Deutscher Olymp
View from the northwest direction Neuhaus Cadenberge across the German Olymp
The German Olympus, formerly called Fahlenberg, is about 62 m above sea level. NN in the high elevation ridge Wingst in the district of Cuxhaven, Lower Saxony, Germany.
Geographical location
The German Olymp is located in the northeast of the country lying between the west and the Hadeln Kehdinger land in the east ridge Wingst. It rises gently over the north-east and eastern Wingster district water mill. His crests, Northeast (62 m) and Southwest cap ( 55 m), about 100 m apart. Between observatory and observation tower (see below, respectively ) is at 53 m above sea level. NN a trigonometric point and along the eastern flank of the collection of Wingst zoo.
History
The German Olympus originated as glacial moraine of the ridge Wingst. He was named in 1852 by a restaurateur, who rechristened the previously mentioned Fahlenberg survey.
Geomagnetic Observatory Wingst
On the southwest tip of the German Olympus is since 1938 the Geomagnetic Observatory Wingst operated since 2004 as outstation of the Adolf - Schmidt- Observatory in Niemegk by the German Research Centre for Geosciences in Potsdam. In it are recorded and determined since 1944 indicators of magnetic disturbance degree of magnitude and direction of the geomagnetic field.
German observation tower Olympus
On the northeast tip of the German Olympus is the same name, 29 m high observation tower made of reinforced concrete, which replaces since 1974 a wooden truss tower at the same place. He was until February 2006 concluded by the fall of 2005, because the affiliated restaurant German Olympus should be sold, but a long time found no buyer. From summer 2006, the lookout tower was opened in cooperation with the Samtgemeinde On Dobrock temporarily. 2012, the tower was bought by the municipality Wingst to open it after the completion of the remedial measures in April 2014 again as a tourist destination.
An elevator leads to the observation deck located behind glass.
From the platform drops the view from about 90 m above sea level. NN in the Hadelner and Kehdinger country, to the Elbe and the North Sea: With appropriate visibility conditions you can see the same with the ships on the way to Hamburg. A visual border in the northwest of Cuxhaven is with the Telecommunications Tower Friedrich -Clemens Gerke - Tower and the twin towers of the St. Nicolai church in Altenbruch. In the north, the North Sea, the Elbe river, the mouth of the Oste and the coast of Schleswig-Holstein can be seen with the nuclear power plants Brunsbuttel and the large wind farms. In the north- east to the east of the course of the Oste may be claimed by Hemmoor, in the south-east to the south of the moraine hills Westerberg and Balksee can be seen. In the southwest to west Hadelner the march is to see with their villages.