King Frederick Augustus Tower
The King Frederick Augustus Tower is the only preserved observation tower of cast iron in Europe and perhaps the oldest tower built of iron. It is located on the Löbauer Berg at Löbau in Saxony, offering a panoramic view of the Zittau Hills and the Upper Lusatia region.Photo: Hedwig Storch, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: observation tower on Löbauer Berg
- Also known as: “Gußeiserner Turm”, “King-Friedrich-August-Tower”, and “König-Friedrich-August-Turm”
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Löbauer Berg and Schafberg.
Löbauer Berg
Peak
Photo: Trendy64, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Löbauer Berg is an extinct volcano and, with a height of 447.9 m above sea level, the Hausberg or local hill of the eponymous town of Löbau in the county of Görlitz in southeastern Saxony.
Schafberg
Peak
The Schafberg is a hill, 450.5 m above NHN, east of Löbau in the Saxon county of Görlitz. Together with the neighbouring Löbauer Berg it forms a single hill unit.
Berg-Gasthof Honigbrunnen
Hotel
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Berg-Gasthof Honigbrunnen is a hotel, which is situated 480 metres north of King Frederick Augustus Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ebersdorf and Löbau.
Löbau
Town
Photo: Rabanus Flavus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Löbau is a city in the east of Saxony, Germany, in the traditional region of Upper Lusatia. It is situated between the slopes of the Löbauer Berg and the fertile hilly area of the Upper Lusatian Mountains.
Herwigsdorf
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Herwigsdorf is a village, which is situated 3 km southeast of King Frederick Augustus Tower.
King Frederick Augustus Tower
- Categories: observation tower, tower, building, and tourism
- Location: Löbau, Görlitz, Saxony, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.09122° or 51° 5′ 28″ northLongitude
14.6927° or 14° 41′ 34″ eastInception
1854Height
28 metres (92 feet)Open location code
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way 264575255OpenStreetMap feature
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man_made=towerOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noWikidata ID
Q833227
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In Other Languages
From French to German—“King Frederick Augustus Tower” goes by many names.
- French: “König-Friedrich-August-Turm”
- French: “Tour de Roi-Friedrich-Août”
- French: “Tour du roi Frederic-Auguste”
- French: “tour du roi Frédéric-Auguste”
- French: “Tour du roi Frédéric-Auguste”
- German: “König-Friedrich-August-Turm”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Judenkuppe and Oskar-Rolle-Bank.
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