List of observation towers in Saxony

The list of observation towers in 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
TV tower Dresden	Dresden location	1969	252	148	Yes	Transmission tower (reinforced concrete)	closed since 1991
City skyscraper Leipzig	Leipzig location	1972	155.4	120	Yes	skyscraper
City Hall Tower (Leipzig)	Leipzig location	1905	114.7		No	town hall	highest German town hall tower
Hausmannsturm (Dresden)	Dresden location	1676	100.27	038.62	No	brick tower	Part of the Dresden Palace
Town Hall Tower (Dresden)	Dresden location	1910	100.2	068	Yes	town hall	currently closed (renovation)
Church tower Kreuzkirche (Dresden)	Dresden location	1788	094	054	No	brick church tower	with a tower house
Frauenkirche (Dresden)	Dresden location	1743	091.24	067	Yes	Church dome	rebuilt by 2004
Völkerschlachtdenkmal	Leipzig location	1913	091	057	Yes	monument	Elevator to the middle platform
Church tower Dreikönigskirche (Dresden)	Dresden location	1857	087.5	045	No	brick church tower	Platform height approx.
St. Petri Cathedral Tower	Bautzen location	13th century	084	053	No	Steeple	with a tower house
Church tower of St. Anne's Church	Annaberg-Buchholz location	1525	078	032	No	Steeple	with a tower house
Church tower Thomaskirche (Leipzig)	Leipzig location	1537	068		No	Steeple
Town Hall Tower (Görlitz)	Görlitz location	14th century	060		No	brick tower	Height approx.
South tower Johanniskirche (Zittau)	Zittau location	1559	060		No	Steeple	since 1804 with a tower keeper's apartment
Town Hall Tower (Waldheim)	Waldheim location	1902	056	037.5	No	brick tower	only accessible with a guide
Reichenturm	Bautzen location	1492	056		No	brick tower	"Leaning Tower" - top is inclined 1.41 m to the NW
Lauenturm	Bautzen location	1403	053		No	brick tower
Bad Schandau passenger elevator	Bad Schandau location	1904	052.26	047.76	Yes	Steel lattice tower
Reichenbacher Tower	Görlitz location	14th century	051		No	brick tower	Viewing platform at the Türmerstube
Ernemann Tower	Dresden location	1923	048		No	Reinforced concrete construction	Café with a viewing platform
Old water art	Bautzen location	1558	047		No	brick tower
Thick Tower (Görlitz)	Görlitz location	1250	046		No	brick tower	closed viewing platform in the tower room
Bismarck tower Glauchau	Glauchau location	1910	045	039	No	brick tower	with water tank since 1910
Nikolaiturm (Görlitz)	Görlitz location	13th century	045		No	brick tower	Year of construction approx.
Castle tower (Auerbach / Vogtl.)	Auerbach / Vogtl. location	12th century	043		No	brick tower	closed viewing platform; 179 steps
King Albert Tower (Spiegelwald)	Grünhain-Beierfeld location	1999	040	031.5	Yes		covered
Taurastein Tower	Burgstädt location	1913	039		No	brick tower	until 1996 also water tower; closed viewing platform
Weifberg Tower	Hinterhermsdorf location	2000	036.9	032.4	No	Wooden tower	covered
Glückauf Tower (Oelsnitz)	Oelsnitz / Erzgeb. location	2000	036		No	Steel lattice tower
Southwest tower of the Neues Schloss Muskau	Bad Muskau location	19th century	035		No	brick tower	covered platform in the lower lantern
Lookout tower diocese height	Zwenkau location	2000	035		No	Wooden construction with steel spiral staircase	2 platforms
Pöhlberg observation tower	Annaberg-Buchholz location	1897	035		No	brick tower	closed platform with glazing
Bear stone tower	Plauen location	1997	035	024.5	No	Metal construction	covered
Haselberg Tower	Königsbrück location	2008	034	032 013	No	Wooden tower	covered
Glück auf-Turm (Eibenstock)	Eibenstock location	2008	033.89	028.56	No	steel construction	covered
Halde Trages observation tower	Mölbis location	2002	033	030th	No	Steel lattice tower
Prince Georg Tower (Ungerturm)	Neustadt in Saxony location	1885	033		No	brick tower	1973 increased by 15 m
Weinberg Tower (Görlitz)	Görlitz location	1887	033	020 8 00	No	Wooden tower on a solid substructure	covered
Mildenstein castle keep	Quiet location	12th century	032		No	brick tower
Otto Hermann Boehm Tower	Sachsenberg-Georgenthal location	1999	031.91	026.64	No	Steel structure with wooden cladding	closed platform with glazing
Fichtelberg observation tower	Oberwiesenthal location	1999	031		No	Tower with sheet metal cladding	glazed viewing platform
Wildeck castle keep	Zschopau location	12th century	031		No	brick tower	called "Dicker Heinrich"
Bismarck tower Lützschena-Stahmeln	Lützschena-Stahmeln location	1915	030.75		No	brick tower
Spruce tower	Dresden location	1896	030th	027	No	brick tower	formerly Bismarck tower, since 1954 spruce tower
