- Parking spaces available
- Free admission
- Children's playground (outdoors)
- free of charge / accessible at any time
Aussichtsturm Wienhagen
Wienhagen
58566 Kierspe
At 479 meters above sea level, the Aussichtsturm Wienhagen stands at the highest point of the Wienhagen. It is open all year round at your own risk. The SGV Kierspe section is currently responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of the outdoor facilities. After renovation was on the agenda in 2000, Kierspe artist Werner Baumgart painted the inside of the tower according to the motto Lauf durch die Zeit, creating a real work of art.
a wooden Aussichtsturm Wienhagen was initially built on the site before being replaced by a concrete tower over the years. It was officially opened on September 29, 1929 by the then mayor of Kierspe, Amtmann Hildebrandt, and served both as a lookout tower and a memorial to the fallen of the First World War.
The Wienhagen Tower is approx. 16.32 m high. The viewing platform can be reached via 76 steps.
Wienhagen has always been a prominent point on the border between Westfalen and the Rhineland. Alongside the church tower of Agathaberg, which can be seen in the west when visibility is good, the Aussichtsturm
Wienhagen
therefore played a special role in the trigonometric surveying system of North Rhine-Westphalia
.Coordinates: 51.07399 N 7.33233 EBy the way,
you can also reach the Wienhagen Tower on the family fun in Wienhagen hiking tour tip. A hiking information board at the Dürener Haus hiking parking lot provides an overview of the route.
tip: At a Kierspe listening point at the Wienhagen Tower, you can find out exciting information about this viewpoint via QR code. You can find out more under the entry "Kierspe listening points".
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The Wienhagen Tower can only be reached on foot or by bike. There are two ways to get there by car. 1. via the K 2 to the village of Elbringhausen and to the hikers' parking lot there. From there, continue up to the Wienhagen Tower. 2. take the L 528 to the village of Dürener Haus. Park there in the hikers' parking lot and continue following the signs to the Wienhagen Tower.