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Darmstadt District

Buttenturm

Darmstadt District

Buttenturm

Highlight • Monument

Buttenturm

Recommended by 50 hikers out of 54

This Highlight is in a protected area

Please check local regulations for: Naturpark Hessischer Spessart

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Location: Gelnhausen, Main-Kinzig-Kreis, Darmstadt District, Hesse, Germany

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1. Hourly Growth Bench in Steinbachtal – Pfaffenweg Gelnhausen loop from Roth

9.84km

02:53

280m

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2. Pfaffenweg Gelnhausen – Untermarkt Gelnhausen loop from Lieblos

29.9km

08:12

480m

Expert hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Pfaffenweg Gelnhausen – Untermarkt Gelnhausen loop from Lieblos

13.8km

04:02

370m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Nico

July 5, 2024

Unfortunately, like many other towers, it is closed... but here you have a great view of the city

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Frank Rmr

July 7, 2022

The Buttenturm is a particularly well-preserved part of the medieval city fortifications. Not least because of its semicircular shape and its white facade, it is a striking building. An interesting architectural construction is also the access via a bridge from the Old Ditch.

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MySonMyWifeAndMe

May 4, 2020

The tower was built in 1328 as a signal and observation tower and was originally called the "High Tower". It was part of the city's outer fortification ring.

Because of its shape, it later got the name Buttenturm, because it reminds of a wine butt (a container for the harvest, which is carried on the back). The unusual shape can be seen well in the photo below right.

In the past, you could only enter the tower from the city side. The current access was built later. Until 1936 the tower was privately owned for several decades and was misused as a "tea room".

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Elevation 160 m

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Location: Gelnhausen, Main-Kinzig-Kreis, Darmstadt District, Hesse, Germany

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Buttenturm

1. Hourly Growth Bench in Steinbachtal – Pfaffenweg Gelnhausen loop from Roth

2. Pfaffenweg Gelnhausen – Untermarkt Gelnhausen loop from Lieblos

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