Österbergturm, Tübingen

Name: Österbergturm
Address: Tübingen, Germany

#35 among attractions in Tübingen

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The Österbergturm is a lookout and transmission tower on the Österberg of the Baden-Württemberg town of Tübingen, located in the district of Tübingen, inaugurated on July 3, 1891 as the Kaiser Wilhelm Tower. With its antenna support, it is 40 m high.

The tower stands slightly southwest of the summit of the Österberg, which lies to the east of the old and inner city of Tübingen, at an altitude of about 431 meters.

Coordinates: 48°31'23"N, 9°4'12"E

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Day trips

Österbergturm – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Markt am Nonnenhaus, Stiftskirche Tübingen, Hölderlinturm, Schloß Hohentübingen.

0.6 miW
48°31'19"N • 9°3'21"E
Markt am Nonnenhaus, Tübingen
17 min walk • Shopping, Shopping centre
0.7 miW
Sacred and religious sites, Church, Gothic architecture
Stiftskirche Tübingen, Tübingen
18 min walk • The Stiftskirche is a church located in Tübingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is a late gothic structure built by Peter von Koblenz in 1470. The stained glass windows were designed by Peter Hemmel of Andlau who also designed windows in Ulm, Augsburg, Nürnberg, München and Straßburg.
0.7 miW
Friedrich Hölderlin, Museum, History museum
Hölderlinturm, Tübingen
18 min walk • The Hölderlinturm is a building located in Tübingen, Germany that served as the place of residence and death in the final years of poet Friedrich Hölderlin. He lived there from May 3, 1807 until his death in 1843.
0.9 miW
Forts and castles, Palace
Schloß Hohentübingen, Tübingen
24 min walk • Hohentübingen Castle is centrally located in the city of Tübingen on a hilltop. It was built from the 11th century, expanded in the 16th century, and in its current form represents a mixture of medieval castle, modern castle as well as fortress.
0.7 miW
Concerts and shows, Theater
Zimmertheater Tübingen, Tübingen
17 min walk • Zimmertheater Tübingen is a very small theatre in Tübingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany in close neighbourhood to the Hölderlinturm, where Friedrich Hölderlin spent his last years in life and near the Neckar river. It opened in 1958 and has two rooms for an audience of 60 and 80 Visitors.
0.6 miW
Botanical garden, Garden, Park
Alter Botanischer Garten Tübingen, Tübingen
16 min walk • The Alter Botanischer Garten Tübingen is the former botanical garden of the University of Tübingen, now a municipal park. It is located at Am Stadtgraben 9, Tübingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, and open daily without charge.
0.6 miSW
Concerts and shows, Theater
Landestheater Tübingen, Tübingen
17 min walk • Landestheater Tübingen is a theatre in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is known as 'LTT' for short, officially also 'Landestheater Württemberg-Hohenzollern Tübingen Reutlingen', is a cultural enterprise financed in Tübingen by public funds, donations and entrance fees.
0.8 miW
City hall, Architecture
City Hall, Tübingen
21 min walk • Tübingen's town hall was built starting in 1435 and was expanded and renovated in several phases. It served as the seat of the court of the state of Württemberg from about 1471 to 1805.
0.9 miW
Church
Jakobuskirche, Tübingen
23 min walk • The Jakobuskirche, also called Spitalkirche, in Tübingen is a Romanesque church, originally dedicated to St. James, which is now used by the Tübingen Protestant Jakobusgemeinde in the Tübingen church district.
~1890 ftW
Library
Universitätsbibliothek Tübingen, Tübingen
10 min walk • The University Library of Tübingen is the main library of the University of Tübingen, one of the biggest and most renowned universities in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The people who worked for he University Library of Tübingen include Hermann Kurz, Adelbert von Keller, Robert von Mohl and Rudolf von Roth.
0.7 miW
Pub, Universities and schools
Collegium, Tübingen
18 min walk • The Collegium illustre in Tübingen was a ducal Court School from 1559 onwards, an academy between 1594 and 1596 and a Knight academy for young aristocrats in the Duchy of Württemberg between 1596 and 1688.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Österbergturm?

Nearby attractions include Universitätsbibliothek Tübingen, Tübingen (10 min walk), Alter Botanischer Garten Tübingen, Tübingen (16 min walk), Deutsch-Amerikanisches Institut Tübingen, Tübingen (17 min walk), Landestheater Tübingen, Tübingen (17 min walk).

How to get to Österbergturm by public transport?

The nearest stations to Österbergturm:

Bus

Stauffenbergstraße • Lines: 10 (2 min walk)
Kleiststraße • Lines: 10 (3 min walk)

Train

Tübingen Hbf (23 min walk)
Tübingen-Lustnau (29 min walk)