Grenzlandturm, Wooden observation tower in Bad Neualbenreuth, Germany.

The Grenzlandturm is a wooden observation tower in Bad Neualbenreuth that stands approximately 20 meters tall. From its viewing platform, visitors look out over the Oberpfalz landscape and can see across the surrounding countryside on clear days.

In early August 1958 the Sudetendeutsche Landsmannschaft decided to build a lookout tower near Neualbenreuth. Construction of the wooden structure with copper cladding began in late July 1960, and the 20-metre tower was inaugurated on 4 June 1961.

The name reflects the border zone between Germany and Czechoslovakia that once divided this area until 1989. Visitors can sense this shared regional history while climbing the structure and taking in the views across the landscape.

The viewing platform at 19 metres is reached by 82 steps, so allow time for the climb. The tower has been staffed and open for refreshments since 2006, and it belongs to the Oberpfälzer Waldverein network of observation towers. The summit stands at 645 metres near the Czech border.

The tower's viewing platform sits 19 metres up, reached by 82 steps, and since 2006 the tower has been run as a managed hut serving visitors. From the top the panorama takes in the Egerland and Stiftland regions on both sides of the nearby Czech border.