Wilhelm Raabe Tower

It is located on the Eichenberg hill near Blankenburg on the edge of the Harz Mountains of central Germany.

At the end of 1895 the decision was made to go ahead and the foundation stone was laid on 22 March of the following year.

After the Second World War further repairs to the tower were undertaken on the initiative of the Blankenburg's Harz Club members, and financially supported by the daughter of Emperor Wilhelms II,[1] Duchess Victoria Luisa.

In the course of the construction of the Wilhelm-Raabe-Warte' restaurant a further renovation of the observation tower ensued in 1976.

On 19 February 1996 the Blankenburg branch of the Harz Club decided to buy the site and the Wilhelm Raabe Tower itself.