Zeppelin-Tower

The Zeppelinturm is an observation platform on the summit of the 342-metre Ebersberg hill near Seebach in Bad Dürkheim. It stands at the edge of the Palatinate Forest, overlooking the Rhine plain. The hill itself is part of the region’s vineyards and hiking trails.

The tower was renamed in 1909 after Graf Ferdinand von Zeppelin flew over the area in 1908. Before that, in 1854, a Malakoffturm had stood on the same spot, built to mark the end of the Crimean War. The present structure was restored in 1974 by the Palatinate Forest Club after storms and a forest fire had damaged it.

Visitors climb a spiral walkway about 80 metres long to reach the platform. Two benches allow them to sit and look out over Bad Dürkheim, Ludwigshafen and Speyer. The view stretches across the Rhine plain, the Palatinate Forest ridges and the surrounding vineyards. To the north the Bismarckturm and to the north-east the ruined Limburg monastery can be seen through gaps in the trees.