List of observation towers in Lower Saxony

The list of observation towers in Lower Saxony contains structures that 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
St. Andreas church tower	Hildesheim location	1883	114.5	074.8	No	brick church tower
Panorama tower (Heide Park)	Soltau location	1985	104	075 0to 0 00	Yes	Tubular steel tower ( gyro tower )	Observation tower of the Heide-Park; renamed Panorama Tower
Scream (Heath Park)	Soltau location	1985	103	071 0to 0 00	Yes	Tubular steel tower (gyro-drop tower)	From 1992 to 2002 Gyro-Tower ("observation tower II"), today Gyro-Freefalltower
E-66 wind turbine Südkronsberg	Hanover location	2000	099.5		No	Wind turbine
E-66 wind turbine Holtriem	Holtriem location	1998	099	062	No	Wind turbine
Town hall dome (Hanover)	Hanover location	1913	097.73	090	Yes	town hall	Viewing gallery on the dome
St. Andreas south tower (Braunschweig)	Braunschweig location	16th century	093	072	No	brick church tower	Viewing level in the tower house
Hermesturm	Hanover location	1958	088.8	065	Yes	Transmission tower (reinforced concrete)
Marienkirche tower (Osnabrück)	Osnabrück location	15th century	080	040	No	brick church tower
Lighthouse camping	Camping location	1889	065.3		No	Steel lattice tower	only opened sporadically
Telecommunication tower Dissen	This location	1984	061	025th	No	Transmission tower (reinforced concrete)
Town hall tower Braunschweig	Braunschweig location	1900	061		No	town hall	covered all-round arcade gallery; only accessible with a guide
New lighthouse Borkum	Borkum location	1879	060.3		No	Brick tower	surrounding latticed viewing gallery
Norderney lighthouse	Norderney location	1874	059.6		No	Brick tower	all-round viewing gallery
Lueneburg water tower	Lüneburg location	1907	056	056	Yes	brick tower	former water tower
Gauss tower	Dransfeld location	1964	051	045 014.5	Yes	Transmission tower (reinforced concrete)
Varel water tower	Varel location	1914	050.5	041.5	No	brick tower	covered
Elbe view tower	Ehestorf location	2017	045		No	Steel lattice tower	Replacement tower for an earlier wooden tower
Marienburg castle keep	Schulenburg location	1864	00?	044	No	brick tower	with museum in the tower
Kalkriese observation tower	Bramsche location	2002	040		No	steel construction	covered; Part of the museum in Kalkriese Park
Ferry gate tower	Hann. Münden location	1410	040		No	brick tower	Year of construction approx .; earlier scrap tower; a museum in the tower
Air conditioning tower	Schönhagen location	1999	040		No	Wood / steel construction
Hösseringen observation tower	Hösseringen location	2003	037.5	032	No	Transmission tower (bricked)	Platform height approx.
Eilenriede forest adventure tower	Hanover location	2009	036	032	No	Wooden tower	also called the forest high-rise
Hesingen observation tower	Hesingen location	1999	035	022nd	No	steel construction	108 steps
Isterberg observation tower	Isterberg location	1999	035		No	steel construction
Bad Zwischenahn water tower	Bad Zwischenahn location	1938	035		No	Reinforced concrete tower
Iberger Albert Tower	Bad basic location	1907	034.6		No	Stone and reinforced concrete tower	1963 increased
Hochsollingturm	Neuhaus in the Solling location	1993	033		No	Wooden tower
Lookout tower Treetop Walk Bad Iburg	Bad Iburg location	2018	032		Yes	Steel structure with wooden cladding	Total height approx .; Part of the Treetop Path Bad Iburg
Surwold observation tower	Surwold location	000?	032		No	steel construction	clad with wooden slats; 3 platforms
Burg Wohldenberg keep	Sillium location	12th century	032		No	brick tower	Keep
Wurmberg Tower	Braunlage location	2019	032		Yes	steel construction	glazed viewing platform; with tube slide
