Steel Bucket Tower
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Steel Bucket Tower
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| Place: | Thundorf | ||||
| Canton: | Thurgau | ||||
| Country: | Switzerland | ||||
| Altitude : | 653 m | ||||
| Coordinates: 47 ° 32 '55.9 " N , 8 ° 56' 22.4" E ; CH1903: 712 981 / two hundred sixty-seven thousand five hundred forty | |||||
| Use: | Observation tower | ||||
| Accessibility: | Observation tower open to the public | ||||
| Owner : | Tourist office Frauenfeld | ||||
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| Construction time : | 1908 | ||||
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| Total height : | 26.80 m | ||||
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The Stählibuck Tower is a steel lattice tower in Thundorf near Frauenfeld in Switzerland .
location
The Stählibuck Tower is located in the Stählibuck forest near Frauenfeld, the capital of the canton of Thurgau . It is located at 653 m above sea level. M. In good weather conditions, only the panorama of Vorarlberg in the east to the Bernese Alps in the west.
architecture
The tower belongs to the type of steel lattice towers and is 26.8 meters high. The tower has 148 steps from the surface to the platform.
Stairs
Viewing platform
history
The observation tower was built in 1908 on the initiative of the Verkehrsverein Frauenfeld (VVF) and is one of the oldest steel lattice towers in Switzerland. Financially involved, among others, the beautification association, the ornithological association, the Munzipal, the citizen and the local community Frauenfeld as well as the surrounding communities Kurzdorf , Huben , Dingenhart , Thundorf and Matzingen .
The tower was not erected on site, but assembled on the premises of the community of Näfels and then dismantled into eight to ten meter long pieces for rail transport to Frauenfeld. With the help of Thingenharter horse owners, the tower was transported up from the train station to the Stählibuck in forced labor .
In 1935 the tower was given a general overhaul for the first time. During the Second World War , the tower was used by the Swiss Army as an air observation post and during this time it was closed to civilians. It was then immediately renovated and made accessible to the public again. Further renovations took place in 1958 and 1978. In 2002 the tower was completely renovated and again received financial support from the region. Since then, every step has been named after a sponsor.
Web links
- Stählibuckturm on the myswitzerland.com website
- panorama photo of the Stählibuck Tower including lettering
