Kaiser Friedrich Turm, Hagen

The Kaiser Friedrich Tower in memory of Emperor Frederick III stands in the Westphalian city of Hagen above the Haspe district.

In May 1891 a wooden tower was erected on the Hesterthardt, which was struck by lightning on July 2, 1901. The wooden tower was knocked down by a storm in 1903. With the help of 10,000 Mark donations from the Hasper population, the then independent town of Haspe erected a stone tower. The tower was inaugurated by the then mayor Georg Frank on September 25, 1910 with the words: The tower is a brick tower and has a natural stone facing. The material of the facing was quarried in the immediate vicinity of the tower. The base ashlars of natural sandstone are from Herdecke. Above the entrance is a bronze relief portrait of the former emperor by the sculptor Arnold Künne. Next to the tower, a service building was erected in 1892, which was used as the tower keeper's dwelling. Today, the building serves as an excursion pub.

The tower had to be closed in 1988 due to dilapidation. After a restoration for 310,000 DM by the city of Hagen, the tower was reopened on June 13, 1993. From March 2009 to November 2009, the tower was closed due to renewed damage.

The Kaiser-Friedrich-Turm stands on a 372 meter high mountain and is with 17 meters height the highest viewpoint in Hagen. It is located on the Hagen "Three Towers Trail", a 6 km hiking trail of the route Goldberg - Bismarck Tower - Kaiser Friedrich Tower - Eugen Richter Tower.