List of observation towers in Hessen

The list of observation towers in Hesse contains structures which have observation options that are accessible to the public. It includes observation towers , television towers and water towers , high-rise buildings , 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
Europaturm	Frankfurt am Main location	1979	337	224	Yes	Transmission tower (reinforced concrete)	closed since 1999
Main Tower	Frankfurt am Main location	1999	240	198 192	Yes	skyscraper	lower platform height approx. 192 m
Frankfurt Cathedral Tower	Frankfurt am Main location	from 1260	094.75	066	No	Steeple	Viewing platform in the west tower of the Imperial Cathedral
Hercules	Kassel location	1717	070.5	032.65	No	brick monument
City Church Darmstadt	Darmstadt location	1954	063	045	No	Steeple	Year of construction concerns reconstruction after destruction in 1944
Hochheideturm	Willingen location	2002	059	044	Yes	Reinforced concrete tower
Adolfsturm	Friedberg location	14th century	058.22	042.5 031	No	brick tower
Church tower St. Marien (Homberg)	Homberg (Efze) location	14th century	057.25		No	brick tower	all-round viewing gallery in the tower room
Bear Mountain Tower	Great Bärenberg location	1999	054.78	029	No	Steel lattice tower
Wedding tower	Darmstadt location	1908	048.5	033.5	No	brick tower	Art Nouveau building, landmark of Darmstadt
White Tower (Bad Homburg)	Bad Homburg location	1373	048.11		No	brick tower	2 closed viewing levels with windows
Nikolaiturm (Eschwege)	Eschwege location	1455	047.62		No	brick tower	all-round viewing gallery in the former tower parlor
Eschenheim Tower	Frankfurt am Main location	1428	047		No	brick tower
Bad Endbach observation tower	Bad Endbach location	2014	045	023.5	No	steel construction	Height with antenna; also transmission tower for digital BOS radio
Tower Kronberg Castle	Kronberg im Taunus location	13th century	042.5		No	brick tower	Keep; closed viewing platform
Biebrich water tower	Wiesbaden-Biebrich location	1897	00?	042	No	brick tower	currently not accessible - usage unclear
Hexenturm (Idstein)	Idstein location	12th century	042	032	No	brick tower	Total height approx .; closed viewing level above the tower room
Regional park tower	Weilbach location	2012	041	027	No	steel construction	clad with wooden slats; 170 steps
Church tower Bad Hersfeld town church	Bad Hersfeld location	14th century	00?	040	No	Steeple	Viewing gallery at the Türmerstube
Great Feldberg observation tower	Schmitten location	1901	040		No	brick tower	closed glazed viewing platform
Trendelburg castle keep	Trendelburg location	13th century	040		No	brick tower	covered; Height approx.
Bergfried Steinau Castle	Steinau an der Straße location	13th century	040	034 032	No	brick tower	closed viewing levels; with a watchman's room; Heights approx.
Ludwigsmonument	Darmstadt location	1844	039.15	030.04	No	bricked monument column	also called "Langer Ludwig"; only accessible a few days a year
Starkenburg keep	Heppenheim location	1930	038		No	brick tower	closed viewing platform; with BOS digital radio base station since 2012
Friedberg water tower	Friedberg location	1928	038		No	Reinforced concrete tower	2 viewing levels; also war memorial; no longer accessible since 2012
Wilhelmsturm (Dillenburg)	Dillenburg location	1875	037	025.5 6.5 00	No	brick tower	with museum in the tower; Heights approx .; upper platform not accessible; with a viewing balcony on the 3rd floor
Back tower (slot)	Slot location	14th century	036		Yes	brick tower	See also: Schlitzer Christmas candle
Mirror Lust Tower	Marburg location	1890	036	032 5.6 00	No	brick tower	with tower room; lower platform balcony at the high entrance on the west side; officially Kaiser Wilhelm Tower
Horse head observation tower	Treisberg location	1987	034	030.75	No	Wooden tower	covered
Keep Koenigstein Castle	Königstein im Taunus location	14th century	034		No	brick tower
Kaiserturm (Lautertal)	Neunkircher Höhe location	1906	034	027.5	No	brick tower
Dietzenbach observation tower	Dietzenbach location	2001	033	021st	No	Tubular steel tower
Keep Ronneburg Castle	Altwiedermus location	13th century	032	025th	No	brick tower
Runkel castle keep	Runkel location	13th century	031	030th	No	brick tower	Heights approx.
