Altenschwand

Altenschwand is a railway station in Bodenwöhr, Schwandorf, Bavaria. Altenschwand is situated nearby to the memorial Franziskus-Marterl, as well as near the nature reserve Pfahl.

Photo: A. Köppl, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Type: Railway station
Description: staff halt in the district of Schwandorf, Upper Palatinate, Germany
Also known as: “Altenschwand station”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Franziskus-Marterl and St. Nikolaus.

Franziskus-Marterl

Memorial

Franziskus-Marterl

Photo: A. Köppl, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Franziskus-Marterl is a chapel-shrine in the southeast of the unfinished Wackersdorf reprocessing plant "Im Blaubeerwald" in Altenschwand. The WAA resistance marterl is dedicated to Francis of Assisi and is surrounded by several other protest monuments. Franziskus-Marterl is situated 510 metres southwest of Altenschwand.

St. Nikolaus

Church

Photo: A. Köppl, CC BY-SA 3.0.

St. Nikolaus is a church, which is situated 2½ km south of Altenschwand.

Pfahl

Nature reserve

Photo: A. Köppl, CC BY 3.0.

Pfahl is a nature reserve, which is situated 3 km northeast of Altenschwand.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Altenschwand and Altenschwand.

Altenschwand

Hamlet

Photo: A. Köppl, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Altenschwand is a hamlet.

Altenschwand

Village

Photo: A. Köppl, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Altenschwand is a village.

Taxöldern

Village

Photo: A. Köppl, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Taxöldern is a village, which is situated 3 km east of Altenschwand.

Altenschwand

Categories: staff halt, station, and transportation
Location: Bodenwöhr, Schwandorf, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

49.31521° or 49° 18′ 55″ north

Longitude

12.25086° or 12° 15′ 3″ east

Elevation

407 metres (1,335 feet)

Open location code

8FXJ8782+38

OpenStreetMap ID

node 10860366284

OpenStreetMap feature

public_transport=station

OpenStreetMap feature

railway=service_station

GeoNames ID

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

From French to German—“Altenschwand” goes by many names.

French: “Altenschwand”
French: “gare d’Altenschwand”
German: “Altenschwand”
German: “Bahnhof Altenschwand”

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