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Stuttgart District

Stork Tower, Weil der Stadt

Stuttgart District

Stork Tower, Weil der Stadt

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Stork Tower, Weil der Stadt

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Location: Weil der Stadt, Landkreis Böblingen, Stuttgart District, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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1. Sculpture "Diversitas" – Rabenturm loop from Weil der Stadt

8.46km

02:16

100m

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2. View of the Würm – Würm at Merklinger Ried loop from Weil der Stadt

5.85km

01:31

30m

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3. Kepler Museum Weil der Stadt – View of Simmozheim loop from Simmozheim

12.2km

03:14

130m

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Günter L.S.

March 19, 2024

After more than 60 years, storks have been nesting on the tower again since 2022. Even in 2024, old storks have nested again and the stork tower rightly bears its name.

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Kristian

August 10, 2024

The Stork Tower is an important part of the city fortifications of the Renningen suburb, which were built in the 15th century. The tower owes its name to the storks that had been nesting here since 1798. Unfortunately, the feathered residents disappeared in the 1920s.
Originally designed as a watchtower, the Stork Tower was later used as a poorhouse. From 1947 to 1971, the local museum was housed here. A so-called envy head protrudes from the wall above the staircase. In the Middle Ages, envy heads were considered a protective spell against evil. A well-preserved section of the old battlement runs between the Stork Tower and the Red Tower. Today, the tower apartment has a new function as the clubhouse of the Weil der Stadt Citizens' Guard. The Stork Tower thus remains an active part of the city's history and contributes to the lively preservation of monuments.
Today, storks are nesting on the tower again.

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Juschu ( Jürgen & Vicky)

March 22, 2023

easy to recognize by the stork's nest on top

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Location: Weil der Stadt, Landkreis Böblingen, Stuttgart District, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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1. Sculpture "Diversitas" – Rabenturm loop from Weil der Stadt

2. View of the Würm – Würm at Merklinger Ried loop from Weil der Stadt

3. Kepler Museum Weil der Stadt – View of Simmozheim loop from Simmozheim

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