Moltke Watchtower
Moltke Watchtower Moltkewarte | |
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Tower type: | Viewing tower
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Country: | Germany |
State: | Saxony-Anhalt |
County: | Mansfeld-Südharz |
Municipality: | Sangerhausen-Lengefeld |
Location : |
Schlößchenkopf |
Geo- coordinates : |
51°29′34″N 11°16′15″E / 51.4929°N 11.2708°E |
Elevation: | ca. 310.3 m above sea level (NN) [1] |
Height: | ca. 26 m [2] |
Viewing platform : |
ca. 336 m above sea level (NN) |
Built: | 1903[3] |
Inaugurated : |
26 October 1903 |
The Moltke Watchtower (
Location
The Moltke Watchtower is located in the
History
The Moltke Tower was built in 1903 of roestone (Rogenstein)
Views and hiking
From the viewing platform (ca. 336 metres above sea level), which is accessible at weekends and public holidays in the warmer months, there are good views, of the Goldene Aue, the Kyffhäuser hills, of Lengefeld and the nearby mine of Röhrigschacht near Wettelrode. The tower is also No. 209[3] in the system of checkpoints in the Harzer Wandernadel hiking network; the green box is in the refuge hut next to the observation tower.
Notes
- ^ Federal Agency for Nature Conservation
- ^ Die Moltkewarte ausflugsziele-harz.de
- ^ a b c d Harzer Wandernadel: Stempelstelle 209 – Moltkewarte Archived 2013-12-03 at the Wayback Machine auf harzer-wandernadel.de