Gliwice Radio Tower
The Gliwice Radio Tower is a transmission tower in the Szobiszowice district of Gliwice, Upper Silesia, Poland. Nazi Germany staged a false flag attack on the tower in 1939, which was used as a pretext for invading Poland, beginning World War II.
- Tower
- …lies at an elevation of around 240 metres (800 feet)
- …is also known as “Radiostacja Gliwice”
- …was formerly known as “Reichssender Gleiwitz”
- …stands 112 metres (367 feet) tall
- Description: transmission station in the Szobiszowice district of Gliwice, Upper Silesia, Poland
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Piotr Wieczorek Municipal Stadium and Gliwice railway station.
Piotr Wieczorek Municipal Stadium
The Piotr Wieczorek Municipal Stadium, also known… Piotr Wieczorek Municipal Stadium is situated 1 km southeast of Gliwice Radio Tower.
Gliwice railway station
Gliwice railway station is a junction railway station… Gliwice railway station is situated 1½ km southwest of Gliwice Radio Tower.
Saint Bartholomew church in Gliwice
Saint Bartholomew church in Gliwice is situated 1 km west of Gliwice Radio Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Szobiszowice and Zatorze.
Gliwice Radio Tower
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Latitude
50.31334° or 50° 18′ 48″ north
Longitude
18.68876° or 18° 41′ 20″ east
Open location code
9F2W8M7Q+8G
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OpenStreetMap feature
building=tower
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yes
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man_made=tower
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Vietnamese—“Gliwice Radio Tower” goes by many names.
格利維採無線電塔Chinese
格利維采無線電塔Chinese
Radiosender GleiwitzDanish
Gliwice radiotorenDutch
Radiotoren van GleiwitzDutch
Radiostacio de GliwiceEsperanto
Ραδιοπύργος του ΓκλιβίτσεGreek
Torre radio di GliwiceItalian
グリヴィツェラジオ塔Japanese
글리비체 무선국Korean
Radiosender GleiwitzNorwegian
Radiosender GleiwitzNorwegian Bokmål
Radiostacja gliwickaPolish
Радиомачта в ГливицеRussian
Radiostation GliwiceSwedish
Glivitsadagi radiomachtaUzbek
Tháp phát thanh GliwiceVietnamese
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