Kaiser-Friedrich Tower Biesenthal

The view from the tower opens up completely new perspectives on the city of Biesenthal and the wonderful Biesenthal basin. The tower is open from May to October and admission is free.

Kaiser Friedrich Tower on the Schlossberg, on which remains of a former Ascanian castle from the 13th century were found.

The Kaiser-Friedrich-Turm (also called Schlossbergturm) is a memorial to Kaiser Friedrich III. Erected observation tower on the Schlossberg in the town of Biesenthal in the Brandenburg district of Barnim.

A castle was first mentioned in a document on the Schlossberg in 1337. However, it fell into disrepair over the centuries, was already described as very damaged during the Thirty Years' War and was then demolished.

In 1878 the community built a wooden observation tower on the raised area. He was in 1907 in honor of the German Emperor Friedrich III. replaced by a tower made of brick. After the fall of the Wall, the city commissioned a concept for the renovation of the entire area on the Schlossberg in 1990. A year later, a homeland association was founded, which from then on accompanied the project. First, in 1991 and 1992, the Schlossberg site was reconstructed, leaving the tower outside.

On the initiative of the association, Schlossberg festivals have been held there since 2001. At the same time, considerations matured as to how the tower could also be renewed. The club members commissioned a concept and leased the site in 2006. The tower was renovated and opened to the public on October 13, 2007.

Source: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaiser-Friedrich-Turm_(Biesenthal)