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Owl Tower, Göttingen

Owl Tower, Göttingen

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Owl Tower, Göttingen

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Location: Lower Saxony, Germany

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1. View of Herberhausen – View over the Kerstlingeröder Feld loop from Zietenterrassen

10.3km

02:54

220m

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2. Schillerwiesen Park – Göttingen City Forest loop from Ostviertel

10.1km

02:50

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3. Bismarck Tower, Göttingen – Forest Path at Kleperberg loop from Südstadt

11.5km

03:14

230m

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Martl

July 28, 2020

In the past, the viewing platform actually provided a view of the city. From up here it was also possible to toboggan down to the street in winter. Now everything is overgrown. But maybe it will be again.

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Nicolette

August 1, 2021

A tower only about 4 meters high, which used to be used as a viewing platform. Nowadays you can only enjoy this view to a limited extent.
The front entrance was bricked up for security reasons.
Incidentally, directly above it is the sandstone-carved owl, the bird of the Greek goddess Athena, is a symbol for science. A reference to the university.

It is reported that Merkel and his family members moved up to the Owl Tower on New Year's Eve. A “Feuerzangenbowle” was prepared there and the last glass was emptied from the glistening valley at midnight with the bell ringing. Merkel introduced the beautiful custom of ringing bells on New Year's Eve in Göttingen.

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Günter und Carola

March 29, 2022

Unfortunately, the tower is very dirty at the moment, there seems to have been a barbecue party, too bad!

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Elevation 260 m

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Owl Tower, Göttingen

1. View of Herberhausen – View over the Kerstlingeröder Feld loop from Zietenterrassen

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3. Bismarck Tower, Göttingen – Forest Path at Kleperberg loop from Südstadt

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