König-Friedrich-August-Turm, Löbau

Name: König-Friedrich-August-Turm
Address: Lobauer Berg, Löbau, Germany
Telephone: +49 3585 832590

#1 among attractions in Löbau

Top attraction, Observation decks and towers, Tower

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The King Frederick Augustus Tower is the only preserved observation tower of cast iron in Europe and perhaps the oldest tower built of iron. It is located on the Löbauer Berg at Löbau in Saxony, offering a panoramic view of the Zittau Hills and the Upper Lusatia region. The tower was built in 1854 by the Löbau citizens and named after King Frederick Augustus II of Saxony. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 51°5'28"N, 14°41'34"E

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Lobauer BergLöbau Germany

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+49 3585 832590

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König-Friedrich-August-Turm – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Kottmar, Schafberg, Hochstein, Count Zinzendorf's Manor House.

5.8 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Kottmar
148 min walk • Kottmar is a mountain of Saxony, southeastern Germany. It is part of the Lusatian Highlands. Its elevation is 583 m.
0.4 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Schafberg
11 min walk • Schafberg is a mountain of Saxony, in southeastern Germany.
5.4 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Hochstein
139 min walk • The Hochstein is a mountain in Saxony, eastern Germany. At an elevation of 533.1 m, it is the easternmost peak of the Czorneboh chain in the Upper Lusatian Highlands.
5.3 miSE
51°1'35"N • 14°45'35"E
Count Zinzendorf's Manor House, Herrnhut
137 min walk • Forts and castles
3.3 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Rotstein
84 min walk • Rotstein is a mountain ridge and its highest mountain in Görlitz district, Saxony, southeastern Germany, east of Löbau. Within the structure of Natural regions of Saxony, the Rotstein Ridge forms its own microgeochore within the mesoheochore "Reichenbacher Lösshügelland" and the macrogeochore Eastern Upper Lusatia.
3.6 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Bubenik Hill
92 min walk • Bubenik is a mountain of Saxony, southeastern Germany.
5.2 miSE
Neighbourhood
Berthelsdorf, Herrnhut
134 min walk • Berthelsdorf is a former municipality in the district of Görlitz, in the southeastern part of the Free State of Saxony, Germany. On 1 January 2013, it was incorporated into the town of Herrnhut.
1.6 miNW
Art museum, Museum
Haus Schminke, Löbau
41 min walk • Schminke House - a modernist house of the Hans Scharune project, located in the German Löbau. It belongs to the greatest works of German modernism. The building was built in 1930-1933 for the Fritz Schminke and his wife-Charlotte. It was to serve two adults, four children and two possible guests.
1.2 miW
Church
Church of St. Nicholas, Löbau
30 min walk • The parish church of St. Nikolai is one of the oldest churches in Löbau.
6 miNE
51°8'11"N • 14°48'36"E
Holländerwindmühle, Reichenbach
153 min walk • Windmill
6.1 miSE
51°0'39"N • 14°44'57"E
Denkstein zur Gründung Herrnhuts, Herrnhut
155 min walk • Memorial

König-Friedrich-August-Turm, Löbau

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König-Friedrich-August-Turm – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)