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A memorial stone erected on the occasion of the 90th birthday of Prince Regent Luitpold of Bavaria. Next to the memorial stone stands an oak tree planted on that day. From here, a path leads to the Weißenberg hill where the Luitpold Tower stands. Prince Regent Luitpold of Bavaria was born on March 12, 1821, the fifth child of King Ludwig I of Bavaria. Before assuming power on June 9, 1886, he rose through the ranks of the army to become Inspector General. During his twenty-five-year reign, the Kingdom of Bavaria experienced a golden age. The Palatinate belonged to Bavaria from 1816 to 1949. In honor of the Prince Regent, streets, theaters, parks, schools, observation towers, and even cakes were named after him. For example, Prinzregentenstraße, Prinzenweg (see Rittersteine No. 41), Prinzregententheater, Luitpoldpark, Luitpoldturm and the Prinzregententorte. He died on December 12, 1912.

Husarenfelsen: A low, massive chain of red sandstone formations west of the Luitpold Tower and east of the Weißenberg Hut, maximum height: 14m

Superb 360° view. At the foot of the Tower there is a room with a table and a fireplace.

Beautiful view from the Palatinate Forest Trail 🏞 - Wilgartswiesen - Hauenstein Municipality - Southwest Palatinate District

Husarenfels - Beautiful view from below - Low mountain range west of the Luitpoldsturm and near the Weißenberg Hut on the NatURWALDpfad (Natural Forest Trail) - Merzalben - Verbandsgemeinde Rodalben - LKR. Südwestpfalz

Forsthaus Weißenberghütte near Hermersbergerhof - Merzalben - Rodalben Association of Municipalities - Southwest Palatinate District

Beautiful view of the Luitpold Tower 610 m above sea level on the Weißenberg ⛰ from Hermersbergerhof, a hamlet in the municipality of Wilgartswiesen

The Luitpold Tower (also called Luitpoldsturm) near Merzalben in the Südwestpfalz district of Rhineland-Palatinate is a 34.6 m high observation tower, inaugurated in 1909, on the approximately 610 m above sea level Weißenberg, one of the highest mountains in the Palatinate Forest. It was built of red sandstone. The Luitpold Tower is located in the heart of the Palatinate Forest, within the Palatinate Forest Nature Park. It stands in the municipality of Merzalben, approximately 7 km west-southwest, and 1.3 km north-northwest of the hamlet of Hermersbergerhof, which belongs to the neighboring municipality of Wilgartswiesen, on the summit region of the Weißenberg (approx. 610 m). The idea for building the tower was born on May 29, 1895, at the general meeting of the "Gräfenstein Beautification Association," founded by forestry assessor August Zwissler from Leimen in 1893. It was decided to build an observation tower on the Weißenberg, with an estimated cost of 8,000 to 10,000 marks. The necessary funds were to be raised by association member Martin Jäger, a local poet also known under the pseudonym Fritz Claus. Thanks to his advocacy for the tower, he was able to win over the Palatinate Forest Association (PWV), founded in Ludwigshafen in 1902, to his cause. The PWV leadership took over the coordination of the project, commissioned architect Ludwig Ullmann to draw up the plans, and raised the necessary funds primarily from membership dues. The name was suggested by Karl Albrecht von Ritter, the then chairman of the PWV; it was named after Prince Luitpold of Bavaria. Construction of the tower began on July 19, 1908, and its inauguration took place on September 26, 1909. The cost was approximately 23,000 marks, which, based on the base year 2000, corresponds to approximately 256,000 euros. The Palatinate Forest Association was able to complete payment of this amount as early as 1911. Source: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luitpoldturm#Renovierung_und_Erhaltung