Kaiser Wilhelm Tower	Wiesbaden-Dotzheim location	1906	031	020.8 018.5	No	brick tower	Platform heights approx; lower platform with glass windows
Skyline Plaza	Frankfurt am Main location	2013	031	030 022	Yes	shopping mall	with roof terrace, above viewing platform; Heights approx.
Tylene Tower	Korbach location	14th century	031	025th	No	brick tower	covered; 130 steps; Heights approx.
Master tower	Hofheim am Taunus location	1929	030.8	027.5	No	Steel lattice tower	covered; 173 steps; Total height without antenna
Lookout tower tall grass	Bad Wilhelmshöhe location	1890	030.7	027.7	No	brick tower	covered
Atzelberg Tower	Eppenhain location	2012	030.39	026.75	No	Wooden tower	The almost identical previous tower from 1980 burned down on August 5, 2008
Gleiberg castle keep	Krofdorf-Gleiberg location	1200	030th	028	No	brick tower	Platform height approx.
Bergfried Burg Sonnenberg	Wiesbaden-Sonnenberg location	13th century	030th		No	brick tower	covered; Height approx .; with museum in the tower
Flörsheimer Warte	Flörsheim am Main location	1996	030th	010.3	No	brick tower	closed viewing platform with 20 windows and orientation boards
Ostturm Munzenberg Castle	Munzenberg location	12th century	030th	029	No	brick tower	Heights approx (without glass pyramid)
Bergfried Felsburg (Hesse)	Felsberg (Hessen) location	14th century	029.5	026 015	No	brick tower	Heights approx .; upper platform closed with windows
Buchberg Tower	Langenselbold location	1909	029	027.1 020.9	No	brick tower	Upper platform with antenna systems not accessible to the public
Hunburgturm	Burgholz location	1968	028.5	025.6	No	Wooden structure	covered
Keep Scharfenstein Castle (Kiedrich)	Kiedrich location	1215	028	027	No	bricked, plastered tower	Platform height approx.
Kellerwald Tower	Jesberg location	2004	028	025th	No	Wooden structure	covered
Ludwigsturm (Ludwigshöhe)	Darmstadt-Bessungen location	1882	027.5	026.2 4.9 00	No	brick tower	Tower height according to other sources 28 m
Lißberg castle keep	Lißberg location	13th century	027		No	brick tower
Bieber observation tower	Offenbach-Bieber location	1882	027	024.4	No	brick tower	128 steps
Irish Tower	Zotzenbach location	1910	027		No	Wooden structure
Ohly Tower	Reichenbach location	1902	027		No	brick tower
Jubilee lookout tower	Breidenbach location	2013	026.6	019.5 013.06 6.63 00	No	steel construction	Total height with flagpole
South tower of Auerbacher Castle	Bensheim-Auerbach location	13th century	026.25	024.85 021	No	brick tower	upper platform not publicly accessible; Height information above the western kennel (forecourt)
Bergfried castle ruin Löwenstein	Oberurff-Schiffelborn location	1236	026th		No	brick tower	covered
Bismarck Tower Kassel	Kassel location	1904	025.5		No	brick tower
Hallgarter Zange lookout tower	Hallgarten location	1909	025th	016.6	Yes	brick tower	Access to the closed viewing level is only possible with a lift (external staircase serves as an escape staircase in an emergency); North side with climbing wall
Taunusblick observation tower	Eschborn location	2008	025th	018th	Yes	steel construction	100 steps; covered; Part of the Taunusblick service area on the A 5
Keep Breuberg Castle	Breuberg location	13th century	025th		No	brick tower
Burg Schwarzenfels keep	Schwarzenfels location	1280	025th	023.9	No	brick tower
Bergfried Hinterburg (Neckarsteinach)	Neckarsteinach location	1120	025th	022nd	No	brick tower	covered; Heights approx.
