Behmshöhe Observation tower, Observation tower in Neubrandenburg, Germany.
Behmshöhe Observation Tower is a 34-metre brick tower on a steep glacial-marl cliff in the Nemerower Holz forest near Neubrandenburg, rising 42 metres above the level of the Tollensesee lake. It was designed by the architect Fehmer and inaugurated on 8 and 9 June 1905.
The tower was decided by the city council in 1897 on the initiative of the association for promoting tourism, and financed by private donations and collections at folk festivals. Architect Fehmer designed it, and it was inaugurated with a celebration on 8 and 9 June 1905. After 1945 the wooden staircase was removed for firewood and the tower decayed inside a military restricted zone; it has been listed since 1992 and was restored by 1995.
The hill and tower are named after Erasmus Behm, mayor of Neubrandenburg from 1596 to 1631, who was killed when troops under General Tilly took the city during the Thirty Years' War. The tower was financed by private donations and money collected at folk festivals held for the purpose, and it was inaugurated with a celebration on 8 and 9 June 1905.
The tower is open only seasonally, from 8 April to 14 November, daily 9:00–18:00. It stands on a steep glacial-marl cliff above the Tollensesee in the Nemerower Holz, so the brick tower rises 42 metres above the lake surface. Access is on foot through the forest; the wooden staircase was removed after 1945 and the tower was restored by 1995.
The tower stands on a steep glacial till cliff above the Tollensesee, so its 34-metre brick shaft rises 42 metres above the lake surface. It is named after Erasmus Behm, mayor of Neubrandenburg from 1596 to 1631, who was killed when Tilly's troops took the city during the Thirty Years' War.
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