Water tower in Rodgau, Water tower in Jügesheim, Rodgau, Germany

The water tower in Jügesheim is a cylindrical concrete structure surrounded by pine trees with a domed cap at its peak. The interior houses a central tank with a stairway passing through its middle.

This facility was built during the 1930s to supply drinking water to the growing population in the area. After serving its purpose for several decades, it ceased operations and is now protected as a monument.

The tower's name is tied to the Wasserturmfest, held every third Sunday in September. Since 1991 three quartz-vapour floodlights have illuminated it at night. The local association Freunde des Wasserturms maintains it and reconstructed the dragon fountains flanking the entrance.

The tower is not open as a viewing platform; the 170-step stairway through the tank leads only to the tower room. The tower stands at the eastern exit of Jügesheim, a few metres from Bundesstraße 45, and is lit at night by three quartz-vapour lamps. The Friends of the Water Tower association maintains it and has reconstructed the dragon fountains beside the entrance.

The tower is a one-off: no other nearly similar structure in brickwork exists anywhere, as the local press already claimed at its inauguration on 15 May 1938. The cornerstone sits at the foot of the right support pillar, sealed by a concrete slab bearing that date, while the old Jügesheim coat of arms above the door shows 1936, the year of the laying of the cornerstone.