Poppenberg Observation Tower ( "Poppenberg Observation Tower") is a steel German
lattice
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observation tower that is used for observation, at the same time, for communication. It is a truss tower located in the summit of
Poppenberg. It is one of the oldest steel lattice towers in Germany and was built in the year 1897. It was later on refurbished in 1994. The tower was built by the Nordhausen branch of the
Harz Club
The Harz Club () is club dedicated to maintaining the traditions of the Harz mountains in Germany and looking after the walking trails in the Harz. It was founded in 1886 in Seesen and as of 2022 the club has about 16,000 members in approximately ...
. The tower was also named after
Otto, Prince of Stolberg-Wernigerode
Otto Graf (From 1890, Fürst) zu Stolberg-Wernigerode (30 October 1837 – 19 November 1896) was an Imperial German officer, diplomat and politician who served as the first vice-chancellor of the German Empire under Otto Von Bismarck betwee ...
. It has an antenna that is 33 metres long.
Geography
The Poppenberg Observation Tower is situated on the mountain,
Poppenberg, east of the village of Ilfeld, found in the free state of
Thuringia
Thuringia (; officially the Free State of Thuringia, ) is one of Germany, Germany's 16 States of Germany, states. With 2.1 million people, it is 12th-largest by population, and with 16,171 square kilometers, it is 11th-largest in area.
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. Its postal code is 99768.
See also
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Poppenberg (Harz)
The Poppenberg is a tree-covered hill east of Ilfeld in the Harz mountains of Germany, at an elevation of 601 metres. Since 1897, there has been a steel lattice observation tower on the summit. The tower was built by the Nordhausen branch of the ...
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Gross Reken Melchenberg Radio Tower
Gross Reken Melchenberg Radio Tower ( "Melchenberg Radio Tower"), or simply the Melchenberg Radio Tower, is a German concrete radio tower that is located in the municipality of Reken, in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia.Municipalities of Qatar ...
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Schomberg Observation Tower
Schomberg Observation Tower is a German observation tower that was constructed in 2005 and was finished in 2006. It is a steel Lattice tower, truss tower that is used for observation, at the same time, used for mobile phone services. The tower is 6 ...
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Gillerberg Observation Tower
The Gillerberg Observation Tower () is a German steel lattice observation tower that was built in 1892. The Gillerberg Observation Tower is one of the oldest lattice towers in Germany and was renovated in 2004. The height of its observation deck i ...
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Madona Radio Towers
The Madona Radio Towers ( "Madona Radio Towers") were two wooden Latvian radio towers in the town of Madona that were constructed and finished in the year 1932. The Madona radio towers were used as means of communication from 1932, the year the t ...
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Towers completed in 1897
Observation towers in Thuringia
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