Moltke Watchtower

The Moltke Watchtower (German: Moltkewarte) is an observation tower in the Harz Mountains of central Germany, near the village of Lengefeld, in the county of Mansfeld-Südharz in the state of Saxony-Anhalt.

The tower stands on the hill known as the Schlößchenkopf or Hoher Berg,[3] (310.3 m above sea level (NN)[1]), which rises to the east of the valley of the Brechtewendische Bach.

About 1.1 km east of the tower is the large, cone-shaped tip on the Hohe Linde, a reminder of the copper shale (Kupferschiefer) mining that used to be carried out in the nearby Thomas Münzer Shaft.

During the East German period the tower became dilapidated and, as a result, it was and thoroughly renovated in 1995 as part of a job creation scheme by the municipal redevelopment company, Sangerhausen mbH.

336 metres above sea level), which is accessible at weekends and public holidays in the warmer months, there are good views, of the Goldene Aue, the Kyffhäuser hills, of Lengefeld and the nearby mine of Röhrigschacht near Wettelrode.