Bismarck Tower Göttingen	Göttingen location	1896	031.5		No	brick tower	Kleperberg location
Beutling observation tower	Wellingholzhausen location	2000	030th		No	Wooden tower	covered
Hoher Mechtin observation tower	Redemoißel location	2015	030th		No	Wooden tower
Schaumburg keep	Schaumburg location	14th century	030th		No	brick tower	covered
Powder Tower (Bad Bentheim)	Bad Bentheim location	12th century	030th		No	brick tower	Keep of Bentheim Castle
Sollingturm	Sohlingen location	1935	030th		No	brick tower	covered
German Olympus observation tower	Wingst location	1974	029		Yes	Reinforced concrete tower
Friedenshöhe observation tower	Buer location	1988	028.6	025th	No	Wooden tower	covered; Expanded to a climatic tower in 2015
Ottoshöhe observation tower	Melle location	2008	028.5	024.3	No	Wooden tower	covered
Annaturm	Jump position	1982	028		No	Reinforced concrete tower
Idaturm	Bückeburg location	1847	028		No	brick tower
Bismarck Tower Bad Pyrmont	Bad Pyrmont location	1913	027	015th	No	brick tower
Lönsturm	Salzhemmendorf location	1928	027		No	brick tower with half-timbered tower
Euzenberg Tower	Duderstadt location	1926	026.4		No	Hochkreuz	also called "Christ the King Cross"
Diedrichsburg castle tower	Melle location	19th century	026th		No	brick tower
Boar's Neck Tower	Kirchbrak location	1960	026th		No	Wooden tower
Burg Greene keep	Greene location	14th century	025th		No	brick tower
Keep Lichtenberg Castle (Salzgitter)	Salzgitter-Lichtenberg location	1893	025th		No	brick tower with wooden structure
Gauss Tower (Litberg)	Sauensiek location	2008	025th		No	Steel lattice tower	formerly Litberg Tower
Spelunkenturm	Bad Pyrmont location	1896	025th		No	Steel lattice tower
Süntelturm	Bad Münder location	1901	025th		No	brick tower
Tillyschanze (Münden)	Hann. Münden location	1885	025th		No	brick tower
Wilhelmsturm (Wölpinghausen)	Wölpinghausen location	1848	025th	024	No	brick tower	Total height approx.
Bergfried castle ruin Vienenburg	Vienenburg location	around 1300	024		No	brick tower
Wittmar Bismarck Tower	Wittmar location	1901	024		No	brick tower
Burg Plesse keep	Eddigehausen location	12th century	023		No	brick tower
Klütturm	Hamelin location	1887	023		No	brick tower
Adolf Stoffregen Tower	Bad Salzdetfurth location	1982	022nd	021st	No	Wooden tower with a metal platform	111 steps
Höhbeck observation tower	Brünkendorf location	2009	022nd		No	Wooden tower
Himmelberg Tower	Alfeld (Leine) location	1985	022nd		No	Reinforced concrete tower
Burgberg Tower (Gehrden)	Gehrden location	1898	021st		No	brick tower
Hermannsturm	Oesede location	1975	021st		No	Reinforced concrete	identical to the varus tower
Varus tower	Georgsmarienhütte location	1975	021st		No	Reinforced concrete	identical to the Herrmannsturm
Elbschloss Bleckede castle tower	Bleckede location	2002	00?	020th	No	Steel construction in the tower stump	covered
Bad Zwischenahn observation tower	Rostrup location	2014	020th	017th	No	Steel construction with wooden slats	Heights approx.
Bocksberg observation tower	Hahnenklee-Bockswiese location	1976	020th		No	boarded wooden structure	covered; also called "Brockenblick observation tower"; 2014 extension to the "slide tower"
Mordkuhlenberg observation tower	Damme location	1978	020th		No	Wooden tower
Bismarck Tower Hildesheim	Hildesheim location	1905	020th		No	brick tower
Bodo tower	Bodenwerder location	1978	020th		No	Steel lattice tower
Heeseberg Tower	Jerxheim location	1912	020th		No	brick tower
Kellberg Tower	Stadtoldendorf location	1906	020th		No	Steel lattice tower
Tuber tower	Large tubers location	1904	020th		No	brick tower	1961 increased by 5 m
