Wasserturm, Water tower in Rastatt, Germany

The Wasserturm is a brick structure featuring a large elevated reservoir that distributed water throughout Rastatt. The building contains multiple levels, with lower sections adapted over time to serve public functions such as dining and social gatherings.

Built in 1901, the tower addressed the growing water demands of an expanding Rastatt during a period of rapid industrial development. Its construction reflected the city's shift toward modern infrastructure systems that could support the population and businesses moving to the area.

The tower's name is simply Wasserturm, German for water tower. Since 1953 a café and restaurant have operated around its base, expanded in 1984, so the structure is used for dining as well as water storage.

The tower stands near the Pagodenburg and the Einsiedelner Kapelle, and at 47.30 m it rises above the Stadtkirche, so it works as a landmark for orientation. The café and restaurant laid out around its base in 1953, enlarged in 1984, make the foot of the tower a place to stop rather than a monument to view from outside.

The café and restaurant around the tower opened in 1953 and were enlarged in 1984. The tower's height alone supplied Rastatt's water pressure until 1990, when technical upgrades took over. The reservoir holds 670 cubic metres.