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Kapellenberg Lookout Tower

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Kapellenberg Lookout Tower

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Kapellenberg Lookout Tower

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

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1. Kapellenberg Observation Tower – Border bridge at the Röthenbach loop from Schönberg

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2. Historic Spa Park Bad Brambach – Wooden Bridge in Röthenbachtal loop from Hohendorf

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3. Border bridge at the Röthenbach – Kapellenberg Lookout Tower loop from Bad Brambach

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Udo

September 20, 2017

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

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Andrea und Huskys 🐺

May 5, 2025

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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Andrea und Huskys 🐺

May 5, 2025

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 radar station there. From then on, it served solely as a military observation tower. On November 1, 1982, the tower, supposedly dilapidated, was blown up by demolition experts from the Oelsnitz hard stone works on behalf of the Oelsnitz civil defense. After the fall of the Berlin Wall and the reunification of Germany, efforts were made to rebuild the tower. The new observation tower was designed according to the old plans, but has a larger floor plan and is slightly taller. The new tower was inaugurated on June 19, 1993. From its observation platform, one can see as far as the Kaiserwald, the Ore Mountains, the Upper Palatinate Forest, and the Fichtel Mountains.

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

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Kapellenberg Lookout Tower

1. Kapellenberg Observation Tower – Border bridge at the Röthenbach loop from Schönberg

2. Historic Spa Park Bad Brambach – Wooden Bridge in Röthenbachtal loop from Hohendorf

3. Border bridge at the Röthenbach – Kapellenberg Lookout Tower loop from Bad Brambach

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