		No	brick tower
Lookout tower Climate Change Garden Rust	Rust location	2014	018th	015 012 9 6 3 00 00 00	No	Wooden tower	covered; with holder for stork nest
Alt-Eberstein keep	Baden-Baden location	1100	018th		No	brick tower	Year of construction approx.
Zähringen castle keep	Gundelfingen location	13th century	018th		No	brick tower
Goose Nest Tower	Fridingen on the Danube location	1920s	018th		No	brick tower	covered
Mettnau Tower	Radolfzell location	1938	018th		No	Wooden tower	covered
Ohrsberg Tower	Eberbach location	1970	017.5		No	Reinforced concrete tower	covered; also transmission tower
Crow's nest	Lahr location	2018	017.3	013.6	No	Wood / steel construction	Viewing platform in the form of a nest; Part of the State Garden Show 2018 in Lahr
Brend Tower	Furtwangen location	1905	017.25	015 8 00	No	brick tower	lower platform height approx.
Hornberg Castle keep	Hornberg location	around 1200	017th		No	brick tower
Bismarck Tower Ettlingen	Ettlingen location	1901	017th	012.45	No	brick tower
Katharinenlindenturm	Esslingen location	1925	017th		No	brick tower
Heiligenberg Tower	Heidelberg location	1885	016.5	015.25	No	brick tower
Limes view Öhringen	Öhringen location	2014	016.5	010 6.5 00	No	steel construction	Viewing platform on the Limes; lower platform height approx.
Teufelsmühle tower	Loffenau location	1910	016.2		No	brick tower	covered
Bärenfels castle keep	Weir location	12th century	016		No	brick tower
Bismarck Tower Tübingen	Tübingen location	1907	016		No	brick tower
Haberer Tower	Bad Griesbach location	1899	016		No	brick tower
King Wilhelm Tower	Ulm location	1908	016	015th	No	brick tower	Platform height approx.
Rinkenturm	Baiersbronn location	1914	016		No	brick tower	formerly King Wilhelms Tower
Tulla Tower	Breisach am Rhein location	1874	016		No	brick tower	only accessible on the day of the open monument
Bergfried ruin Hohenringingen	Ringingen location	11th century	015th		No	brick tower	covered
Hohenbaden castle keep	Baden-Baden location	around 1100	015th	013.9	No	brick tower	Heights approx.
Bismarck Tower Heidelberg	Heidelberg location	1903	015th		No	brick tower
Daimler Tower	Bad Cannstatt location	1894	015th		No	brick tower	only accessible on a few occasions
Hirschkopf Tower	Weinheim location	1870	015th		No	brick tower
Lichteler Landturm	Creglingen location	1430	015th		No	brick tower	Year of construction approx.
Posseltslust Tower	Heidelberg location	1881	015th		No	brick tower
Lake park tower	Freiburg im Breisgau location	2004	015th		No	Wooden tower	partially covered
Watch tower (book)	Buchen (Odenwald) location	1490	015th	014th	No	brick tower
Achalm observation tower	Reutlingen location	1822 or 1838	014th		No	brick tower	The tower stands on the remains of the former keep
Zugwiesen observation tower	Ludwigsburg-Oßweil location	2011	014th	006th	No	steel construction	Nature observation tower in the Neckar biotope Zugwiesen; also called stork's nest; Heights approx.
Castle keep Husen	Hausach location	13th century	014th		No	brick tower
Charter (Eppingen)	Eppingen location	1983	014th	010	No	Wooden tower	covered; Replica of an earlier watchtower of the Eppinger lines ; Heights approx.
Jubilee Tower (Plochingen)	Plochingen-Stumpenhof location	1938	014th		No	brick tower
Neunlindenturm	Your location	1900	014th		No	brick tower
Northwest Tower Michaelskloster (Heidelberg)	Handschuhsheim location	11th century	014th		No	brick tower	Height approx.
Schlossbergturm (Sternenfels)	Sternenfels location	1967	014th		No	brick tower	Water tower and observation tower in the form of a keep
Hohe Flum observation tower	Wiech's situation	1874	013.5		No	brick tower
Gaisberg Tower	Heidelberg location	1876	013		No	brick tower	Wall without mortar
Heuberger point	Rottenburg am Neckar location	1422	013		No	brick tower
Schwanner Wait	Straubenhardt location	1953	013	008.5	No	Wooden tower (closed construction)	covered; Total height approx.
Watch tower (Weingarten)	Vineyard location	1589	013		No	brick tower	with museum in the tower; temporarily served as a prison; Height approx.
Hayberg Tower	Ringsheim location	1969	012.5		No	Reinforced concrete tower	Parapet with panorama boards
Luftikus observation tower	Rechberghausen location	2009	012.3	010.98	No	Wooden tower with steel stairs
Charter (Niefern-Öschelbronn)	Niefern-Öschelbronn location	1998	012.1		No		Replica of an earlier watchtower of the Eppinger Lines
Käpfle observation tower	Reutlingen location	1974	012		No	Wooden tower	covered
Burg Hohengundelfingen keep	Münsingen location	13th century	012		No	brick tower
Kernerturm	Gaildorf location	1902	012	006.8	No	Wooden structure	covered all-round viewing gallery; Total height approx.
Wartstein ruins	Ehingen-Erbstetten location	12th century	012		No	brick tower
Steinenberg Tower	Tübingen location	1898	012		No	Steel framework construction
Forchtenberg ruin observation tower	Forchtenberg location	13th century	011.5	010.5	No	brick tower	In 1995, metal stairs and a metal platform were added to the observation tower
Hohenhewen viewing platform	Engen-Anselfingen location	1890	011		No	Steel construction on the remains of a wall	Year of construction and height approx.
Castellberg Tower	Ballrechte-Dottingen location	1962	011		No	steel construction	also called Kastelbergturm
