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„Sonnenberg“ watchtower

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The „Sonnenberg“ watchtower at the highest point of the Leithagebirge!

The Sonnenberg is with 484 m the highest mountain of the Leithagebirge, a ridge at the border between Lower Austria and Burgenland. At the top of the Sonnenberg is the „Sonnenberg“ watchtower, a border watchtower built during the Cold War and transferred here after the fall of the Iron Curtain. Today, this 15-meter high metal tower can be climbed as an observation tower and provides a panoramic view, in good weather all the way to the Wechsel.

On the one hand, a hike to the summit of the Sonnenberg can be started from Eisenstadt and leads to the summit via the Gloriette in about one and a half hours. On the other hand, an ascent is also possible coming from Hornstein via the old forest road in less than an hour.

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47.875818, 16.475804
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47°52'32.9"N 16°28'32.9"E
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33T 610351 5303552
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Rathausplatz 1
7053 Hornstein
+43 2689 2225 https://www.hornstein.at/ E-mail: post@hornstein.bgld.gv.at
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