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Tübingen District

Römerstein Observation Tower

Tübingen District

Römerstein Observation Tower

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Römerstein Observation Tower

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This Highlight is in a protected area

Please check local regulations for: Geopark Schwäbische Alb

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Location: Römerstein, Landkreis Reutlingen, Tübingen District, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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Martin Schreiner

April 5, 2020

On the Römerstein stands the approximately 25m high Römerstein lookout tower at 874m above sea level. It has a black slate cladding and can normally be visited on weekends from April to October.

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Heinz

June 19, 2016

Built in 1912 on the highest elevation of the Middle Alb tower consists of a interconnected wooden construction on a solid basement floor. There are orientation boards on the viewing platform; two barbecue areas are located next to the tower. The name does not go back to the Romans, but to a family Rem, which was already called in 1356. As early as 1899, a survey scaffolding that was no longer needed was prepared as a walk-in viewing platform, but it was already demolished in 1904 due to weather damage. The tower was eagerly promoted for donations. In the summer of 1912, the new tower was inaugurated at 9,500 marks in construction costs.

The view from the tower looks onto an old and a young landscape: to the east, south and southwest, the view sweeps over the summits of the middle Alb with forests, meadows, fields and settlements. This landscape is the work of water and wind for millions of years. In contrast, one looks west down deep into the valley of the Lenninger Lauter, which has cut into the Alb body only in the last millions of years. At the nearby Pfulb she has the upper course of the original Fils (this was again a tributary of the original Lone) tapped and so the valley "beheaded". Between Brucker rock on the bass violin and yellow rock on the Teckberg, the Lauter enters the foothills of the Alb. Below the Teck the Engelhof can be seen, just to the right of it the ruin Wielandstein and the Hohgreutfels and pretty close, above Gutenberg, the hamlet of Krebsstein with the Wasserfelsen, on which the castle Wuelstein once stood. In the north are Reußenstein, Erkenberg and Boßler striking points on Albtrauf. Northeast of the cut of the upper Filstales between Wiesensteig and Geislingen is clearly visible, - to the right of the telecommunications tower Duchstetten. The three Kaiser mountains, Hohenstaufen, Rechberg and Stuifen, are barely visible above the Albtrauf. In the west, the limestone rocks show the edge of the Ermstal.
Source: tuerme-wanderheime.albverein.net/aussichtstuerme/romersteinturm-bei-donnstetten-kreis-reutlingen

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K2000

December 12, 2021

Unfortunately, the tower is closed in winter. But it would certainly be a wonderful view from above.

The landmark of Römerstein, the Römerstein tower is located between the districts of Böhringen and Donnstetten.

From April to November the tower is open on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from 9.30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Otherwise, the key can be borrowed from the Römerstein mayor's office.

Height above sea level: 874 m
Tower height: 28 m

Entry:
Adults EUR 0.50
Children 0.25 EUR

For members and their families of a hiking club that belongs to the German Hiking Association, entry is free on presentation of a membership card.

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Location: Römerstein, Landkreis Reutlingen, Tübingen District, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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