Aussichtsturm Neuberzdorfer Höhe, Observation tower in Schönau-Berzdorf, Germany.
The Aussichtsturm Neuberzdorfer Höhe is a 26-metre reinforced concrete tower on a hill at 309.4 metres above sea level west of Berzdorfer See. Its two platforms, at 19 and 21 metres, measure 2.7 by 3.8 metres and are reached by an eleven-flight staircase with 121 steps. The tower was inaugurated on 28 June 2008.
The tower was built between 2007 and 2008 on a hill named after the former mining settlement of Neuberzdorf, and it was inaugurated on 28 June 2008. It stands at 309.4 m above sea level near the southern edge of Görlitz, west of the Berzdorfer See, a lake formed from the former open-cast lignite mine.
The hill is named after Neuberzdorf, a former miners' settlement; the tower stands at 309.4 m above sea level between Jauernick-Buschbach, Tauchritz and Schönau-Berzdorf auf dem Eigen. From the two platforms, 19 and 21 m up, visitors look out over the Berzdorfer See and, on clear days, to the Lausitzer, Iser, Riesengebirge and Zittauer Gebirge ranges.
The climb requires physical effort as the stairs ascend multiple levels to reach the platforms. It is wise to wear comfortable shoes and allow enough time to reach both levels and take in the views.
Six solar modules with a peak output of 1.37 kW are mounted on the tower; on sunny days they run its lighting, and surplus energy is charged into a storage unit. A privately operated webcam is also attached to the tower, giving live images of the area around the Berzdorfer See.
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