Taborturm, Fortified tower in Steyr, Austria

The Taborturm stands on the Tabor hill above Steyr, a tower of the former city fortification dating from around 1480. Since its renovation from 1956 to 1959 it carries a small turret projecting from the facade in place of the 1808 roof lantern, and its double arcades facing the town were uncovered. A restaurant has occupied it since 1959.

The Taborturm has stood on the Tabor hill since about 1480, when it formed part of Steyr's city fortifications. Because open fire and light repeatedly caused blazes in the town, a permanent fire watch of two men was stationed in the tower. The largest fire began in 1727 at a dye works in Ennsdorf and spread to the old town and the Styraburg (Schloss Lamberg), causing severe destruction. From 1956 the tower was renewed and rebuilt, and since its completion in 1959 it has housed a restaurant, with interruptions.

The name Tabor comes from Czech, meaning camp or fortification, a borrowing from the post-Hussite period. Two fire watchmen were stationed in the tower because open flames repeatedly caused fires in the city; the largest, in 1727, spread from a dye works in Ennsdorf to the old town and Schloss Lamberg. Since 1959 the tower has housed a restaurant, with interruptions.

The tower stands on the Tabor hill above Steyr; the Taborstiege stairway from Schlüsselhofgasse and the Panoramalift Tabor lead up to it. The Urnenfriedhof am Tabor with its crematorium, opened in 1927, is directly next door. The tower has housed a restaurant since 1959, with interruptions.

The tower's name comes from the Czech word "tabor", meaning camp or fortification, a borrowing from the post-Hussite period. The nearby Wachtturmstraße is named after the former guardhouse and links Anzengruberstraße with Bogenhausstraße.