Eichelberg Tower	Weinheim-Oberflockenbach location	1911	011	009	No	brick tower	also called "Mannheimer Hütte"; Total height approx. (With staircase)
Mehliskopfturm	Mehliskopf location	1880	011	006.8	No	brick tower with wooden structure	covered
South-east tower castle ruin Weibertreu	Weinsberg location	11th century	011	010	No	brick tower	Heights approx.
Watch tower (Pforzheim)	Pforzheim location	15th century	011		No	brick tower	covered since 1975
Limes view Pfedelbach	Pfedelbach location	2014	010.5	005.5	No	steel construction	Viewing platform on the Limes; Heights above slope edge; Total height approx.
Waldnerturm	Hemsbach location	1837	010.1	007.6 4 00	No	brick tower	two closed viewing platforms; also called the four knights tower
High head tower	Todtmoos location	1925	00?	010	No	Wooden structure	covered
Bismarck tower Mosbach	Mosbach location	1905	010	007.7	No	brick tower	Total height with fire bowl
Carl Netter Tower	Bühl location	1902	010	009	No	steel construction	also called the Jubilee Tower
Tile tower	Pforzheim location	1904	010		No	brick tower	covered; Height approx.
Ladenburg landing stage	Ladenburg location	2005	010	005.6	No	steel construction	Sculpture and viewing platform
Wartberg Tower (Künzelsau)	Künzelsau location	1488	010		No	brick tower	currently closed
Schlossberg Tower (Herrenberg)	Herrenberg location	Mid-12th century + 1880 + 1957	009.9	009.1	No	brick tower	Tower stump of the powder tower in the middle of the 12th century, today's height since 1957
Charter (Mühlacker)	Mühlacker-Lienzingen location	000?	009.5	005.6	No	Wooden tower	covered; Replica of an earlier watchtower of the Eppinger Lines
Own tower	Rheinfelden-Herten location	2006	009.5	006 3 00	No	Wooden tower	covered
Limes watchtower Lorch	Lorch location	1969	009.5	006th	No	Wooden tower	covered; Heights approx.
Helfenstein Castle observation tower	Geislingen an der Steige location	around 1100	009	008th	No	brick tower	Heights approx.
Opfingen observation tower	Freiburg-Opfingen location	2000	009	005.6	No	Wooden tower	covered
Königshofener Warte	Königshofen location	16th century	008th		No	brick tower
Signal tower Hornisgrinde	Sasbach location	1871	008th	007th	No	brick tower	former survey tower; is also called Bismarck Tower (Sasbach) in the area
Star Mountain Tower	Münsingen-Böttingen location	1900	008th		No	Tower building	Year of construction approx., Former windmill
Leaf shape (Bohlingen)	Singen-Bohlingen location	2010	007.6		No	Metal construction	Viewing platform in the shape of a beech leaf
Teisenkopffturm	Schenkenzell location	1911	007.5		No	Stone base with wooden structure	closed viewing platform
Bittelbronn water tower	Haigerloch-Bittelbronn location	1911	00?	007th	No	Concrete tower	surrounding viewing gallery; Platform height approx.
Limes view of Zweiflingen	Zweiflingen situation	2014	006.5	003.5	No	steel construction	Viewing platform on the Limes; is on a high water tank
Horn water tower	Gaienhofen location	1903	006th		No	Concrete tower
Royal pulpit in Dornstetten	Dornstetten location	1911	004.6		No	brick tower
Hiltenburg viewing platform	Bad Ditzenbach location	13th century	00?		No	brick tower	Viewing platform on the eastern keep
Waldburg viewing platform	Waldburg location	19th century	00?		No	Wooden structure	Platform with TP on the roof of the castle
Schalksburg observation tower	Albstadt-Laufen location	1960	00?		No	brick tower	The tower stands on the remains of the former keep
Bergfried Burg Rötteln	Loerrach location	13th century	00?		No	brick tower
Bulwark Tower	Heilbronn location	13th century	00?		No	brick tower
Charter (Gersbach)	Gersbach location	000?	00?		No	Wooden tower	Replica of an earlier watchtower of the Barockschanze near Gersbach
Dagobertsturm	Meersburg location	07th century	00?		No	brick tower	closed viewing level; only accessible with a guide
War Mountain Tower	Stuttgart location	1895	00?		No	brick tower
Limes watchtower Osterburken	Osterburken location	000?	00?		No	brick tower	reconstructed Limes watchtower; covered
Palas Hohengeroldseck	Seelbach-Schönberg location	13th century	00?		No	brick structure
South tower Burg Rötteln	Loerrach location	around 1300	00?		No	brick tower

No longer existing structures

Name of the structure	place	construction year	Total height ( m )	Platform form- height (m)	up train	Building type	Remarks	image
Stuttgart-Degerloch observation tower	Stuttgart	1886	047		No	brick tower	Blown up in 1943
Saloon tower	Ludwigsburg	1903	043.5		No	Steel lattice tower	Demolished in 1955
Hasenberg Tower	Stuttgart	1879	036		No	brick tower	Blown up in 1943; Tower stump still present
High Ochsenkopf Tower	Forbach	1927	012		No	brick tower	blown up after storm damage in 1971

See also

• List of observation towers in Germany
• List of observation towers in the Swabian Alb
• List of observation towers in the Black Forest

Abbreviations

Abbreviations used in the tables mean:

• Century = century

literature

• Werner Siebler-Ferry: observation towers in the Black Forest. Schillinger Verlag, Freiburg im Breisgau 1998, ISBN 3-89155-220-3 .

Web links

Commons : Lookout towers in Baden-Württemberg  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Remarks

1. ↑ ^{a b The} year of construction corresponds to the completion or the opening of the building

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