Bismarck Tower Darmstadt	Darmstadt location	1908	025th		No	brick tower	currently not accessible
Diebsturm (Grünberg)	Grünberg location	1200	025th		No	brick tower	Year of construction approx.
Herzberg Tower	Bad Homburg location	1911	025th	020th	No	brick tower with wooden structure	Platform height approx .; closed viewing platform
Heussner Tower	Mengshausen location	1964	025th	022nd	No	Reinforced concrete tower	covered; there used to be a smaller wooden tower
Kaiser Wilhelm II tower	Hatzfeld (Eder) location	1913	025th		No	brick tower	Viewing platform recently with glass windows and covered
Soisberg Tower	Soisberg location	2004	024.96	020.46 017.9	No	Steel construction, wood clad	covered; there used to be a smaller wooden tower
Eppstein Castle keep	Eppstein location	14th century	024		No	brick tower	with a watchman's room
Castle tower Burg Eltville	Eltville am Rhein location	14th century	024		No	brick tower	closed platform; with museum in the tower
Dünsberg Tower	Fellingshausen location	1899	024	020.6 016.4	No	brick tower with wooden dome	2 closed viewing platforms; has been increased twice since 1899
Hutturm (Walsdorf)	Walsdorf location	14th century	024		No	brick tower	Height approx.
North tower of Auerbacher Castle	Bensheim-Auerbach location	13th century	024	021.3	No	brick tower	Height information above the western kennel (forecourt)
Rimberg Tower	Caldern location	1977	024	021 015 9 3 00 00	No	Steel lattice tower	covered; with wireless DSL transmission station
Apartment tower Castle Reifenberg	Oberreifenberg location	14th century	024	021st	No	brick tower	covered staircase
Hausberg Tower	Hoch-Weisel location	2008	023.25	019th	No	Wooden tower	Covered viewing platform
Citizen Tower (Lindenfels)	Lindenfels location	14th century	023	017.90	No	brick tower	Height without glass pyramid 19 m
Vetzberg castle keep	Vetzberg location	13th century	022.7	021.5	No	brick tower	Platform height approx .; further platform on outer steel stairs
Georg Viktor Tower	Goldhausen location	1905	022.5	021.4	No	brick tower	with a balcony on the east side at a height of 12.5 m
Melibokus observation tower	Zwingenberg location	1966	022nd	015.4	No	Reinforced concrete tower	covered
Merenberg castle keep	Merenberg location	12th century	022nd	021st	No	brick tower
Bismarck tower font	Breungeshain location	1910	022nd	019th	No	brick tower
Plesseturm	Wanfried location	1964	022nd	018th	No	Wooden tower	covered
Odenberg Tower	Gudensberg location	1885	021.5	020.1 017.8 015.5 011.75	No	Wooden tower	Heights approx .; 1983 and 1991 increased
Hainigturm	Lauterbach location	1907	021.2	020th	No	brick tower	with a balcony on the east side at a height of 10.8 m
Alheimerturm	Rotenburg on the Fulda location	1930	021st	020th	No	brick tower	Total height without stairs superstructure
Altenburg Tower	Bad Zwesten location	1963	021st	018th	No	Wooden tower	covered; Heights approx.
Water tower (Bad Soden)	Bad Soden location	1911	021st		No	brick tower	closed viewing platform
Waterworks (Bad Nauheim)	Bad Nauheim location	1907	021st	014th	No	brick tower	closed viewing platform; Heights approx.
Koppeturm	Erdhausen location	1987	020.5	016 010.6 5.3 00	No	steel construction	covered
Kellerskopf observation tower	Wiesbaden-Naurod location	1899	020th	018.5	No	brick tower	covered; Total height approx.
Kostheim observation tower	Mainz-Kostheim location	2011	020th	014.5	No	steel construction
Bergfried Philippstein Castle	Philippstein location	1390	020th		No	brick tower	covered
Stolzenberg castle keep	Bad Soden location	13th century	020th	018.9	No	brick tower	also exercise climbing tower
Bilstein Tower (Kaufunger Forest)	Bilstein (Kaufunger Wald) location	1891	020th		No	brick tower
Kirbergturm	Weilmünster location	around 1600	020th		No	brick tower	covered; also called the Roman Tower; Height approx.
