In good weather, the view reaches as far as the Baltic Sea.

The statue, based on a design by sculptor, Adolf Brütt, was made by the Berlin metal sculptor, Gustav Lind, in copper repoussé work.

In the late 19th century an observation tower, made of wood, was first erected on the highest point, but it was replaced by a newer wooden tower after just a few years.

[2] In 2012 and 2013 the roughly 10 hectare area on the Aschberg was remodelled at a cost of 11 million euros.

After three years of planning and 18 months of construction, a hotel was built with 30 double rooms, a seminar building with restaurant and a roughly 20-metre-high observation and climbing tower.