Højer water tower

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Højer water tower

The Højer water tower is a former water tower in Højer in Højer Sogn in Tønder Kommune , which belongs to the Syddanmark region.

history

The 20 meter high water tower was built in brick in 1934 and resembled the water towers at Tønder , Løgumkloster and Toftlund . It is said to have been drawn by the architect LP Aakjær and lies at a height of five meters above sea level.

In 2012, Højer received a grant of 900,000 crowns to maintain the tower. After the Kulturarvsstyrelsen , the tower makes a positive contribution to the cityscape.

In 2013, Foreningen Højer Vandtårn was founded, which took over the tower from Tønder Vandforsyning ( German  water supply Tondern ) and provided it with a 34-meter-long spiral staircase and a viewing platform to use it as a viewing tower . The tower was put back into operation in this function on September 26, 2015.

  • The spiral staircase

  • View towards Højer Mill

Web links

Commons : Højer Vandtårn  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Vandtårn. In: kulturarv.dk. Slots- og Kulturstyrelsen, accessed on July 12, 2020 (Danish).
  2. ↑ History of the water tower. Foreningen Højer Vandtårn, accessed on July 12, 2020 .

Coordinates: 54 ° 57 ′ 52.3 "  N , 8 ° 41 ′ 44.6"  E