Ofenberg tower	Wolfhagen location	1964	020th	017.37	No	Reinforced concrete and brick tower	Total height approx .; covered
Bergfried Alsbacher Castle	Alsbach location	13th century	019.3	017.9 016.9	No	brick tower
Donjon Burg Freienfels	Freienfels location	1300	019th		No	brick tower	Year of construction approx.
Castle keep Jesberg	Jesberg location	13th century	019th	017.8	No	brick tower	Heights approx.
Mellnau castle keep	Mellnau location	1331	019th		No	brick tower
Bismarck Tower Bensheim	Bensheim location	1902	019th	015th	No	brick tower
Pioneer tower	Waldkappel location	1965	019th	018th	No	Steel lattice tower	Platform height approx.
Rodfeld Tower	Neuses (open court) location	2000	018.5	015.2	No	Wooden structure with steel stairs	Platform with telescope; partially covered; Height without antenna
Southwest tower Starkenburg	Heppenheim location	1964	018.45	016.6	No	brick tower
Berlin Tower (Datterode)	Datterode location	1960	018.2	015.2 ? 00	No	brick tower	covered; 1994 increased by 5 m
Kalsmunt castle keep	Wetzlar location	1180	018th		No	brick tower	Year of construction approx.
Bergfried Falkenstein castle ruins	Falkenstein location	14th century	018th		No	brick tower	rarely open
Bismarck Tower Wetzlar	Wetzlar location	1901	018th		No	brick tower
Brühlsbacher Warte	Wetzlar location	1912	018th	012.7	No	brick tower	closed covered viewing platform; popularly called "pencil"; Heights approx.
Iron tree	Flörsheim am Main location	2007	018th	009	No	steel construction	Shape of a tree with a solar powered sound system; 46 steps; also called tree sculpture
Hessenturm	Niedenstein location	1931	018th		No	Wooden structure	1971 increased
Winterstein Tower	Ober-Mörlen location	2005	017.65	016.5 013.9	No	Wooden tower
Altweilnau castle keep	Altweilnau location	1200	017.6	016.6	No	brick tower	Year of construction approx.
Klauskopfturm	Vineyard location	1857	017.5		No	brick tower	closed viewing platform with windows; Height approx.
Wilhelm-Dillemuth-Schanze	Grebenhain location	1970	017.5	003	No	Wooden construction (former ski jump)	Viewing platform at the former take-off table
Robert Healing Tower	Bad Hersfeld location	1930	017.2	015.1	No	brick tower	with a balcony on the east side at a height of 11.7 m
Dillblick observation tower	Herborn location	2015	017th	014th	No	Wooden tower	covered; identical to the Schwarzes Moor observation tower
Homberg observation tower	Bad Wildungen location	1882	017th	016	No	brick tower
Stoppelberg observation tower	Wetzlar location	1929	017th	012.5	No	brick tower	covered; Heights approx. (Without antenna support)
Bergfried Kellerburg	Battenberg (Eder) location	13th century	017th		No	brick tower
Bergfried Veste Otzberg	Herring location	13th century	017th	015.9	No	brick tower	popularly known as “white turnip”
Bodesruh Memorial	Kleinensee location	1963	016.8	010.4	No	Reinforced concrete tower
Ebersburg castle keep	Ebersberg location	1100	016.5		No	brick tower	Year of construction approx .; Height above the outside of the keep
Hinkelsturm	Darmstadt location	14th century	016.2	012.7	No	brick tower with glazed top	Rebuilt in 1997 and opened as a museum
Schreckbergturm	Zierenberg location	1911	015.5		No	brick tower
Roman tower (Gaulskopf)	Langenhain-Ziegenberg location	1926	015.1	008.8	No	brick tower	Replica of a Roman watchtower on the Limes
Frauenstein observation tower	Wiesbaden-Frauenstein location	000?	015th	011	No	Wooden tower	covered; Heights approx.