Venner lookout tower	Venne location	1976	020th		No	Wooden tower
Cliff tower	Rinteln location	1889	019.8		No	brick tower	also called Rinteln cliff tower
Ernst Binnewies Tower	Alfeld (Leine) location	1926	019th		No	brick tower
Nordmannsturm	Nienstedt location	1863	019th	019th	No	brick tower	Almost completely destroyed in 1881 and rebuilt
Wieterturm	Northeim location	1883	019th		No	brick tower	clad with slate; covered
Sun tin tower	Bad food location	1974	00?	018th	No	Transmission tower (reinforced concrete)
Harly Tower	Vienenburg location	19th century	018th		No	brick tower	Restored in 1986; 2 viewing platforms; Glazed upper platform
Langeoog water tower	Langeoog location	1909	018th	013	No	Metal construction	closed viewing pulpit with windows
Bergfried Burg Grubenhagen	Einbeck-Rotenkirchen location	13th century	017.5		No	brick tower
Lookout tower Lohne	Worth location	1908	017.35		No	brick tower
Kniepenberg observation tower	Drethem location	2010	017th	016	No	Wooden tower	Total height approx.
Bismarck tower in Salzgitter	Salzgitter location	1900	017th		No	brick tower with steel framework structure
Hardenbergwarte	Nörten-Hardenberg location	1842	017th		No	brick tower	Total height approx .; also called the waiting tower; no longer accessible since the 1980s
Kabus tower	Bad Salzdetfurth location	1956	017th		No	Steel lattice tower
Kaiser Wilhelm Tower (Holzminden)	Holzminden location	1908	017th		No	brick tower
Sea mark (Juist)	Juist location	2008	017th		No	steel construction	Shape of a floating buoy
Borgloh water tower	Borgloh location	1961	00?	015th	No	brick tower	Water tower and observation tower; covered; 84 steps
Kuckholzklippe observation tower	Lerbach location	1897	015th		No	Steel framework
Lemwerder observation tower	Lemwerder location	2009	015th		No	steel construction	covered
Rehdener Geestmoor observation tower	Hemsloh location	000?	015th		No	Wooden tower	covered bird observation tower with 3 viewing platforms
Bismarck Tower Bad Lauterberg	Bad Lauterberg location	1904	015th		No	brick tower
Klaus Bahlsen Tower	Nienwalde location	2007	015th	012	No	Wooden tower	covered
Wilhelm Raabe Tower	Eschershausen location	1909	015th		No	Steel lattice tower
Sulbergwarte	Duderstadt location	14th century	014.5	009.5	No	brick tower	covered; Heights approx.
Schnackenburg observation tower	Schnackenburg location	000?	014th		No	Wooden tower
Horse mountain tower	Duderstadt location	1984	014th		No	Wooden tower	covered
Ith tower	Lauenstein location	1912	013.8		No	brick tower	also called "Krüllbrinkturm"
Bismarck Tower Hameln	Hamelin location	1910	013.5		No	brick tower	61 steps
High mountain observation tower	Ristedt location	2010	013	012 8 4 00 00	No	Steel lattice tower with wooden steps	called "Naturerlebnisturm"; Location near Leerßen at Kreisstrasse  122
Bismarck tower Bodenwerder	Bodenwerder location	1913	013	013	No	brick tower	Former radio station right next to the tower, fire bowl on the tower is still in good condition
Sudmerberg observation point	Sudmerberg location	15th century	012.1		No	brick tower
Old Control Room (Barbis)	Barbi's location	14th century	012		No	brick tower	closed viewing platform; also called Bühberg-Warte
Barßel ​​observation tower	Barßel location	2005	012		No	steel construction
Ilkerbruch observation tower	Wolfsburg location	2008	012		No	Wooden tower	covered
Langendorf observation tower	Langendorf location	000?	012	011	No	Wooden tower	Total height approx.
Neustädter Moor observation tower	Wagenfeld location	000?	012		No	Wooden tower	covered bird observation tower with 3 viewing platforms
Bismarck Tower Oberg	Upper mountain location	1915	011.2		No	brick tower
