Red tower in Chemnitz celebrates with a nostalgic schnapps bottle!

Red tower in Chemnitz celebrates with a nostalgic schnapps bottle!

A very special bottle of schnapps is currently celebrated in the city of Chemnitz, which is modeled on the historical landmark of the city, the red tower. She gets special attention from the marketing of André Donath, the owner of the tower brauhaus, who promotes the bottle as a near-newity. This new bottle is reminiscent of an identical model that was already produced for the 800th anniversary of Karl-Marx-Stadt in 1965. A Burgstädter even has two copies of this old schnapps bottle in its possession, and the story of the red tower is closer with the Chemnitz drinking culture than some would think. Freie Presse reports that all of this is part of a marketing campaign To further bring the tower into public awareness.

But what makes the red tower so special? This is quickly told: with a height of 35 meters, it is not only the oldest landmark of the city, but also an impressive piece of history. It was built in the first decades of the 12th century and served a bailiff as a seat. The tower was previously integrated into the medieval city wall and was associated with the high jurisdiction, a blood court that decided on the fate of the convicted. According to one theory, the name "Roter Tower" could be derived from its building material or the name "Blood Tower". The tower received today's shape until the end of the 16th century. The brick upper floor, which was added at the end of the 15th century, is particularly striking. chemnitz.de informed about this multifaceted history.

a place of memory and art

until around 1900 the red tower even served as a city prison, which underlines the dark and fascinating past of the building. Today the picture changed; Inside the tower there is an exciting exhibition about the "Great Chemnitzer". Personalities such as Georgius Agricola, Marianne Brandt and Richard Hartmann are recognized here. Bronze boards in the sidewalk surfaces of the tower are reminiscent of these outstanding daughters and sons of the city and invite you to continue dealing with local history.

Another completely new aspect of cultural work in the Red Tower is the artistically designed table that is on the top floor. This table acts as a multimedia entry point for the Chemnitz cultural and industrial history. It was only in September 2024 that he was designed and cast in the Wolkenburg Castle. An artistic team from Saxony and Wrocław worked together in this project, with historical and modern techniques being used. Roter-Turm.org describes this table as a symbol for the connection between artistic craftsmanship and traditional knowledge of iron casting.