Haidel

View from Dreisesselberg on the Haidel (center)

The Haidel is a 1167 m high forested mountain in the Bavarian Forest east of Freyung and northeast of Forest churches in the district Freyung -Grafenau. Characteristic of the summit, which forms a flat back, are two highly visible structures: a lookout tower and a radio tower of Deutsche Telekom AG.

On the eastern slope of the Haidel, above Haidmuehle, make some streams the Cold Moldova. In the Middle Ages led a Salzhandelsweg, one of the so -called " Golden walks", the Prachatice Steig, from Passau on the mountain in the direction Prachatitz in Bohemia.

Observation tower

As in 1925, a severe storm struck the forest bald on the top back, one recognized the outstanding views that presents itself from the summit of the hills of the Bavarian Forest and the Bohemian Forest to the Alps. To obtain this view, was before the summit was wooded again, built by Karl Forester Beringer in 1934, a first observation tower made ​​of wood. This first tower on the Haidel had to be demolished due to disrepair in 1948.

In 1967, Pastor Herbert Kessler founded the section Leopoldsreut the Bavarian Forest Club. The club opened up the Haidel region through numerous hiking trails and set itself the goal of creating a new lookout tower a tourist attraction. On October 18, 1970, the new 25 -meter high wooden tower was blessed by Pastor Herbert Kessler and officially opened. The climatic conditions on the summit Haidel required in the coming years strong efforts of the Forest Club section to receive the tower. However, two major renovations in 1984 and 1990 could not prevent the second tower in 1997 had to be closed due to disrepair.

To get the destination Haidel Tower, was still "Friends Haidel lookout tower " was founded in 1997, the. Together with the forest club section Leopoldsreut worked actively in the construction of the third - Haidel observation tower. Just in time before the onset of winter, the new tower could be released for the first ascent on 13 November 1998.

On June 27, 1999 pastor Herbert Kessler was the new tower and donated by the Bishop of Passau, Franz Xaver Eder tower cross bless together with the pastors of the Haidel communities within a fixed worship. The third Haidel lookout tower is 35 feet high and made ​​of Douglas fir and larch.

Transmission facilities

The excellent visibility over the lower Bavarian Forest is also used for the operation of transmission facilities.

The radio tower of Deutsche Telekom on the Haidel Summit is a 60 m high self-supporting steel tower with two platforms. It serves as a radio relay - node for the Bavarian Forest and as a broadcaster for ZDF and the Bavarian television.

Since April 3, 2007 and the observation tower serves as an antenna carrier. On the roof of a radio antenna system was installed, which is to the surrounding places Freyung, Grainet, Haidmuehle, Herzogsreut, Hinterschmiding, Jandelsbrunn and Philippsreut with BWA, the broadband Internet by radio supply.

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  • Geography ( Freyung -Grafenau )
  • Lookout tower in Bavaria
  • Bohemian Forest
  • Grainet
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