Arkona Hill Explained

Elevation M:	70
Country:	Poland
State Type:	Voivodeship
State:	West Pomeranian Voivodeship
Region Type:	City
Region:	Szczecin

Arkona Hill, previously known as Qusitorp Hill, and as Eckerberg Hill, 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]}

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 and References

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