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Karlsruhe District

Heppenheimer Steinkopf Viewing Platform

Karlsruhe District

Heppenheimer Steinkopf Viewing Platform

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Heppenheimer Steinkopf Viewing Platform

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Geo-Naturpark Bergstraße-Odenwald

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Location: Heppenheim, Kreis Bergstraße, Karlsruhe District, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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Michael (Wasi)

July 31, 2024

Great viewing point with all kinds of information boards about the vineyards and geology. From the viewing point, when the weather is clear, you have a really great view of Heppenheim, Bensheim and Mannheim and also Ludwigshafen. Simply beautifully designed.

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Steffen K.

October 19, 2023

The viewing platform on the Heppenheimer Steinkopf, which opened on October 14, 2023, offers great views of the surrounding area. Attached is a detailed newspaper article.

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New viewing platform on the Steinkopf in Heppenheim

"Heppenheim. It was a wonderfully beautiful autumn Saturday when a special "flagship project" was presented to the public on the Steinkopf: After around three years of construction with a lot of volunteer work, the new viewing platform was opened there.
The gabions near the ambassador vineyard rise three meters into the air and are filled with local granite and sandstone. Up on the platform you can now sit at three groups of tables, drink a bottle or two of wine you have brought with you, eat a snack and let your gaze wander into the distance. The reward for the steep, sometimes sweaty climb.

Eight gabions are also installed under the viewing level. Lavender, fig and olive trees symbolize that you are in the "Tuscany of the Bergstrasse". Large signs with photos and explanations complete the structure, which is monitored by a camera to To prevent vandalism.
The platform cost a total of around 113,000 euros, financed by a grant from the state of Hesse (35,000 euros) and donations. A lot of volunteer work was also involved. Among other things, 49 tons of gray granite, 27 tons of red granite and 31 tons of sandstone were used. A time capsule with the chronicle of Bergstrasse wine growing, a bottle of 1996 century ice wine, a detailed map of the geopark area and information about the town of Heppenheim was also included.

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Steffen K.

October 19, 2023

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It is a truly dreamy little spot up there on the Heppenheim Steinkopf. On a day with good visibility like Saturday, you can see far into the Palatinate from there, see clouds passing by and enjoy sunsets. A place made for a viewing platform. That is what Reinhard Antes, "the idea generator, builder, designer and craftsman" of the viewing point, thought in spring 2017, as District Administrator Christian Engelhardt summed it up approvingly. At that point, the "Wine and Stone" adventure trail had already been around for ten years, which had turned the Steinkopf into a kind of "hotspot for wine tourism", as Antes notes.
He went to Steffen Gugenberger with the first idea, an architectural firm was found, a suitable plot of land was purchased, discussions were held with those responsible for the UNESCO Bergstrasse-Odenwald Geopark and the building application was finally submitted. After the financing was also secured, the groundbreaking ceremony took place on August 20th.
“One of the most beautiful corners of Heppenheim,” said Mayor Rainer Burelbach, was chosen for the city’s “new highlight.” District Administrator Christian Engelhardt described “one of the most beautiful views in the Bergstrasse district” as a “gift from nature.”

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Location: Heppenheim, Kreis Bergstraße, Karlsruhe District, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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Heppenheimer Steinkopf Viewing Platform

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