Goslar · Sudmerberg
Sudmerberger Warte as a 3D tour
Once part of Goslar’s outer defences, now a lookout tower: when Duke Julius had the town’s watchtowers pulled down in 1571, only this one was left standing.
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The Sudmerberger Warte is a medieval watchtower on the Sudmerberg, a hill of just over 350 metres north-east of Goslar’s old town. The listed round tower of rubble stone now serves as a lookout tower, with views across Goslar and the Harz foreland as far as the Brocken. The 3D tour lets you explore the old watchtower virtually.
The tower belonged to the Landwehr, the outer line of ditches, hedged banks and watchtowers with which Goslar secured its surrounding land in the late 15th century. In 1492 a wooden watchtower stood here; it was later replaced by the present stone tower, just over five and a half metres in diameter. From here, watchmen could alert the town with light and flag signals; the entrance lies several metres above the ground.
When Duke Julius of Brunswick had the town’s watchtowers pulled down in 1571 during a dispute with Goslar, only the tower on the Sudmerberg was left standing. In 1670 it was gutted by fire after a lightning strike. Today it is stamp point 108 of the Harzer Wandernadel hiking badge network.
