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Roßkopf Tower
Heuweiler, Germany
The Roßkopf tower (actually Friedrichsturm or Frederick's tower after Frederick I, Grand Duke of Baden) is a 34.4 m (113 ft) high observation tower of steel frame structure commissioned and financed by the Schwarzwaldverein (Black Forest Club) and built by the Freiburg architect Philipp Anton Lazy in 1889 on the 737 m (2,418 ft) high Roßkopf near Freiburg between the Dreisam valley and the Glotter valley. It is one of the oldest steel lattice towers in Germany. Panoramic views of the Black Forest and the Rhine Valley can be seen from the observation platform above the treetops of the wooded hilltop, and in good visibility to the south until the Alps and the west the Kaiserstuhl and the Vosges.
- Category
- Photo Spots
- Location
- Heuweiler, Germany
- Coordinates
- 48.01030, 7.90167
- How to get there
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- Wikidata
- Q82966
What is Roßkopf Tower?
Roßkopf Tower is a Photo Spots place on VeroMaps. Other places close by: Zähringen castle, Freiburg Charterhouse, St. Anne's Chapel (Freiburg im Breisgau), Freiburg Botanical Garden.
Where is Roßkopf Tower?
Roßkopf Tower is in Heuweiler, Germany. Coordinates: 48.01030, 7.90167.
How do I get to Roßkopf Tower?
Roßkopf Tower is at Heuweiler, Germany (48.01030, 7.90167). Enter these coordinates in Google Maps, Apple Maps or OpenStreetMap for walking, cycling or driving directions.