Eichberg Tower

The Eichberg Tower is an observation tower on the 369 m high Eichberg mountain above the city of Emmendingen. The tower platform sits 10 m above the surrounding oak forest, and its top over 17 mm making it the highest observation tower in the state of Baden-Württemberg.

Photo: Andreas Schwarzkopf, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Type: Tower
Description: Observation tower near Emmendingen
Also known as: “Eichbergturm”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Wöpplinsberger Kapelle and Jewish Museum Emmendingen.

Wöpplinsberger Kapelle

Church

Photo: Andreas Schwarzkopf, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Wöpplinsberger Kapelle is a church, which is situated 1 km northwest of Eichberg Tower.

Jewish Museum Emmendingen

Museum

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The Jewish Museum in Emmendingen in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, was opened on April 13, 1997, in a half-timbered house on Castle Square in the city center in the immediate vicinity of the former synagogue that was destroyed in 1938. Jewish Museum Emmendingen is situated 1½ km southwest of Eichberg Tower.

German Diary Archive

Library

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The German Diary Archive in Emmendingen opened in 1998. It collects private diaries, memoirs, and correspondence; its current collections range from the late 18th century to the present. German Diary Archive is situated 2 km southwest of Eichberg Tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Windenreute and Wasser.

Windenreute

Village

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Windenreute is a village.

Wasser

Village

Wasser is a village in southwest Germany, in the Upper Rhine Valley, located at the Elz River. In June 2005, Wasser had 1717 inhabitants. In the mid-1970s it was part incorporated into the city of Emmendingen. Wasser is situated 4 km south of Eichberg Tower.