Franketurm
Franketurm is a monument in Erongo, Namibia and has an elevation of 1,217 metres. Franketurm is situated nearby to the town Omaruru.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Omaruru railway station and Franke Tower.
Omaruru railway station
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Omaruru railway station is a railway station serving the town of Omaruru in Namibia. It is part of the TransNamib railway network. Omaruru is situated on the Kranzberg—Otavi line, completed in 1906 during Imperial Germany's colonial rule of German South West Africa. Omaruru railway station is situated 240 metres southwest of Franketurm.
Franke Tower
Tower
Photo: Pemba.mpimaji, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Franke Tower is situated 1¼ km east of Franketurm.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Omaruru.
Omaruru
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Omaruru is a town in the Erongo Region of central Namibia. The town has 14,000 inhabitants and encompasses 352 square kilometres of land. It is situated near Mount Erongo, on the usually dry Omaruru River.
Franketurm
- Type: Monument
- Also known as: “Franke Tower”
- Location: Erongo, Namibia, Southern Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-21.41667° or 21° 25′ southLongitude
15.95° or 15° 57′ eastElevation
1,217 metres (3,993 feet)Open location code
5FCQHWMX+8XGeoNames ID
3357511
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