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Kapellenberg Lookout Tower

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    Location: Bad Brambach, Vogtlandkreis, Vogtland, Saxony, Germany

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    September 20, 2017

    Hiking

    The tower is only open from Good Friday until the end of October. An ascent is definitely worth it.
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    May 5, 2025

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    As part of the Royal Saxon Triangulation survey of Saxony between 1862 and 1890, Kapellenberg was selected as a first-order reference point in 1864. In June 1865, a surveying column was erected on the summit. A wooden scaffolding was built around it, which has since served as a vantage point for hikers and was later expanded into an observation tower. The 5.80-meter-high historic surveying column is preserved inside the tower, where it extends from the ground floor through the ceiling to the first floor. It bears the inscription "Kön. Sächs. Station KAPELLENBERG der Mitteleuropa. Gradmessung 1864."
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    May 5, 2025

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    The first observation tower, designed by architect Gustav Zimmermann, was built in 1931. It was closed to the public in 1968 after the Prague Spring because the Soviets installed a …
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    1. Kapellenberg Observation Tower – Border bridge at the Röthenbach loop from Schönberg

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    Elevation 780 m

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    Location: Bad Brambach, Vogtlandkreis, Vogtland, Saxony, Germany

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