Upper Palatinate Tower
| Upper Palatinate Tower | |
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| Tower type | Observation tower |
| Country | Germany |
| country | Bavaria |
| district | Tirschenreuth |
| Location | on the plate , in the stone forest |
| Geo coordinates | 49 ° 54 '36 " N , 12 ° 3' 11" E |
| Altitude | 946 m above sea level NHN |
| Tower height | 35 m |
| Stairs | 150 made of steel mesh |
| Viewing platform | 30 m |
| Building material | Larch - glued laminated timber and steel |
| inauguration | September 10, 2000 |
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The Oberpfalzturm is a wooden observation tower at 946 m above sea level. NHN high plate , the highest mountain of the stone forest and the northern Upper Palatinate in the Bavarian district of Tirschenreuth .
150 steel grating steps lead to the viewing platform at a height of 30 m. From there, a distant view of the Fichtel Mountains , the Egerland , the Stiftland and the Upper Palatinate Forest is possible. In a north-easterly direction, with very good visibility, the Fichtelberg (Ore Mountains) approx. 86 km away and in a south-easterly direction, the Große Arber in the Bavarian Forest , approx. 118 km away .
history
The first massive observation tower was built in 1971/72 by the Steinwald Nature Park Association. V. erected from Steinwald spruce . This tower was 26 m high and thus lower than today's tower.
- In 1972 the then State Secretary Alfred Dick from the Ministry of the Environment was inaugurated the Upper Palatinate Tower.
- In 1989, rain and frost gnawed seriously for almost 20 years, and damage to the foundation had to be repaired.
- In the spring of 1990, the supports and struts of the Upper Palatinate Tower had to be renovated at a cost of 67,000 DM.
- In 1991 the foundation had to be repaired again.
- In 1993, the focus was on the renovation of the Upper Palatinate Tower; some of the main structural timber that had been repaired had to be replaced.
- In 1994 an underground hut was built on the Oberpfalzturm.
- In 1995 it was time to check the stability of the Upper Palatinate Tower.
- Due to dilapidation, the old Upper Palatinate Tower had to be demolished on April 1, 1998.
The engineer Ferdinand Lehner from Tirschenreuth was then commissioned to design and build a new tower.
On September 10, 2000, the new Upper Palatinate Tower was inaugurated. It is 35 m high and was made of larch - LVL built. The city of Erbendorf took over the property development , the costs amounted to approx. 400,000 DM. The European Union , the Free State of Bavaria , the district of Tirschenreuth and the surrounding cities and communities gave grants .
Upper Palatinate Tower
Oberpfalzturm - west side (May 2017)
A bird's eye view of the Upper Palatinate Tower
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Web links
- Webpage of the Steinwald Nature Park eV - The Upper Palatinate Tower
- Photos from the Upper Palatinate Tower
- 360-degree panorama of the Upper Palatinate Tower (labeling of visual targets can be activated), on panorama-photo.net