Bismarck Column Marburg	Marburg location	1904	015th		No	brick tower
Bismarck Tower in Giessen	Pouring location	1906	015th		No	brick tower
Bulwark (Lichtenberg)	Lichtenberg location	1503	015th		No	brick tower	earlier gun turret (defense tower)
Elfbuchenturm	Kassel location	1879	015th		No	brick tower	blocked due to dilapidation
Hardtberg Tower	Mammolshain location	1899	015th	014th	No	Iron construction	currently closed due to severe corrosion
Hohenburg Castle Tower (Homberg)	Homberg (Efze) location	1958	014th		No	brick tower	rebuilt in the style of a keep as a lookout tower
Thick Tower (Künzell)	Künzell location	14th century	014th	013	No	brick tower	also called dirlos waiting
Dommelturm	Ottlar location	2007	014th		No	Wooden tower with steel stairs
Thick Tower (Friedewald)	Friedewald location	15th century	013.5	012.5	No	brick tower	Heights approx.
Streuflingskopf observation tower	Rodemann location	000?	013	010.5	No	Wooden tower	covered; The tower is in the Knüll Wildlife Park
Lookout tower goat club	Thurnhosbach location	2009	013	010	No	Wooden tower	covered since 2010
Goethewarte	Wiesbaden location	1932	013		No	brick tower
Upper castle Staufenberg	Staufenberg location	13th century	013	012.2	No	brick tower	Heights approx.
Roman tower Idstein-Dasbach	Idstein-Dasbach location	2002	013	008th	No	brick tower	Heights approx .; reconstructed Limes watchtower; covered
Watch tower (Eichenzell)	Eichenzell location	14th century	013		No	brick tower
Offenbach Weather Park observation tower	Offenbach location	2006	012.3	009.4	No	steel construction	47 steps; also called the Offenbach weather park viewing tower
Bismarckwarte Lindenfels	Lindenfels location	1907	012.3		No	brick tower
August Franke Tower	Schwarzenborn (Knüll) location	1978	012	010.8	No	brick tower
Bergfried castle ruins Wallenstein	Wallenstein location	12th century	012		No	brick tower	Total height above the upper courtyard; Height on the valley side approx. 18 m
Elberberg turret	Elbenberg location	1825	012	003.75	No	brick tower	closed viewing platform; Total height approx.
Luginsland (Bensheim)	Bensheim location	1910	012		No	brick tower	covered; also called the blue turret
Grünberger point	Grünberg location	12th century	011.7	010.6	No	brick tower	Heights approx.
Vielbrunn Limes watchtower	Vielbrunn location	2010	011.5	006.6	No	Wooden structure	reconstructed Limes watchtower; closed viewing level
Limes watchtower Limeshain	Limeshain location	2013	011.46		No	brick tower	reconstructed Limes watchtower; with metal external stairs
Starkenburg snail tower	Heppenheim location	14th century	011.1	009.25	No	brick tower
Rotes Moor observation tower	Gersfeld (Rhön) location	2007	011		No	Wooden tower	covered
Dalwigk observation point	Korbach location	000?	011	010	No	brick tower
Bird's nest viewing platform	Hochheim am Main location	2001	010	007.5	No	Wooden tower	round platform with parapet in the shape of a bird's nest
Mengeringhausen Bismarck Observatory	Mengeringhausen location	1882	010	008.8	No	brick tower	erected as a watch tower; Bismarck tower since 1902
Burgberg Tower (Bad Soden)	Bad Soden location	1900	010		No	brick tower
Edward Tower	Haiger location	1883	010		No	brick tower	covered; Height approx.
Ellerhöhturm	Gonzenheim location	1889	010		No	brick tower	1901 heightened with a second platform; Total height approx.
Hünsteinurm	Holzhausen location	1930	010	006.6	No	boarded wooden tower	with shelter; covered
Klausberg Tower	Bad Sooden-Allendorf location	1400	010		No	brick tower	Year of construction and height approx .; also called Klausbergwarte
Defense tower Ulrichstein Castle	Ulrichstein location	1905	010	005.5	No	brick tower	covered; Heights approx.
