Observation Tower at Goetzinger's Height is a 25 metres tall observation tower on Goetzinger's Height ''(Götzingerhöhe)'', a small mountain near

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, which is named after

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. Observation Tower at Goetzinger's Height was built in 1883 together with an inn in its proximity. Therefore, it is older than Eiffel Tower and one of the oldest lattice towers in the world. In 1992 the observation tower, from which you have a nice view on

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, Ore Mountains and

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was renovated. The inn, situated close to the tower was closed for a longer period and reopened on April 1, 2006.

External links

* https://www.goetzinger-hoehe.de/aussicht-neustadt-saechsische-schweiz.html

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