Dutch tower	Chub location	1900	030th		No	brick tower
Maria Josepha Tower	Grüna location	1998	030th		No	Steel lattice tower	Replacement for a steel lattice tower that was demolished in 1953
Tower on Schweren Berg	Weißwasser / Oberlausitz location	2008	030th		No	Reinforced concrete tower	covered; 4 viewing platforms
Vogtland Arena	Klingenthal location	2005	030th		Yes	Jump tower
Scheibenberg observation tower	Scheibenberg location	1994	029.2	022.44	No	Reinforced concrete tower	covered; Total height without weather vane
Alberthöhe observation tower	Lichtenstein / Sa. location	1993	029	024	No	Steel lattice tower
Pfaffenstein observation tower	Koenigstein location	1904	029		No	brick tower	2 viewing platforms
Friedrich August Tower	Rochlitz location	1860	028		No	brick tower ( Rochlitzer Porphyry )
Reichenbach water tower	Reichenbach in the Vogtland location	1926	028	026th	No	Water tower
Gelenau observation tower	Gelenau / Erzgeb. location	2002	027.5		No	steel construction	covered; 4 viewing platforms
Striegistal observation tower	Böhrigen location	1891	027.15	026th	No	brick tower
Grossenhain castle keep	Grossenhain location	13th century	00?	027	No	brick tower
Bärenstein observation tower	Bärenstein location	1913	027			brick tower with hikers' home
Neuberzdorfer Höhe observation tower	Neuberzdorf location	2008	026th	021 019	No	Reinforced concrete tower
Schildberg Tower (Schildau)	Schildau location	1936	026th		No	brick tower	Lookout and fire watch tower
Dreibrüderhöhe observation tower	Marienberg location	1994	025.4		No	Steel lattice tower
Götzingerhöhe observation tower	Neustadt in Saxony location	1883	025th		No	Steel lattice tower
Monumentberg observation tower	Large Radisch location	2001	025th		No	brick tower
Bismarck tower Berggießhübel	Bad Gottleuba-Berggießhübel location	1900	025th		No	brick tower
Hochwaldturm	Oybin location	1892	025th		No	brick tower
King Friedrich August Tower	Geringswalde location	1907	025th		No	brick tower
Lessing Tower	Kamenz location	1864	024		No	brick tower	covered; 2010 increased by 6 m
Czorneboh lookout tower	Rachlau location	1851	023		No	brick tower	covered
Bismarck Column Dresden	Dresden location	1906	023		No	brick tower
Hochstein observation tower	Königshain location	000?	022nd		No	Steel lattice tower
Schlechteberg observation tower	Ebersbach location	1998	022nd		No	Wooden structure
Taucha lookout tower	Taucha location	1913	022nd	016	No	brick tower
Carlsturm (Bad Reiboldsgrün)	Bad Reiboldsgrün location	1881	022nd		No	brick tower	closed viewing platform
King Johann Tower (Neukirch)	Neukirch / Lausitz location	1857	022nd		No	brick tower
Bieleboh observation tower	Beiersdorf location	1883	021st		No	brick tower	covered
Butterberg observation tower	Bischofswerda location	1860	021st	021st	No	brick tower	with mountain restaurant
Rotstein observation tower	Sohland am Rotstein location	2000	021st		No	steel construction
Bismarck tower Netzschkau	Netzschkau location	1900	021st		No	brick tower	Location on the Kuhberg
Bismarck Tower Schneeberg	Schneeberg location	1893	021st		No	brick tower
Wachberg Tower	Waldheim location	1871	020.15		No	brick tower	also war memorial
King Albert Tower (Weinböhla)	Weinböhla location	1898	00?	020th	No	brick tower
Mönchswalder Berg observation tower	Wilthen location	1885	020th		No	brick tower	with mountain chalet
Remtengrün observation tower	Remtengrün location	1993	020th		No	Wooden tower	covered
Rosental observation tower	Leipzig location	1975	020th		No	steel construction
Peace tower	Weinböhla location	1903	020th		No	brick tower	Built in 1903 as the Bismarckwarte (Weinböhla), since 1956 called the Peace Tower
Heidelbergturm	Desert fire location	1991	020th	019th	No	Steel lattice tower
Heimatturm	Colditz location	1901	020th		No	brick tower
King Johann Tower (Dippoldiswalde)	Dippoldiswalde location	1886	020th		No	brick tower
Pearl laser tower	Faithful location	1907	020th		No	brick tower
Prince Friedrich August Tower	Neudorf location	1900	020th		No	brick tower	covered; attached to the mountain hut of the same name
Prince Georg Tower (Stützengrün)	Column green location	1894	020th		No	brick tower	increased in the 1990s with wooden construction
Bismarck tower Neugersdorf	Neugersdorf location	1904	019.5		No	brick tower
Bismarck Tower Wurzen	Wurzen location	1909	019.4	015 012	No	brick tower
Neundorf water tower	Neundorf location	1940	019th	014 011	No	Reinforced concrete tower with wooden structure	covered
