Bismarckwarte - Heringsdorf, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
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N 53° 56.710 E 014° 10.287
33U E 445618 N 5977738
In 1903, planning began for a monument in honor of the “Iron Chancellor” Otto von Bismarck. Typical of the Wilhelmine period, it had to be grand and gigantic - a tower with a lighting device (fire column), 42 m high.
Waymark Code: WM1994P
Location: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Date Posted: 12/29/2023
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Alfouine
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Nach Verzögerungen beim Bau fand die Einweihung zur Sommersaison 1907 statt. Die Eintrittspreise betrugen 1913 20 Pfennig. 12 - 17.000 Besucher zählte die Bismarkwarte jährlich.

Nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg sprengte ein Kommando der Sowjetarmee den Turm, um auf den Fundamenten Flak-geschütze installieren zu können. Die Zeichen dieser Sprengung sind noch heute an den Rindennarben der alten Buchen erkennbar. Quelle: heilwald-heringsdorf.de/Historisches/Die-Bismarkwarte

After delays during construction, the inauguration took place in the summer season of 1907. The entrance fee in 1913 was 20 pfennigs. The Bismarkwarte counted 12 - 17.000 visitors every year.

After the Second World War, a Soviet Army commando blew up the tower so that anti-aircraft guns could be installed on the foundations. The signs of this demolition can still be seen today in the bark scars of the old beech trees. Source: heilwald-heringsdorf.de/Historisches/Die-Bismarkwarte
Condition of Building: Destroyed

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