Maria Josepha Tower

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Maria Josepha Tower

Maria-Josepha-Turm is the name of a 30 meter high iron observation tower at 483.2  m above sea level. NHN high dead stone in Grüna near Chemnitz in Saxony .

history

The neighboring radio tower
Blackboard on the tower

The Totenstein is the highest elevation of the Rabensteiner ridge. In the middle of the 19th century, the trees on the summit plateau were cut down so that there was a comprehensive view. The Erzgebirgszweigvereine Limbach and Rabenstein had a lookout tower built in 1886, which was made by the locksmith Viktor Ludwig from Grüna. The inauguration of the 3,250 mark expensive tower took place on October 4, 1886. With a height of 22 meters, it offered a comprehensive all-round view, which in appropriate weather conditions to the south to the striking mountains of the Ore Mountains ( Fichtelberg , Keilberg , Scheibenberg , Pöhlberg ) and to the north to the Rochlitzer Berg and the Völkerschlachtdenkmal in Leipzig. The tower was named after Maria Josepha von Sachsen . The daughter of Prince Georg of Saxony married Archduke Otto Franz Joseph of Austria in 1886 . In 1886, Prince Georg was protector of the Erzgebirge Association. During the summer months, guests were looked after under the tower, so that the tower became a popular destination for excursions.

The old tower had to be demolished in 1953 due to its dilapidation. In its place a massive radio tower was built later , which still exists today on the mountain top. Almost one hundred meters from it, a new, 30-meter-high observation tower was built in 1998 based on the model of the old tower for around 150,000 euros, which was inaugurated on October 4, 1998. The dedication was: "For the mountain to adorn, the people for joy". The tower can be climbed free of charge and, when the weather is nice, offers a comprehensive view of the Ore Mountains and the Ore Mountains foreland .

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  1. ↑ Name according to the sign on the newly built tower: Maria Josefa-Turm (possibly incorrect spelling)
  2. ↑ Map services of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation ( information )

Coordinates: 50 ° 49 ′ 28.9 ″  N , 12 ° 46 ′ 47.5 ″  E