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Landkreis Eichsfeld

Heilbad Heiligenstadt

Ibergwarte Observation Tower

Landkreis Eichsfeld

Heilbad Heiligenstadt

Ibergwarte Observation Tower

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Ibergwarte Observation Tower

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Location: Heilbad Heiligenstadt, Landkreis Eichsfeld, Thuringia, Germany

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September 21, 2023

Hiking

The tower was built between the 14th and 15th centuries as an observation tower. The entrance is far above ground and could only be climbed with a ladder. On the upper floor, a heated room served as an apartment for the tower guard.

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August 1, 2022

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Small tower about 25m high, similar to the control room towers in the Harz Mountains, the entrance can be reached on a metal staircase

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July 25, 2019

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The Ibergwarte is one of the preserved watchtowers in Heiligenstadt. Together with the Fegebankswarte, the Kodden- or Kötherwarte, the Rengelröder Warte, the Dünwarte and others, they formed a ring of watchtowers around the city. If enemies approached, the tower guard gave the housekeeper, who lived between the two towers of the Old Town Church and kept watch, a smoke or fire signal to close the city gates.
(Source: information board 20 m away from the watchtower)

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Elevation 380 m

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Location: Heilbad Heiligenstadt, Landkreis Eichsfeld, Thuringia, Germany

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