Eugen-Keidel Tower
Eugen-Keidel Tower is a 31-metre-high observation tower location on the Schauinsland mountain near Freiburg, Germany. It was built in 1981. The Eugen-Keidel Tower has an extraordinary design with a triangular cross section.Photo: Dysmachus, CC BY-SA 2.5.
- Type: Scenic viewpoint
- Description: observation tower location on the Schauinsland mountain near Freiburg, Germany
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Schauinsland and Schauinsland Pit.
Schauinsland
Peak
Photo: Milseburg, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Schauinsland is a mountain in the Black Forest with an elevation of 1,284 m above sea level. It is a popular destination for day trips. Due to the high amount of silver mining, it was previously known as "Erzkasten"; the name "Schouwesland" first appeared in 1347.
Schauinsland Pit
Photo: Flominator, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Schauinsland Pit was a silver and lead mine east of Freiburg im Breisgau. From the 19th century zinc was also mined. The mine operated from the 13th century until 1954. Since 1997 Schauinsland Pit has been a show mine. Schauinsland Pit is situated 270 metres south of Eugen-Keidel Tower.
Englishmen’s misadventure
Memorial
Photo: Andreas Schwarzkopf, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The English calamity was a hiking disaster that happened on the Schauinsland near Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, on 17 April 1936. A group of twenty-seven English schoolboys were stranded after they were led up the mountain by their teacher, Kenneth Keast, who ignored multiple warnings of poor weather conditions. Englishmen’s misadventure is situated 450 metres southeast of Eugen-Keidel Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hofsgrund and Horben.
Horben
Village
Photo: Joergens.mi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Horben is a village in the Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald district in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Horben is situated 4 km northwest of Eugen-Keidel Tower.
St. Ulrich’s Priory in the Black Forest
Village
St. Ulrich's Priory in the Black Forest was a priory of Cluny Abbey founded in the valley of the River Möhlin in the Black Forest in about 1083. St. Ulrich is now part of the municipality of Bollschweil, in the district of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. St. Ulrich’s Priory in the Black Forest is situated 4½ km west of Eugen-Keidel Tower.
Eugen-Keidel Tower
- Categories: observation tower, tower, and tourism
- Location: Oberried, Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald, Freiburg Region, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
47.91197° or 47° 54′ 43″ northLongitude
7.8985° or 7° 53′ 55″ eastElevation
1,284 metres (4,213 feet)Height
31 metres (102 feet)Open location code
8FV9WV6X+Q9OpenStreetMap ID
node 223671757OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=viewpointOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noWikidata ID
Q1372367
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Tosk Albanian—“Eugen-Keidel Tower” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Eugen-Keidel Toring”
- French: “tour Eugen Keidel”
- French: “Tour Eugen Keidel”
- German: “Eugen-Keidel-Turm”
- German: “Schauinslandturm”
- Swiss German: “Eugen-Keidel-Durm”
- Swiss German: “Schauinslanddurm”
- Tosk Albanian: “Eugen-Keidel-Turm”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Schniederlihof and Baumhäuser Spielplatz.
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