Foam mountain tower
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Foam mountain tower
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| Basic data | ||||
| Place: | Schaumberg near Theley ( Tholey ) | |||
| Country: | Saarland | |||
| Country: | Germany | |||
| Altitude : | 562 m above sea level NHN | |||
| Coordinates: 49 ° 29 '10.4 " N , 7 ° 1' 47.4" E | ||||
| Use: | Telecommunication tower , observation tower | |||
| Accessibility: | Transmission tower open to the public | |||
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| Construction time : | 1928-1930 | |||
| Building materials : | Stone, concrete | |||
| Operating time: | since August 24, 1930 | |||
| Last renovation (tower) : | 2010-2013 | |||
| Total height : | 52 m | |||
| Data on the transmission system | ||||
| Waveband : | FM transmitter | |||
| Radio : | VHF broadcasting | |||
| Send types: | Mobile land radio , BOS radio , amateur radio service | |||
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The Schaumberg Tower is a lookout tower with a transmitter at 568.2 m above sea level. NHN high Schaumberg near Theley in Saarland .
description
The 37.5 m high tower stands approx. 120 m southeast of the summit and allows a wide view of the surrounding area. The view extends in the north to the Hunsrück , in the west to the Saargau and beyond to the French nuclear power plant Cattenom and in the south to Saarbrücken . When the weather is very clear, it is possible to see the Vosges .
The tower contains a memorial to the soldiers of Germany and France who fell in the World Wars , which was designed by the sculptor Richard Hoffmann. As a Franco-German meeting place, the tower should be a symbol of friendship between the two countries.
After the renovation work between 2010 and 2013, the tower is accessible via a specially built staircase or barrier-free via a panoramic elevator and another elevator in the upper part of the building. During opening times, a turnstile leads to the staircase and the external elevator, both of which lead to the 7th floor. There is another staircase in the narrower part of the tower and a second elevator to the viewing platform , which is on the 11th floor at a height of 34.3 m. Panorama boards are attached to its parapet.
The antennas, which were previously attached to the tower itself, were relocated to a steel structure on the top of the tower during the renovation work, giving the tower a total height of 52 m.
The “Schaumberg Alm” gastronomy located on the Schaumberg plateau was opened in June 2012 and is known as the “highest inn in Saarland”.
Inside the tower there is now space for two exhibitions: the “Summit Meeting” exhibition on the 3rd floor deals with the Schaumberg and Franco-German relations, and another exhibition on the 5th and 6th floors is dedicated to “COzwo and Co” is dedicated to the topic of "climate protection" and is operated by the Saarland Ministry of Economics, Labor, Energy and Transport.
history
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In 1912, forty years after the Franco-Prussian War , it was decided to build a tower on the mountain plateau in honor of the then reigning Emperor Wilhelm II . The foundation stone was laid on June 28, 1914. However, completion was interrupted by the First World War. All that remained was a 5 m high building ruin, on which a tower with an integrated war memorial chapel was built from 1927 according to the construction plan of the Saarbrücken architect Moritz Gombert . The 36 meter high Schaumberg tower was inaugurated on August 24, 1930 by the Trier bishop Franz Rudolf Bornewasser . The larger-than-life crucifix set in the central arch of the tower was striking . It is thirteen feet high and shows the crucified Christ as a winner . The design for the cross came from Johann Mettler from Morbach / Hunsrück .
The Schaumberg Tower was not destroyed in the Second World War , but an incorrect construction led to its closure. A new construction of the tower was planned, which was intended as a symbol of German-French friendship and as a memorial for the victims of both peoples in the world wars. Architects from both nations took part in the ideas competition, the first prize of which was awarded to the French architect Jean-Marie Collin from Nancy . However, the design was never carried out.
In 1972 the tower had to be demolished because it was in disrepair. The undamaged crucifix should be blown up. However, the construction workers, all from the Catholic villages in the vicinity or of Italian origin, refused to blow up the symbol of faith. So the crucifix was removed undamaged, stored briefly in a shed at the edge of the mountain plateau, and later near ⊙ the motorway junction at Sotzweiler erected. It is easily visible from the A1 federal motorway (coming from the south, right between junction 140 Tholey and the Schaumberg-Kreuz car park).
