Süntelturm

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Süntelturm

The Süntelturm in the Hameln-Pyrmont district in Lower Saxony is a 25  m high observation tower between Bad Münder and Hameln on the Hohen Egge (approx.  440  m above sea  level ), the highest point in the Süntel . Which is located on the tower amateur radio - relay station DB0SHG .

Description of the structure

The Süntelturm is 25 m high and has an inner diameter of 2.40 m. Its walls are 1.45 m thick at the base and taper to 0.85 m at the top in the upper part of the tower shaft. A massive stone spiral staircase with 95 steps and a subsequent steel staircase with twelve steps lead up.

history

A wooden observation tower was first opened on the Hohen Egge in 1882 - the Augusta Tower . In 1899, after this tower had become dilapidated, the construction of today's Süntelturm made of sandstone began. The foundation stone was laid on September 24, 1899; The heath poet Hermann Löns was also present . The construction costs amounted to 7,000 marks. The tower was inaugurated on May 17, 1901.

In 1910 the tower got a massive sandstone extension, in which there was a small kitchen, a bar and a guest room. In 1912 the tower received a telephone connection.

In 1951, on the 50th anniversary of the tower's existence, all damage caused by age and the effects of the war was removed. In 1977 the tower was scaffolded to seal joints and cracks in the masonry.

In 1985/86 the management was endangered because there were no connections for water, sewage and electricity. The district of Hameln-Pyrmont and the cities of Hameln, Bad Münder and Hessisch Oldendorf formed a financing community and began building electricity, water and sewage pipes as well as a sanitary area. In 1988 the renovated restaurant was inaugurated. In the same year, the tower and restaurant became the responsibility of the city of Bad Münder.

The tower was last renovated in 2010. In 2012 the ascent to the tower was closed due to the risk of the stairs collapsing. The renovation of the stairs was completed in July 2012. The hiking restaurant remained open during this time.

Opportunities for viewing

From the viewing platform of the Süntelturm you can see the Steinhuder Meer (north), the Deister in the northeast, the Kleiner Deister and Nesselberg in the east, the Ith in the southeast, the Vogler and Solling in the southeast, Hameln in the Weser valley and the Köterberg in the south, to the Lipper Bergland in the southwest, to the Weser Mountains in the west and to the Bückeberg in the northwest; the views up to about 94 km (at good visibility extends in a straight line ) away chunks of the resin (southeast).

Web links

Commons : Süntelturm  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Map services of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation ( information )
  2. ↑ Article City locks the Süntelturm , April 28, 2012, Neue Deister Zeitung
  3. ↑ Article Steel needles now secure the Süntelturm , July 23, 2012, Neue Deister Zeitung

Coordinates: 52 ° 10 ′ 17 ″  N , 9 ° 23 ′ 1 ″  E