Schläferskopf

Kaiser- Wilhelm- Tower

The sleeper head is a 454 m high mountain in the Taunus, which owes its name to the living there dormice.

Location

The sleeper head is less than 5 km northwest of Wiesbaden in the city forest close to the pheasant and the former summer resort on the road home. On the top of a wooden, 10 -meter high observation tower has already been set up in 1883, which was demolished in 1900 due to disrepair. At the instigation of the Wiesbaden Improvement Society, a new building was built in 1905 /06 built with " protection and refreshment room ". In 1907/ 08 supplemented restoration building there is a room with a remarkable Art Nouveau windows, the Kaiser- Wilhelm- room is equipped with an oil painting showing the emperor in a hunting scene. From the top of the riser head has a view of the Rhine Valley. By 2009, the mountain was connected directly to the transport in Wiesbaden. Today, the nearest bus stop is a one-hour walk along the Kaiser-Wilhelm- path distance to the Iron Hand ( ▼ 50.1233618.167681 ).

Former bike bus on the mountain

Kaiser- Wilhelm- Tower

Completed in July 1906 Kaiser- Wilhelm- Tower from local quarry stone and basalt recognized on a typical of a medieval keep. The standing on the platform waiting polygonal turrets reinforces this impression. Unusual 31 m high tower is its double-barreled spiral staircase that a separate set-up and allows descent.

The tower has long been closed to the public, efforts to rehabilitate it and make accessible again, there is not currently. However, he is listed in the program of the day of the open monument in 2013.

Sleeper head studs

In the vicinity of the plant and animal parks pheasant, about 1.5 km east of the summit, is the portal of the Schläferskopfstollens50.1068838.181947, which is located under the mountain. The 2.8 km long tunnel was designed by the State geologist Carl Koch and by mining struck 1875-1910 in the Taunus to promote the existing im Taunus quartzite spring water. In 1900 the work was interrupted in the meantime, with a length of 1846 m and a coverage of 140 m at the end of tunnel. He first crossed mountain of rubble and weathered layers, then steps colorful phyllite, sandstone with mica and Taunus quartzite. Today, it supplies up to 2 million cubic meters of water, 1902-1903, there were nearly 1 million. A running fountain near the tunnel mouth hole, which however is supplied by the nearby Cross tunnel, is used by the Wiesbaden citizens for water supply.