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Bismarckturm Remscheid
A historical landmark offering celestial views
Counts toward these achievements:
Remscheid: First Steps10 pts
Remscheid: Explorer25 pts
Remscheid: Insider50 pts
Built in 1901 as a lookout tower, the Bismarckturm Remscheid stands prominently at the edge of the city park. Now a 30-meter tall home to the Dr.-Hans-Schäfer Observatory of the Remscheid Adult Education Center, it served as an air raid warning station during World War II.
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During World War II, the tower was used as an air raid warning station.
Quick Facts
- Height
- 30 m
- Heritage Status
- Architectural Heritage Monument
- Opening Hours
- We 19:30-21:00; Su 14:00-16:00 "bei gutem Wetter"
- Website
- sternwarte-remscheid.de
Evidence and review
- Authorship
- Authorship unavailable
- Publication approval
- Approval provenance unavailable
- Editorial review
- Not reviewed
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Location
Nearby

Rathaus Remscheid
1.2 km away

Lutherkirche
474 m away

Bergischer Löwe
1.3 km away

Teo Otto Theater
1.4 km away

St. Marien
921 m away

Historisches Zentrum
1.4 km away

Deutsches Werkzeugmuseum / Historisches-Zentrum
1.5 km away

Morsbach
1.7 km away