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Conradi Tower

Conradi Tower

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Conradi Tower

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Location: Nordstemmen, Hildesheim, Lower Saxony, Germany

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1. Conradi Tower – War Memorial loop from Groß Escherde

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2. Heyersum Cemetery Parking Lot – Schneider's Grove loop from Heyersum

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3. Conradi Tower – War Memorial loop from Heyersum

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MichaelKlodtka

May 10, 2015

The tower is not a real tower and also offers no view over the Leinetal.

The chronicle of the nearby village Mahlerten deals with the building and its creator on three sides. The introductory words show that this building has always caused astonishment:
The purpose of this building was at any time and remained purely speculative until now, especially as the location of a rather random, almost hidden spot was chosen. The design of the tower does not betray a secure indication.

However, much is known about the builder or donor of the tower: Georg Friedrich Ludwig Conradi came to Mahlerten at the age of fifty, had studied religious studies, but was apparently not entrusted with an ecclesiastical ministry because of disturbed sanity. In 1859 he tried to give the church to Mahlerten a bell, which led to all sorts of complications between him and various ecclesiastical and secular institutions. In general, Conradi was probably known and accepted as a nerd in Mahlerten. The portrayals of Conradi's actions by the then Pastor Meyer trace the image of an aging man who suffered from senile ghost decline with schizophrenic features.

Furthermore, it is known about the tower that it was built between 1850 and 1860. The lore says that Conradi built it with his own hands. The quality of the construction obviously requires expert knowledge that Conradi did not possess. In the vicinity of the tower is still a collected by him pile of rocks to recognize. He used the tower and cairn as a place of worship, where he could be close to his "oak spirits," with whom he sometimes knew how to instill fear into his listeners.

In 1987, Mahler citizens rescued the tower after the municipality of Nordstemmen refused to contribute to preserving it.

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Michael 🐕🌈❤️

November 27, 2020

Unfortunately, you can see that this tower is not in a bad condition

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Günter und Carola

November 26, 2024

A strange building, in the middle of the forest.

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