Hall tower
The Saale Tower in the Burgk district of the town of Schleiz ( Saale-Orla district ) in Thuringia is a wooden observation tower completed in 2011 with a height of 43 m and 192 steps.
The tower was built by the former municipality of Burgk. The municipal council decided to build it on February 1, 2008. Originally, the crow's hill was the preferred location; the construction there failed due to property problems. Finally, a location was found at the entrance to Burgk on an area that was already used as a parking lot. The name Saaleturm was chosen from 132 suggestions.
The foundation stone was laid in June 2010. A time capsule made of copper, which contains, among other things, a local edition of the Ostthüringer Zeitung , the construction plan of the tower and a list of the council members, was installed. The viewing platform is 36 meters high, two other platforms are 4.50 and 7.50 meters high. The maximum visibility on the top platform is 32 km. The tower was inaugurated on May 28, 2011.
The tower, including a toilet block, green spaces, benches and parking spaces for 130 vehicles, cost two million euros.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ The municipal council in Burgk decides on “Saaleturm” on OTZ.de from January 25, 2011
- ↑ Work on the Saaleturm has started , Ostthüringer Zeitung online from June 24, 2010
- ↑ Virtuelle Panoramatafel , udeuschle.de, accessed on October 20, 2014
- ↑ Wooden giant above the Saale , Thuringia newspaper group from June 4, 2011
- ↑ New viewing platform: Hundreds on Saaleturm near Burgk on TLZ.de from May 30, 2011
Coordinates: 50 ° 33 ′ 25.3 " N , 11 ° 43 ′ 18.8" E