Siegesturm (Bayreuth)

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Victory storm in December 2006

The victory tower is a round tower built from sandstone at 463  m above sea level. NHN high summit Hohe Wart in the Hohe Warte ridge . The observation tower located in the city of Bayreuth is 17 meters high, and a spiral staircase with 97 steps leads to the platform. It was erected to commemorate the victory in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870/71 .

history

The foundation stone was laid on the summit, then called “Auf dem Spitzen Stein”, in pouring rain on May 6, 1874, when the whole of Germany was in a patriotic state. About four months later, on September 2, 1874, the tower was officially opened. During the festivities, in which numerous associations took part, the tower was consecrated and a memorial plaque was unveiled.

In 1953, Bayerische Elektricitäts-Lieferungs-Gesellschaft AG (BELG), founded in Bayreuth in 1914, used the tower for experiments in receiving television signals. More recently, a barricade has been attached to the top of the tower to prevent suicide attempts.

Plaque

The inscription on the plaque reads: "Dedicated to the glory of the German victories in 1870/71 and the honorable memory of the fallen Bayreuth sons".

particularities

  • The construction costs of the tower in the amount of 1200 marks were raised by the residents of Bayreuth and the surrounding area.
  • Above the memorial plaque stands "Siegesthurm", which was correct according to the spelling valid at the time.
  • The tower offers a view of the entire Bayreuth city area.
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View from the Siegesturm to Bayreuth

Others

Victory Tower Eckersdorf

On the same occasion, Duke Alexander Friedrich Wilhelm von Württemberg had a tower with a square floor plan built not far from the nearby Eckersdorf , which is also known as the Victory Tower .

Web links

Commons : Siegesturm Bayreuth  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

literature

  • Heimatkurier (supplement from the North Bavarian Courier) 04/1999

Individual evidence

  1. ^ W. Bronnenmeyer: Richard Wagner. Citizens in Bayreuth . Ellwanger, Bayreuth 1983, p. 49 and 54 .
  2. ↑ Bayernwerk history at bayernwerk.de, accessed on September 3, 2018
  3. ↑ Bernd Mayer : Bayreuth in the twentieth century , p. 94.
  4. ↑ Siegesturm Eckersdorf at eckersdorf.de, accessed on September 11, 2015

Coordinates: 49 ° 58 ′ 7.3 "  N , 11 ° 34 ′ 29.3"  E