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The slender, round tower was built in 1483 by Count Eberhard im Bart of Württemberg. It served as the western terminus of the Württemberg Landgraben, a border wall that formed Württemberg's northern border at the time and sealed off the Neckar valley between the Heuchelberg and Löwensteiner mountains. The view that the tower afforded over large areas of the Unterland served to monitor the border; the tower had no further military function. When Württemberg expanded northward in 1805, the Landgraben lost its importance and was leveled.

In 1897/98 the municipality of Großgartach, in whose district the tower was located, renovated it in cooperation with the local group Heilbronn of the Swabian Alb Association. It was converted into a lookout tower and at the same time slightly increased. In 1952 another renovation took place. The following year, the Löwenwirt began using the Heuchelberg for gastronomic purposes by setting up a barbecue area in the immediate vicinity of the tower. Soon the first hut was added, in 1956 an hospitality hall and later a kiosk. The leaseholder, who worked on the Heuchelberg from 1973, then had the Heuchelberger Warte inn built, which has been expanded several times since 1992 under the current tenants. They also had plans for a summer toboggan run with a chairlift, but these failed in the Leingarten municipal council. The Heuchelberger Warte was named Monument of the Month in June 2004 by the Monument Foundation of Baden-Württemberg.
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August 26, 2023

The Heuchelbergwarte is worth a visit. The gastronomy is also not to be despised and the 360° view of the vineyards - fantastic. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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TrackSpatz79

January 4, 2024

Note opening times! The wait isn't always open! Worth a visit in summer and winter alike! Really cool location with lots of details! Really great!

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