Roman Tower
Roman Tower is a tower in Cologne, Cologne Lowland, North Rhine-Westphalia. Roman Tower is situated nearby to Helenenturm, as well as near the church St. Gereon’s Basilica.Photo: VollwertBIT, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cologne Cathedral and St. Gereon’s Basilica.
Cologne Cathedral
Church
Photo: Der Wolf im Wald, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
Cologne Cathedral is a Catholic cathedral in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Cologne and of the administration of the Archdiocese of Cologne. Cologne Cathedral is situated 1 km east of Roman Tower.
St. Gereon’s Basilica
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St. Gereon's Basilica is a German Roman Catholic church in Cologne, dedicated to Saint Gereon, and designated a minor basilica on 25 June 1920. In the core of St. St. Gereon’s Basilica is situated 260 metres north of Roman Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Klingelpütz and Belgian Quarter.
Belgian Quarter
Neighborhood
Photo: A.Savin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Belgian Quarter is an inner city district of Cologne, Germany. The name is derived from street names in the vicinity, referring to Belgian provinces or cities.
Roman Tower
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Also known as: “Roemerturm” and “Römerturm”
- Categories: tower, building, tourism, ruins, and historic site
- Location: Cologne, Cologne District, Cologne Lowland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
50.94093° or 50° 56′ 27″ northLongitude
6.94662° or 6° 56′ 48″ eastElevation
59 metres (194 feet)Open location code
9F28WWRW+9JOpenStreetMap ID
way 122628380OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
6947555Wikidata ID
Q2179667
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In Other Languages
From German to Russian—“Roman Tower” goes by many names.
- German: “Clarenturm”
- German: “Klarenturm”
- German: “Römerturm Köln”
- German: “Römerturm”
- German: “Turm 13”
- Russian: “Римская башня (Кёльн)”
- Russian: “Римская башня”
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