Bismarcksäule, Memorial tower in Bad Berleburg, Germany

The Bismarcksäule stands on a levelled patch on the slope of the Großer Hillscheid east of Bad Berleburg's centre. A square platform about 3.5 m wide and 0.35 m high carries a 2.7 m tower base, above which the shaft with three-quarter columns at its corners rises 2.39 m to a round fire bowl, giving a total height of 6.1 m. It is the smallest of the 47 towers of the Götterdämmerung model and the last to be finished.

The monument was completed in 1911, marking the final addition to a group of 47 Bismarck towers built across the country. These memorials emerged after Bismarck's death and expressed the nation's regard for the former chancellor through widespread physical tributes.

The tower honors Otto von Bismarck, the first Chancellor of the German Empire, reflecting how communities in the early 1900s marked important national figures. Today it stands as a local landmark that visitors can encounter as they explore the town's heritage.

The memorial is freely accessible and sits near Bismarckstraße in Bad Berleburg with parking available at nearby locations. Visitors can approach the site at any time of day, and the immediate surroundings are easy to navigate on foot.

The fire bowl on top, weighing 495 kg, was donated by Baron Erich von Wittgenstein and placed in December 1911. The first fire was lit on 1 April 1912 for Bismarck's birthday, but wet weather kept it from being seen far. On the rear lower step the builder carved "DR 1911".