Braunauer Warte	Braunau location	1350	009.8	008.8	No	brick tower
Petersberg Control Center	Petersberg location	14th century	009.6	008.5	No	brick tower
Bellinger Wait	Belling's location	1319	009.5	007.3	No	brick tower	Rebuilt in 1964/65
Keep Wartenberg Castle	Angersbach location	13th century	009.5	008th	No	brick tower
Hans Ludwig Tower	Lorsch location	000?	009	005.8	No	Wooden tower	covered
Seidenröther Warte	Seidenroth location	2006	009	006th	No	brick tower	covered
Watch tower (Bad Orb)	Bad Orb location	000?	009	008th	No	brick tower	Access via external metal stairs
Schwalenburg observation tower	Schwalefeld location	2009	008.5		No	Wooden tower	covered
Mönchbruch observation tower	Mörfelden-Walldorf location	2001	007.7	004.1	No	Wooden tower	covered; 16 steps; Renovated in 2013
Via Regia viewpoint	Grossenbach location	2014	007.5		No	Metal-reinforced concrete structure
Lookout towers Weilbacher gravel pits	Weilbach location	1990	006.5	003	No	5 wooden towers	covered; Height information Average heights
Altenberg observation tower (Hohenahr)	Hohenahr location	19th century	006th	005	No	brick tower	Heights approx.
Lookout tower on your head	Weidenhausen location	1982	006th		No	Iron construction	29 steps
Düdelsheim observation tower	Düdelsheim location	2010	006th	005	No	Wooden tower	used to be in the area of ​​the Celtic World on Glauberg
Bismarck temple Dillenburg	Dillenburg location	1885	006th	000	No	Metal construction	covered; Heights above the slope side
Altenstadt Control Center	Naumburg location	000?	004.8	003.8	No	brick tower	former watch tower; not covered
Keltenwelt viewing platform on Glauberg	Glauburg location	2011	00?		No	steel construction	Viewing platform on the roof of the museum
Roßkopf observation tower (Bad Sooden-Allendorf)	Bad Sooden-Allendorf location	1950	00?		No	Wooden tower	2 covered viewing platforms
Burg Hauneck keep	Oberstoppel location	14th century	00?		No	brick tower	Viewing platform on the rest of the keep
Keep Reichenbach Castle	Hessisch Lichtenau location	around 1000	00?		No	brick tower	covered
Diebesturm (Bad Sooden-Allendorf)	Bad Sooden-Allendorf location	14th century	00?		No	brick tower	covered
Diebesturm (Witzenhausen)	Witzenhausen location	1413	00?		No	brick tower
Huguenot Tower	Bad Karlshafen location	1913	00?		No	brick tower
Lahn window	Pouring location	2014	00?		No	Concrete structure	Viewing platform and pavilion on the Lahn
Neufvilleturm	Eppstein location	1894	00?		No	brick tower	Replica of a castle with a keep and hall building
East Palas Weidelsburg	Ippinghausen location	14th century	00?		No	brick tower	Year of construction approx.

No longer existing structures

Name of the structure	place	construction year	Total height ( m )	Platform form- height (m)	up train	Building type	Remarks	image
Henninger Tower	Frankfurt am Main	1961	118.5	109.2 0to 095.7	Yes	Grain silo & reinforced concrete tower	Demolished in 2013
Bismarck Tower Wiesbaden	Wiesbaden	1910	050		No	Wooden tower	Demolished in 1918
Goethe Tower	Frankfurt am Main location	1931	043.3	039.5	No	Wooden tower	covered; 196 steps; Burned down in 2017; New construction started in 2019
Gustav Vietor Tower	Wiesbaden	1883	024		No	iron tower	Demolished in 2006
Ernst Ludwig Tower	Knoden	1886	020th		No	Steel lattice tower	Demolished in 1922
Schillerturm (Oberursel)	Oberursel location	1905	016.5		No	Iron tower on stone base	Iron tower dismantled in 1964; only stone pedestal left
Pentersrück observation tower	Schnellrode	1894	00?		No		tore off
Forester Harras Tower	Dreibornsköpf (Taunus)	1985	00?		No	Wooden tower	demolished in November 2006 due to dilapidation

See also

• List of observation towers in Germany

Abbreviations

Abbreviations used in the tables mean:

• Century = century

Web links

Commons : Lookout towers in Hessen  - 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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