The Kermelberg water tower in Witten-Schnee marks one of Witten's highest points (258 m above sea level) in the beech wood forest area on the city limits of Herdecke and is visible from afar as a landmark. It dates from the 1950s and is 30 m high.

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The water tower on the Kermelberg in Witten is also called the “molar tooth” because its broad, massive shape and the cylindrical water tank with protruding elements are reminiscent of a human molar.

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1. Borbachtal – Kermelberg Water Tower loop from Witten

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2. Borbachtal – Kermelberg Water Tower loop from Kermelbach

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3. Kermelberg Water Tower – Herrenholz Woods loop from Universität Witten/Herdecke Altbau

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Elevation 260 m

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Location: Witten, Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis, Ruhr Region, Münster District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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1. Borbachtal – Kermelberg Water Tower loop from Witten

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