Wilhelmsturm (Wölpinghausen)
The Wilhelmsturm is an approximately 25 m high observation tower in the Rehburg mountains in Wölpinghausen ( district of Schaumburg / Lower Saxony ).
history
The tower was built in 1847/1848 under Prince Georg zu Schaumburg-Lippe for land surveying . Other sources say that the tower was commissioned by Princess Ida zu Schaumburg-Lippe as a job creation measure for the starving population. Sandstones that were quarried from a nearby quarry were used as building material . At the same time, the Idaturm was built in Harrl near Bückeburg .
It was named after Count Wilhelm zu Schaumburg-Lippe , who lived in the "Bergleben" house until his death on September 10, 1777. This house stood on the site of the current tower until it was dismantled after Count Wilhelm's death and rebuilt as a spa pharmacy in Bad Nenndorf .
In 1941 the municipality of Bad Rehburg received the tower as a gift and after the municipal reform in 1974 it became the property of the city of Rehburg-Loccum . An association was formed that has been looking after the much-visited viewpoint ever since.
today
Today there is a barbecue area with a hut around the tower. A building called "Haus Bergleben" was rebuilt next to the tower, which currently houses a restaurant for hikers.
106 steps lead to the observation platform of the Wilhelmsturm, which is 24 m high and allows a panoramic view of the Porta Westfalica . The view to the north over the Steinhuder Meer is now blocked by tall beeches, but to the south the view over the Schaumburger Land is free.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Total height approx. 1 m above the platform height
- ^ Wilhelmsturm, for the history on the website of the Bad Rehburg cultural preservation association
- ↑ a b Between mountains and sea in the Hannoversche Allgemeine from April 4, 2008, accessed on November 4, 2017
Coordinates: 52 ° 25 ′ 44.5 ″ N , 9 ° 13 ′ 17 ″ E