Riesberg Tower
| Riesberg Tower | |
|---|---|
| Tower type: | Observation tower |
| State : | Germany |
| State : | Baden-Württemberg |
| County : | Rems-Murr district |
| Location : | Murrhardt |
| Location : | Riesberg (or: Rißberg ) |
| Geo coordinates : | |
| Site altitude: | approx. 450 m above sea level NHN |
| Tower height: | 25 m |
| Viewing platform : | approx. 475 m above sea level NHN |
| Year of construction : | 2010 |
The Riesberg Tower near Murrhardt in the Rems-Murr district in Baden-Württemberg is a 25 m high observation tower in the Murrhardt Forest . The tower was originally built from wood in 1974 , burned down in 2008 and was rebuilt in the same shape in 2010.
Geographical location
The Riesberg tower stands on the northern slope of the Ries or Rißbergs to almost 450 m above sea level. NHN , as the crow flies around 850 m south-southeast of the city center of Murrhardt, which extends in the Murr valley. It can only be reached on forest trails. The path there along the northern flank of the Rißberg also opens up the Felsenmeer near Murrhardt further to the east.
history
The construction of the Riesberg Tower was decided in June 1973 and in 1974 it was carried out as a timber frame construction.
In 2006 a local association took over the maintenance of the area and a little later the tower was given a roof.
The tower burned down on the evening of September 20, 2008, perhaps after an arson attack . The volunteer fire brigade put out the fire, but only charred remains of the wooden scaffolding remained. During the clean-up work, the plug-in beech near the tower was also felled , which had already been damaged and was now irredeemably lost by the fire.
In July 2009 the city of Murrhardt announced that the tower should be rebuilt. Completion was initially expected in June 2010, the new tower has been accessible again since August 14, 2010, it and a nearby barbecue area were inaugurated on September 25, 2010.
Possibility of viewing
From the viewing platform of the Riesberg tower , for example, you can enjoy the view over Murrhardt, into the Murrtal and the Großerlach telecommunications tower , which is located 7.65 km (as the crow flies) north-northwest of the viewing tower in the Mainhardt Forest on the Hohen Brach on the other side or north of this valley .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Map services of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation ( information )
- ↑ a b article Von der Riesbergebene ins Felsenmeer , on murrhardt.de
- ↑ a b c Article Green light for the new tower ( Memento from February 12, 2013 in the web archive archive.today ) (Südwest Presse), from January 21, 2010, on archive.is
- ↑ a b article Reconstruction of the Riesberg Tower - building permit is available ( memento from February 17, 2013 in the web archive archive.today ), from January 20, 2010, on archive.is
- ↑ Article Arsonists torch the tower ( memento from February 17, 2013 in the web archive archive.today ) (Südwest Presse), from September 22, 2008, on archive.is
- ↑ Article A sad event overshadows September 20, 2008 ( memento of February 6, 2013 in the web archive archive.today ), on Archiv.is
- ↑ a b Article Riesbergturm inaugurated - incl. Barbecue area ( memento from February 17, 2013 in the web archive archive.today ), from September 25, 2010, on archive.is
- ↑ Article Riesbergturm ( Memento from February 17, 2013 in the web archive archive.today ), information on possible reconstruction, from July 15, 2009, on murrhardt.de