Nordmannsturm
The Nordmannsturm is a 19 meter high observation tower in the Deister in the area of the city of Bad Münder . It is located on the ridge of the Deister at a height of 382 m above sea level.
history
The tower was built in 1863 by the Hanoverian master mason Constantin Nordmann . The stone blocks for the construction came from the “Teufelskammer” quarry on the south-western slope of the Deister. It was almost completely destroyed by a lightning strike in 1881, but was rebuilt the following year, also by Nordmann. A first refuge was built in 1913 at the foot of the tower. In 1933 the tower came into the possession of the Hanover Tourist Association, which in 1998 was no longer able to carry out upcoming investments on its own. With the help of the cities of Barsinghausen and Bad Münder, the Greater Hanover Association and the Hameln-Pyrmont district, these were dealt with with EU funding. In 2000 the connection to the sewer network was made and an extension for the kitchen and sanitary facilities was built. In 2001 Bad Münder took over the tower for a symbolic price and in 2002 also bought the property. Since then, a support association has been responsible for the Nordmannsturm. The site was expanded to include a warehouse in 2003 and a pavilion in 2006.
The tower can be climbed for a donation of 50 cents.
literature
- Friends of the Barsinghausen visitor mine (publisher): 150 years of the Nordmannsturm, 1863–2013 . In: The Deister Coal Paths . Barsinghausen 2014, without ISBN, pp. 123–125.
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Coordinates: 52 ° 16 ′ 11.6 " N , 9 ° 27 ′ 12.1" E