Gliwice Radio Tower

The Gliwice Radio Tower is a transmission tower in the district of , 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.
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  • Type: Tower
  • Description: transmission station in the Szobiszowice district of Gliwice, Upper Silesia, Poland
  • Also known as: “Radiostacja Gliwice”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Piotr Wieczorek Municipal Stadium and Gliwice railway station.

Stadium
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The , also known as the Piast Gliwice Stadium is a football-specific located in , . It is the home ground of Piast Gliwice. is situated 1 km southeast of Gliwice Radio Tower.

Railway station
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is a junction railway station in the city centre of in the . The railway station in Gliwice is the second largest railway station in the Upper Silesian urban area and is part of the system of rail transport in Gliwice. is situated 1½ km southwest of Gliwice Radio Tower.

Church
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is situated 1 km west of Gliwice Radio Tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Szobiszowice and Zatorze.

Suburb
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is a neighborhood of the city of in , located in the central part of the city.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Gliwice Radio Tower

Latitude
50.31334° or 50° 18′ 48″ north
Longitude
18.68876° or 18° 41′ 20″ east
Elevation
244 metres (801 feet)
Height
111 metres (364 feet)
Open location code
9F2W8M7Q+8G
Open­Street­Map ID
way 89954086
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­tower
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­tower
Geo­Names ID
7281172
Wiki­data ID
Q597596
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Vietnamese—“Gliwice Radio Tower” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “格利維採無線電塔”
  • Chinese: “格利維采無線電塔”
  • Danish: “Radiosender Gleiwitz”
  • Dutch: “Gliwice radiotoren”
  • Dutch: “Radiotoren van Gleiwitz”
  • Esperanto: “Radiostacio de Gliwice”
  • French: “tour hertzienne de Gliwice”
  • French: “Tour hertzienne de Gliwice”
  • German: “Reichssender Gleiwitz”
  • German: “Sender Gleiwitz”
  • German: “Sendeturm Gleiwitz”
  • Greek: “Ραδιοπύργος του Γκλιβίτσε”
  • Italian: “torre radio di Gliwice”
  • Italian: “Torre radio di Gliwice”
  • Japanese: “グリヴィツェラジオ塔”
  • Korean: “글리비체 무선국”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Radiosender Gleiwitz”
  • Norwegian: “Radiosender Gleiwitz”
  • Polish: “Radiostacja gliwicka”
  • Portuguese: “Torre de rádio Gliwice”
  • Russian: “Радиомачта в Гливице”
  • Spanish: “Torre de radio de Gliwice”
  • Swedish: “Radiostation Gliwice”
  • Uzbek: “Glivitsadagi radiomachta”
  • Vietnamese: “Tháp phát thanh Gliwice”

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