Carlshaushöhe
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The Carlshaushöhe is a mountain, , in the Harz
in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt
.
between Trautenstein
to the north, Benneckenstein
to the west and Sophienhof
in the borough of Ilfeld
in Thuringia
to the south.
federal highway, stands the 50 m high Carlshaus Tower (Carlshausturm), or Karlshaus Tower, which was built a few hundred metres west of the Carlshaus on the eastern slope of the mountain. It has an open steel design and its opening was celebrated on 27 July 1998.
The Carlshaus Tower acts as a radio tower for the Harz Narrow Gauge Railways (HSB), two branches of which pass by the tower a few kilometres to the south and east respectively, as well as an observation tower
. It replaced the Bismarck Tower
built in 1901 and demolished by the Soviet Armed Forces
in 1981. The Bismarck Tower was also of open steel construction, was about 20 m high and crowned by a circular observation deck.
From its observation platform, that sits above the tops of the trees, there is an all-round view, for example, over the highlands of the Harz. The highest peak in the Harz, the Brocken, is visible from here as well as the Kyffhäuser
.
The Carlshaus Tower has been included in a project by the Harz Transport Federation and the Harz Club
. It is also part of the system of check points in the Harzer Wandernadel
network of walking trails.
(north), B 81 (east) and B 4
(south) federal highways , so that it can be reached by walking trails leading from the car parks on these roads or their side-roads.
Harz
The Harz is the highest mountain range in northern Germany and its rugged terrain extends across parts of Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia. The name Harz derives from the Middle High German word Hardt or Hart , latinized as Hercynia. The legendary Brocken is the highest summit in the Harz...
in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt
Saxony-Anhalt
Saxony-Anhalt is a landlocked state of Germany. Its capital is Magdeburg and it is surrounded by the German states of Lower Saxony, Brandenburg, Saxony, and Thuringia.Saxony-Anhalt covers an area of...
.
Geographical location
It is located southwest of HasselfeldeHasselfelde
Hasselfelde is a town in the district of Harz, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated in the eastern Harz, approximately 17 km south of Wernigerode. Since 1 January 2010, it is part of the town Oberharz am Brocken...
between Trautenstein
Trautenstein
Trautenstein is a village in the borough of Oberharz am Brocken in the district of Harz in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. Trautenstein has 493 inhabitants .- Geography :...
to the north, Benneckenstein
Benneckenstein
Benneckenstein is a town in the district of Harz, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2010, it has been part of the town Oberharz am Brocken. Benneckenstein is in the eastern Harz, 14 km southeast of Braunlage, and 24 km south of Wernigerode....
to the west and Sophienhof
Sophienhof (Ilfeld)
Sophienhof is a village in the municipality of Ilfeld in the district of Nordhausen in the German federal state of Thuringia.- Location :Sophienhof is situated in the so-called Hohnstein Forest , that once belonged to the counts of Stolberg, in northwest Thuringia only a few kilometres away from...
in the borough of Ilfeld
Ilfeld
Ilfeld is a municipality in the district of Nordhausen, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated at the south foot of the Harz, at the entrance to the Bährethal, north from Nordhausen by the railway to Wernigerode.-Establishments in 1911:...
in Thuringia
Thuringia
The Free State of Thuringia is a state of Germany, located in the central part of the country.It has an area of and 2.29 million inhabitants, making it the sixth smallest by area and the fifth smallest by population of Germany's sixteen states....
to the south.
Carlshaus Tower
On the summit of the Carlshaushöhe, which rises to the west of the B 81Bundesstraße 81
The German Bundesstraße 81 acts as a main road link between the Magdeburg, Halberstadt and Nordhausen.- Course :...
federal highway, stands the 50 m high Carlshaus Tower (Carlshausturm), or Karlshaus Tower, which was built a few hundred metres west of the Carlshaus on the eastern slope of the mountain. It has an open steel design and its opening was celebrated on 27 July 1998.
The Carlshaus Tower acts as a radio tower for the Harz Narrow Gauge Railways (HSB), two branches of which pass by the tower a few kilometres to the south and east respectively, as well as an observation tower
Observation tower
An observation tower is a structure used to view events from a long distance and to create a full 360 degree range of vision. They are usually at least tall and made from stone, iron, and wood. Many modern towers are also used as TV towers, restaurants, or churches...
. It replaced the Bismarck Tower
Bismarck tower
Bismarck Towers are a unique genre of German monument, built to honour the ex-chancellor of Prussia, Otto von Bismarck. A total of 240 of these towers were built between German unification and the National Socialist takeover, i.e. between 1869 and 1934...
built in 1901 and demolished by the Soviet Armed Forces
Soviet Armed Forces
The Soviet Armed Forces, also called the Armed Forces of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and Armed Forces of the Soviet Union refers to the armed forces of the Russian SFSR , and Soviet Union from their beginnings in the...
in 1981. The Bismarck Tower was also of open steel construction, was about 20 m high and crowned by a circular observation deck.
From its observation platform, that sits above the tops of the trees, there is an all-round view, for example, over the highlands of the Harz. The highest peak in the Harz, the Brocken, is visible from here as well as the Kyffhäuser
Kyffhäuser
The Kyffhäuser is a range of hills located on the border of the German state of Thuringia with Saxony-Anhalt. It stands on the southern edge of the Harz. The range has a length of and a width of . It reaches its highest point at the Kulpenberg , situated in Thuringia...
.
The Carlshaus Tower has been included in a project by the Harz Transport Federation and the Harz Club
Harz Club
The Harz Club is club dedicated to maintaining the traditions of the Harz mountains in Germany and looking after the walking trails in the Harz. It was founded in 1886 in Seesen and, today, has about 16,000 members in some 90 branches.- History :...
. It is also part of the system of check points in the Harzer Wandernadel
Harzer Wandernadel
The Harzer Wandernadel is a network of checkpoints for walkers in the Harz mountains in North Germany. It includes a system whereby the hiker can earn badges at different levels by walking to the various checkpoints in the network and recording them...
network of walking trails.
Transport links
The Carlshaushöhe and the Carlshaus Tower are located between the B 242Bundesstraße 242
- Route :The B 242, also known as the Harz High Road , runs right across the Harz mountains in central Germany. From Seesen on the northwestern edge of the Harz near the A 7 motorway it runs through the Upper Harz past Clausthal-Zellerfeld, the High Harz, where it is combined for several kilometres...
(north), B 81 (east) and B 4
Bundesstraße 4
The Bundesstraße 4 is a German federal highway running in a northwesterly to southly direction from the state of Schleswig-Holstein to Bavaria...
(south) federal highways , so that it can be reached by walking trails leading from the car parks on these roads or their side-roads.