Bismarck Tower Spremberg

The Bismarck Tower in Spremberg was built in memory of the "Iron Chancellor" Otto von Bismarck on the steeply rising Georgenberg within the city area as a lookout tower according to plans by the Guben architect Johannes Römmler. The tower is clearly visible even from a great distance. Its height is 20.74 meters. There is a round extension on the rear front. Inside the tower, both platforms can be reached via an iron spiral staircase. Inauguration on April 1, 1903 (Bismarck's 88th birthday), on June 26, 1950 it was renamed Ernst-Thälmann-Turm and on May 21, 1951 in Georgenberg tower. After the political change, it was given its old name again in 1991. The Bismarck Tower was reopened on May 5, 2012.

Under the first platform, a 60 centimetre high stone mosaic extends around the entire tower and bears the inscription "We Germans fear God and nothing else in the world", a statement made by Bismarck in 1898 in front of the Reichstag. The Georgenberg is part of the eastern ridge. The good view of the city in the Spree valley, the castle with the swan pond, the Kreuzkirche, the modern Schwarze Pumpe power station make up for the climb up the 21-metre high tower. When the visibility is good, the Bautzen mountains can be seen on the horizon. Opening times can be found by calling 03563/ 340 411 (city administration). For more information, see:
spremberg.de/tourismus-kultur/sehen/detail/101129

The building is worth seeing.