Joseph Cross Tower, Stolberg

Name: Joseph Cross Tower
Address: Grosser Auerberg, Stolberg, 06536, Germany
Telephone: +49 34654 476

#1 among attractions in Stolberg

Top attraction, View point, Tower

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Facts and practical information

The Joseph Cross is an observation tower in form of a double cross on the 580-metre-high Großer Auerberg near Stolberg, Germany. The Joseph Cross is a steel framework construction with a height of 38 metres and a weight of 125 tons, which was built between 20 April 1896 and 9 August 1896. The Joseph Cross was closed for visitors from 1987 to 1990, before being refurbished and reopened. ()

Local name: Josephskreuz Coordinates: 51°34'50"N, 11°0'19"E

Address

Grosser AuerbergStolberg 06536 Germany

Contact

+49 34654 476

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Day trips

Joseph Cross Tower – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Wolfsberg Castle, Stolberg Castle, Old Mint, Glasebach Pit.

4.6 miSE
Watersports, Amusement park, Water park
Wolfsberg Castle
117 min walk • Wolfsberg Castle, located in a picturesque region of Germany, is a unique combination of historical architecture with modern entertainment. Although the name might suggest a medieval fortress, this place surprises visitors as a water fun center, attracting families...
2.2 miW
Forts and castles
Stolberg Castle, Stolberg
57 min walk • Stolberg Castle is a palace in the town of Stolberg in the Harz Mountains of Germany. It dates to the 13th century and stands above the town on a hill with steep drops on three sides. Since 2003 it has been completely restored and renovated by the German Foundation for Monument Conservation.
2.2 miW
Specialty museum, Museum
Old Mint, Stolberg
56 min walk • The Old Mint is a protected timber-framed house in the town of Stolberg in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. The building houses the Old Mint Museum. It is located at No. 19, Niedergasse.
3.2 miNE
Museum
Glasebach Pit
83 min walk • The Glasebach Pit is a mining museum and former pit in the Harz fluorspar mining area near Straßberg in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. It is run by the East Harz Mining Society. The pit was founded under the name of Vertrau auf Gott.
4.1 miN
Forts and castles
Güntersburg
105 min walk • The ruined castle of Güntersburg stands about 2 km southwest of Güntersberge in the Harz mountain range of central Germany.
~1570 ftN
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Großer Auerberg
8 min walk • The Große Auerberg is a hill, 580 metres high, in the eastern Harz in the district of Mansfeld-Südharz in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. It is a so-called double peak with summits that are 580.4 metres high and 580.3 metres high, which are about 470 metres apart.
5.3 miSW
Forts and castles
Grasburg
135 min walk • The Grasburg is a prehistoric refuge castle, in the form of a hillfort with a rampart and ditch system, near Rottleberode in the district of Mansfeld-Südharz in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt.
3 miW
Tree
Hunrodeiche, Stolberg
77 min walk • The Hunrodeiche or, more rarely, the Hunrodseiche, in the Harz Mountains of central Germany is an oak tree over 1,000 years old near Hainfeld in the county of Mansfeld-Südharz in the state of Saxony-Anhalt.
5 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Protected area
Ziegenberg
129 min walk • The Ziegenberg is a low ridge between the villages of Benzingerode and Heimburg on the northern edge of the Harz Mountains in central Germany. The ridge is a designated nature reserve.
5 miNE
Village
Silberhütte
127 min walk • Silberhütte is a village in the town of Harzgerode in the district of Harz in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. Its name means "silver works", a place where silver ore is smelted.
5.7 miW
Forts and castles
Ebersburg
146 min walk • Ebersburg, originally called Ebersberg, is the ruins of a hilltop castle located in the Harz Mountains in the Nordhausen district of Thuringia. It is located near Sägemühle, a hamlet in the municipality of Harztor.