Salzgitter Bismarck Tower

The Salzgitter Bismarck Tower is a 1900 finished lookout, which is about 200 meters south from the summit of 275.3 m high Hamberg in Salzgitter-Bad at 272 meters altitude. Next to the tower is a tourist restaurant. The initiative for the construction of the tower had gone out in April 1899 by Salzgitter 's club branch of the resin clubs.

The tower consists of a 5 m high stone base and a 12 -meter-high iron frame. About 24 stone steps lead to the built in honor of former Chancellor Bismarck lookout tower to the first platform that forms the roof of the base. The top four platforms in the steel frame can be reached from there about 56 iron levels. The tower is one of three towers Bismarck in Germany, consisting of an iron structure.

The construction of the Bismarck tower Salzgitter was decided by the resin Club on May 8, 1899. Already on May 3, 1899 ie before the decision to build the tower, the Hamberg was set as a location and purchased the building site of the forestry cooperative grid. On September 10, 1899, the foundation stone was laid. The construction work was carried out by Hönerbach / Salzgitter and the machinery and steel construction company Weule / Alt Wallmoden. Since the building permit was issued only on 12 January 1900, the completion of the tower until August 12, 1900 was delayed. On July 21, 1900, the establishment of a museum Bismarck was resolved. For this purpose, a 2 -meter high, 700 -pound trophy was set up with a picture of Bismarck in the entrance area, which stood here until 1965. The tower was renovated in 1990 and 2002.

Heimkehrerkreuz

From the " Association of returnees eV, Ortsverband Salzgitter-Bad " a wooden cross was erected in 1950 at the Bismarck tower, until January should have the symbolic prisoner of war returning home with incandescent lighting the way in November. The cross was renewed several times. In the current [ as of March 2012] form is a metal construction on the south side of the tower. The highly visible lighting serve since 1965 fluorescent lamps. Since the end of 2003 provides for the resolution of returnees local branch, a special club for the upkeep of the cross of light, which is also known as " Heimkehrerkreuz ".

Plaques and a granite cross on the tower base admonish: "Against all wars."

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