For the construction of today's tower, the old tower was partially removed, encased with concrete and rebuilt to its previous height. On September 19, 1976, the abbot of Tholey Hrabanus Heddergott , the bishop of Verdun Pierre Boillon and the auxiliary bishop of Trier, Karl Heinz Jacoby, celebrated a pontifical office to mark the inauguration of the tower .
In 2007 the tower had to be closed to visitors because it did not meet the requirements for modern fire protection. The renovation measures started in July 2010 were concluded with the 9-11. August 2013 took place the reopening party.
In the days after the terrorist attacks of November 13, 2015 in Paris by the IS terrorist group , the Schaumberg Tower shone in the French national colors of blue-white-red at night to express solidarity with the neighboring country as part of Franco-German friendship.
Transmitters
There are transmission systems for various radio services (e.g. radio , amateur radio , BOS ) on the Schaumberg tower .
Digital radio (DAB / DAB +)
The digital radio ( DAB + ) is broadcast in vertical polarization and in single-frequency mode with other transmitters.
| block | Programs |
ERP (in kW) |
Antenna pattern round (ND) / directional (D) |
Single frequency network (SFN) |
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| 9A Saarland 1 (D__00238) |
DAB + block of the SR
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5 | D. |
Bliestal (Webenheim-Hahnen) , Mettlach (St. Gangolf) , Moselle Valley (Oberperl-Hammelsberg) , Saarbrücken (Göttelborner Höhe) , Saarbrücken (Halberg) , Tholey (Schaumberg)
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Analog television (PAL)
Until December 2007, the location was used as a regionally important analog television broadcasting station.
| channel |
Frequency (MHz) |
program |
ERP (kW) |
Antenna pattern round (ND) / directional (D) |
Polarization horizontal (H) / vertical (V) |
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| 26th | 511.25 | ZDF | 1 | D. | H |
| 38 | 607.25 | The First (SR) | 0.042 | D. | H |
| 48 | 687.25 | SR television | 1 | D. | H |
From May 1, 1956, an FM transmitter was operated from the Schaumberg . It had 3 kW transmitter output power. With its ERP of 10 kW, 75% of the area of the Saarland could be supplied.
Amateur radio
Since December 23, 2015, the DBØLZ voice relay has been operated on the Schaumberg tower in a 70 cm band . It can be addressed in FM (analog) and in DMR .
literature
- Saarländischer Rundfunk (Ed.): Our transmitter on the Saar. 50 years of broadcasting in Saarland , 1985.
- Elisabeth Feilen: The towers on the Schaumberg from 1897 to the present: Exhibition in the Schaumberg tower in Tholey . Saarheimat 35, 1991, pp. 85-86.
- Elisabeth Feilen (text and editing): Türme auf dem Schaumberg , Tholey 1992 (Ed. Municipality Tholey)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Map services of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation ( information )
- ↑ a b Photo of the information board on the tower, on commons.wikimedia.org
- ↑ http://www.schaumbergalm.de Website of the "Schaumberg Alm"
- ↑ http://www.tholey.de/abc_1.php?id=5981 Parish Tholey, article from June 22, 2012, accessed on August 9, 2013
- ↑ http://www.saarland.de/SID-6B0520C3-2D029288/105892.htm Saarland.de, exhibition opening, accessed on August 18, 2013
- ^ The Saarland sculptor Ernst Hoffmann: Forgotten and rediscovered; The Schaumberg Cross in Tholey
- ↑ http://www.ric-hoffmann.de/presseseite.htm Saarbrücker Zeitung, article from September 21, 1976, accessed on June 9, 2011.
- ↑ http://www.saarbruecker-zeitung.de/sz-berichte/saarland/Der-Schaumbergturm-ist-gerettet;art2814,3197378 Saarbrücker Zeitung, article from February 20, 2010, accessed on June 7, 2011.
- ↑ http://www.tholey.de/abc.php?typ=94 Information from the municipality of Tholey, accessed on May 28, 2013.
- ↑ http://www.tholey.de/abc_1.php?id=6505 Parish Tholey, article from March 25, 2013, accessed on August 9, 2013.
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from September 24, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Saarbrücker Zeitung, article from August 4, 2013, accessed on August 9, 2013
- ↑ DB0LZ. Retrieved July 24, 2019 .
