Hohenstadt Transmission Tower
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Hohenstadt Transmission Tower | |
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Sendeturm Hohenstadt | |
General information | |
Type | Lattice transmission tower |
Location | Hohenstadt, Göppingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany |
Country | Germany, Germany |
Coordinates | 48°32′59″N 9°40′15″E / 48.5497°N 9.6708°E |
Height | 137 m (449 ft) |
References | |
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Hohenstadt Transmission Tower (
History
Although the exact date of its construction is still unknown, the Hohenstadt Transmission Tower stands on a land that has undergone several notable events in the history of the municipality. The land, about 2 to 3 acres, was originally leased by the U.S. Government in 1950. Abandoned former military facilities surrounding the tower were first utilized by the
By the early 1990s, the site was automated with no technical personnel present. The U.S. Army announced that the DEB would be decommissioned by 2006, being replaced by a fiber optic cable and all DEB assets would be removed from Hohenstadt. Afterwards, a 137-meter-tall transmission tower, that is the Hohenstadt Transmission Tower, was constructed.[1]
Geography
The Hohenstadt Transmission Tower lies in farm fields in Hohenstadt, approximately halfway between the municipality and Drackenstein. Surrounding abandoned military facilities are still present in the site. The site is situated in the municipality, often called township, of Hohenstadt, which in turn, lies in the kreis (district) of Göppingen, in the state of Baden-Württemberg, Germany.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "Sendeturm Hohenstadt (Hohenstadt) | Structurae". Structurae.de. Retrieved 2012-12-08.