page_title: Mahlberg (mountain)
section_title: Mahlberg Tower
hierarchical_section_title: Mahlberg (mountain) / Mahlberg Tower
caption_attribution_description: Panorama des Mahlbergs bei Gaggenau
context_page_description: The Mahlberg is a mountain in the northwest of the Northern Black Forest and, at 612.5 m above sea level, is the highest point in the Baden-Württemberg county of Karlsruhe and the parish of Völkersbach. Its eastern side belongs to the municipality of Malsch in Karlsruhe and the western side to the borough of Gaggenau in the county of Rastatt.
context_section_description: The tower on the top of the Mahlberg was built as a reinforced concrete observation tower. On the tower is a plaque with an inscription that is translated as follows:
  Under Grand Duke Frederick I of Baden, Protector of the Karlsruhe Branch of the Baden Black Forest Club, the first tower was built in 1896. As a result of artillery bombardment on 10 April 1945 the tower was so badly damaged that, in August 1961, it had to be demolished.
  On 3 June 1962 the foundation stone of the new tower was laid and, on 29 September 1962, the inauguration took place. The tower was erected by the building department of the city of Karlsruhe, and funded by the state of Baden-Württemberg, the city of Karlsruhe, the counties of Karlsruhe and Rastatt, and by voluntary donations.
  The tower, which is open to the public, is a popular destination with hikers. In the area of its entrance there is a request for small donations to assist in preserving the tower. The viewing platform is reached via 160 steps and has views of the Murg and Moosalb valleys, large parts of the Upper Rhine Plain, the Vosges and the Palatine Forest, and the Kraichgau and Odenwald.
caption: 360-degree-panorama from the Mahlberg Tower
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