Esbjerg Water Tower

Esbjerg Water Tower is an iconic water tower in Esbjerg in southwest Jutland, Denmark. Completed in 1897, it was designed by Christian Hjerrild Clausen who had been inspired by Nuremberg's Nassauer Haus.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Esbjerg Art Museum and Esbjerg Performing Arts Centre.

Esbjerg Art Museum

Museum

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The Esbjerg Art Museum is an independently owned art museum in Esbjerg in southwest Jutland, Denmark. Founded in 1910, in 1962 it moved into a new building in the City Park designed by Jytte og Ove Tapdrup.

Esbjerg Performing Arts Centre

Arts center

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The Esbjerg Performing Arts Centre is a concert hall with theatrical facilities in the centre of Esberg in southwest Jutland, Denmark. Completed in 1997 to designs by the Utzons, it forms part of a complex which also contains the Esbjerg Art Museum.

Esbjerg Bypark

Park

Photo: Designermadsen, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Esbjerg and Jerne.

Esbjerg

Photo: Taxiarchos228, FAL.

Esbjerg is a city in Southwestern Jutland. The town was once Denmark's biggest fishing harbour, and the harbour is still an economic driving force in the town.

Jerne

Suburb

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Jerne is a suburb, which is situated 2½ km northeast of Esbjerg Water Tower.

Nordby

Village

Photo: Hubertus45, CC BY 2.5.

Nordby is a Danish town, seat of the Fanø Municipality, in the Region of Southern Denmark. The population was 2,684 as of 1 January 2026. Nordby is situated 4 km southwest of Esbjerg Water Tower.

Esbjerg Water Tower

Type: Museum
Description: iconic building in Denmark
Categories: water tower, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: Esbjerg Municipality, Region South Denmark, Denmark, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

55.46448° or 55° 27′ 52″ north

Longitude

8.44995° or 8° 26′ 60″ east

Open location code

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OpenStreetMap ID

way 138371575

OpenStreetMap feature

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OpenStreetMap feature

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OpenStreetMap feature

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Wikidata ID

Q12310595

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In Other Languages

From Danish to Spanish—“Esbjerg Water Tower” goes by many names.

Danish: “Esbjerg Vandtårn”
Dutch: “Watertoren van Esbjerg”
German: “Esbjerg Wasserturm”
Spanish: “Torre de agua de Esbjerg”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Amfiscenen, Byparken and Henning G. Kruses Plads.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Dr med O Bruun and Lægerne Havnegade 39B.

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