Arkona Hill

Arkona Hill,[lower-alpha 1] previously known as Qusitorp Hill,[lower-alpha 2] and as Eckerberg Hill,[lower-alpha 3] is a hill located in Szczecin, Poland, within the administrative neighbourhood of Osów. It is part of the Warszewo Hills, and is located within the Arkonian Forest Park. Its height above mean sea level is 70.3 m (230.64 ft.).[1][2]

Arkona Hill
The ruins of the Quistorp Tower, at the top of the Arkona Hill.
Highest point
Elevation70 m (230 ft)
Coordinates53°27′52″N 14°30′57″E
Geography
CountryPoland
VoivodeshipWest Pomeranian Voivodeship
CitySzczecin

History

Between 1899 and 1904, on the hill was built the Qusitorp Tower, a 52-meter-tall (170.6 ft.) tower which included a coffeehouse at its base, and a viewing point on top.[3] The building was destroyed between 1944 and 1945, during the Second World War. Currently, its ruins remain there.[4]

Notes
  1. Polish: Wzgórze Arkony; German: Arkona-Hügel
  2. German: Qusitorp-Hügel
  3. German: Eckerberg-Hügel

References
  1. Tadeusz Białecki (editor): Słownik współczesnych nazw geograficznych Pomorza Zachodniego z nazwami przejściowymi z lat 1945-1948. Szczecin: Pomeranian Library, 2002, p. 244. ISBN 9788387879341. (in Polish)
  2. Tadeusz Białecki: Encyklopedia Szczecina: P-Ż. Szczecin: University of Szczecin, 1999, p. 662. ISBN 9788372410894 (in Polish)
  3. Peer Zietz: Franz Heinrich Schwechten. Edition Axel Menges, 1999, p. 35. ISBN 978-3-930-69872-1. (in German)
  4. Damian Kolassa: Wieża Quistorpa: Od monumentu po ruinę. Volumina.pl, 2022. ISBN: 9788378678557. (in Polish)
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