Linteler Weiden lookout tower	Osterholz-Scharmbeck location	2011	011	008.6	No	Wooden tower with steel spiral staircase	Height approx .; Also called "wicker basket" because of its shape
Schalke observation tower	Hahnenklee location	1892	010.5		No	Steel framework construction
Leegmoor observation tower	Surwold location	000?	010		No	steel construction	Nature observation tower; Height approx.
Magdeburg control room	Helmstedt location	13th century	010		No	brick tower	Height approx.
Postwiesen observation tower	Osterholz-Scharmbeck location	2009	009.4	008.3 6.3 00	No	steel construction	partially covered with wood; also called "heaven stairs"
New Helgoland observation tower	Worpswede location	2014	009		No	steel construction
Cölleturm	One location	1835	008.5	008th	No	brick tower	Platform height and year of construction approx.
Heinrich Eggers Tower	Becklingen location	2013	008.44		No	Wooden tower	covered
Harzblick observation tower (Solling)	Eschershausen location	000?	008th		No	Wooden tower	covered; Height approx.
Bismarckstein Göttingen	Göttingen location	1903	007.5		No	brick tower	Location on the top
Jägerturm (armies)	Army situation	1736	007th		No	brick tower	Height approx.
Lookout tower Tister Bauernmoor	Great location	2002	006.5		No	Wooden tower	covered bird observation tower
Owl Tower (Göttingen)	Göttingen location	19th century	004th		No	brick tower
Hanskühnenburg observation tower	Harz (district of Göttingen) location	1914	00?		No	brick tower	closed viewing platform
Harzblick observation tower (Göttingen Forest)	Göttingen forest location	000?	00?		No	Wooden tower	covered
Steigenberg observation tower	Neuenkirchen-Vörden location	1972	00?		No	Wooden structure	covered
Belvedereturm (Bad Nenndorf)	Bad Nenndorf location	1852	00?		No	brick tower	1987 increased by steel construction; not a good view because of tall trees
Yellow tower	Hildesheim location	1886	00?		No	brick tower	with public observatory
Hausmannsturm (Liebenburg)	Liebenburg location	15th century	00?		No	brick tower
Hildesheim observation tower	Hildesheim location	1881	00?		No	brick tower with wooden top	covered
Hünstollen Tower	Bovenden location	1913	00?		No	Wooden tower	covered; 1972 increased by 7 m
Kaiser Friedrich Tower (Altendorfer Berg)	Einbeck location	1900	00?		No	brick tower	130 steps (height approx. 27 m)
Bell tower (Bad Pyrmont)	Bad Pyrmont location	1824	00?		No	brick tower	Elaborately restored in 2009
Steinberg Tower (Goslar)	Goslar location	1888	00?		No	brick tower	built as an imperial tower, later renamed

No longer existing structures

Name of the structure	place	construction year	Total height ( m )	Platform form- height (m)	up train	Building type	Remarks	image
Bismarck Tower Stade	Stade	1895	030th	022.5	No	brick tower	Demolished in 1962
Wurmbergschanze	Braunlage	1923	030th		No	Ski jump	Demolished in 2014
Ludwigsturm (Wennenkamp)	Wennenkamp	1975	025th	022nd	No	Wooden tower	covered; Total height approx .; Blown up in October 2018
Bismarck Tower rose garden	rose Garden	1912	023		No	brick tower	Destroyed in 1945
Bismarck Column Hanover	Hanover	1904	019.5		No	brick tower	Dismantled in 1935
Bismarck Tower Bad Rothenfelde	Bad Rothenfelde	1901	014th		No	Wooden tower	Called "Wood August"; Demolished in 1979
Tower on the elevated water reservoir on Lindener Berg	Hanover	1878	00?		No	brick tower	destroyed in World War II

See also

• List of observation towers in Germany

Abbreviations

Abbreviations used in the tables mean:

• Century = century

Web links

Commons : Lookout towers in Lower Saxony  - Collection of pictures, 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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