Kemmler Tower	Plauen location	1902	018.25		No	brick tower	covered; until 1946 Bismarck column (Bismarck tower Plauen)
Albert Tower (Collmberg)	Wermsdorf location	1854	018th		No	brick tower
Auersberg Tower	Wildenthal location	1860	018th		No	brick tower	closed viewing platform
Morgenleithe observation tower	Lauter-Bernsbach location	1922	018th		No
Schwedenstein observation tower	Steina location	1898	018th		No	brick tower	1991 increased by 4 m
Bismarck tower in Radebeul	Radebeul location	1907	018th		No	brick tower	2007 for 6 weeks with mobile steel stairs; since 2011 planning a spiral staircase
Koehler Tower	Schneeberg location	1898	018th		No	brick tower	closed viewing platform
Louis Tower	Altenberg location	1891	018th		No	brick tower
Watch tower (Niesky)	Niesky location	1835	018th		No	brick tower
Steinberg Tower (Wernesgrün)	Wildenau location	1903	017.5		No	Wooden tower (closed construction)
Keep Scharfenstein Castle (Ore Mountains)	Scharfenstein location	1250	017th		No	brick tower
Bosel Tower	Sörnewitz location	1898	017th		No	brick tower
Bismarck Tower Radefeld	Radefeld location	1902	016.4		No	brick tower	Ruinous condition; inaccessible
Kapellenberg Tower (Schönberg)	Schönberg location	1993	00?	016	No	wood clad	covered and glazed viewing platform
Bismarck Tower Grimma	Grimma-Höfgen location	1905	016		No	brick tower	also called Jutta Tower; Can also be used as a water tower
Sorbent tower	Eilenburg location	13th century	016	014th	No	brick tower	Platform height approx.
Great Winterberg observation tower	Schmilka location	1840	015.5		No	Wooden structure	Renovated by 2008 in accordance with listed buildings
Kottmarturm	Walddorf location	1881	015.5		No	brick tower	2 viewing platforms
Rathmannsdorf observation tower	Rathmannsdorf location	2007	015th		Yes	steel construction	85 steps
Bismarck Tower thermal bath Wiesenbad	Thermal bath Wiesenbad location	1899	015th		No	brick tower	covered; since 2000 called "May's Tower"
Oberbärenburg observation tower	Bear Castle location	2004	014th	010.5	No	Wooden tower with steel stairs	covered
Bismarck Column Markneukirchen	Markneukirchen location	1900	014th		No	brick tower	covered
Mosenturm	Pöhl location	1897	014th		No	brick tower	formerly Charlotte Tower
Dr. Curt Heinke Tower	Hainewalde location	1936	013		No	brick tower	with a glass dome since 2004
Hoher Stein observation tower	Plauen location	1864	012	009.5	No	brick tower with reinforced concrete roof	popularly just called "high stone"
Johannas Höh observation tower	Wurzen -Pyrna location	1911	012		No	brick tower	covered
Kohlhaukuppe lookout tower	Geising location	1995	011		No	Steel construction on rubble base
Keulenberg observation tower	Oberlichtenau location	1925	010		No	Steel lattice tower
Wirtsberg observation tower	Rural desert location	1986	009.3		No	mainly wooden construction	popularly called "lemon squeezer"
Gohrischheide viewing platform	Zeithain location	2014	006th		No	Wooden structure
Altan (Hutberg)	Herrnhut location	1790	00?		No	Wooden tower
Landeskrone observation tower	Görlitz location	1796	00?		No	brick tower
Tin castle	Radebeul location	1844	00?		No	brick tower	Condition ruinous
Borberg Tower	Kirchberg location	1950s	00?		No	brick tower	Successor to the former King Albert Tower
Mouse Tower (Radebeul)	Radebeul location	1840	00?		No	brick tower	also called Bilzturm; Condition ruinous

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 Chemnitz	Chemnitz	1906	032		No	brick tower	Destroyed in the war in 1945
Bismarck Tower Frankenberg	Frankenberg / Sa.	1905	026th		No	brick tower	Demolished in 1968
Bismarck Tower in Meissen	Meissen	1902	023		No	Wooden tower	Demolished in 1937
Wolf Hill Tower	Dresden	1912	010		No	brick tower	Blown up in 1945; Remnants of the foundation preserved
King Albert Tower (Kirchberg)	Kirchberg	1882	00?		No	brick tower	Destroyed in 1945; The successor tower is the Borbergturm
Kuhturm (Leipzig)	Leipzig	16th century	00?		No	brick tower	Blown up in 1939

See also

• List of observation towers in Germany

Abbreviations

Abbreviations used in the tables mean:

• Century = century

literature

• Robert Dick: Tower Tour. The 100 most beautiful observation towers in Saxony. Chemnitzer Verlag, Chemnitz 2010, ISBN 978-3-937025-57-5 .

Web links

Commons : Lookout towers in Saxony  - 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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