Augstberg
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| location = Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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Augstberg (848 m) is a mountain on the Swabian Jura in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It can be found 1.5 km south of Steinhilben, a district to the east of the town Trochtelfingen.
History
In 1894, a 15 m high wooden observation tower (Augstbergturm) was constructed at the summit. Four years later in 1898, a storm brought the tower down. After reconstruction, the tower was raised to be 22 m high.
In 1910, for the last time, the tower was hit by a storm, causing the structure to collapse. In 1963 the tower was inaugurated, and rebuilt with reinforced concrete, now bringing the tower to 30 m high.
= Etymology =
Augstberg comes from Old High German ouwist meaning "sheep herd."{{Cite book |last=Helfenstein |first=Alfred |title=Das Namengut des Pilatus-Gebietes |publisher=Keller |year=1982 |isbn=978-3857660047 |pages=21 |language=de}}
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