Vitibuck Tower
The Vitibuck Tower is a 37 meter high wooden observation tower on the Vitibuck , Tiengen's local mountain . The summit of Vitibuck is around 120 meters above the city of Tiengen.
history
The path leads past the former Baden farming school to the summit, where a 20-meter-high observation tower was built in 1936. It burned down at the end of August 1975, the new building by the local architect Willi Jockers was inaugurated in September 1979. A 37 meter high tower with 131 steps was built in an interesting wooden construction, with a covered viewing platform, this now enables a panoramic view over the highest treetops with a clear view over the Küssaburg to the Alps.
today
The observation tower is a popular destination and easy to reach on a moderate ascent. Climbing the tower requires a head for heights .
See also
literature
- Heinz Voellner: Tiengen, picture of an old town , ed. v. City of Waldshut-Tiengen, 1987
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Article in the Badische Zeitung
- ↑ See Andreas Ch. Weiß, in: Heimat am Hochrhein ; Annual volume 2001, p. 24, there more detailed sources, ISBN 3-7650-8249-X
Coordinates: 47 ° 38 '22.61 " N , 8 ° 16' 39.35" O