Florianturm

The Florianturm is a telecommunications tower and landmark of . It is named after St. Florian, the patron saint of gardeners. The Florianturm is the TV tower of Dortmund and was built in 1959 as an attraction for a federal horticultural show with a height of 219.6 metres.
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Photo: Alexostrov, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Observation point
  • Description: Telecommunications tower and landmark of Dortmund(Germany)
  • Also known as: “Fernmeldeturm Dortmund”, “Fernsehturm Dortmund”, “Fernsehturm Dortmund ( Florianturm)”, “Florian”, “Телебашня Дортмунда”, and “Флориантурм”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Westfalenpark and Westfalenstadion.

Park
Photo: Mbdortmund, GFDL.
The is a large public park in , Germany.

Stadium
Photo: Arne Müseler, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
is a football in … is situated 2 km west of Florianturm.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kreuzviertel and Hörde.

Quarter
is a of , and it has about 15,885 inhabitants.

Suburb
Photo: DortmunderWestfront, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a suburb.

Suburb
is a Stadtteil in the south of the city of in .

Florianturm

Latitude
51.4966° or 51° 29′ 48″ north
Longitude
7.47663° or 7° 28′ 36″ east
Elevation
125 metres (410 feet)
Open location code
9F39FFWG+JM
Geo­Names ID
7281576
Wiki­data ID
Q450812
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Florianturm” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “برج فلوريان”
  • Azerbaijani: “Florianturm”
  • Chinese: “弗洛里安塔”
  • Dutch: “Florianturm”
  • French: “tour Florian”
  • French: “Tour Florian”
  • German: “Florianturm”
  • Latvian: “Florianturm”
  • Polish: “Florianturm”
  • Portuguese: “Florianturm”
  • Russian: “Florianturm”
  • Swedish: “Florianturm”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Steinerne Brücke and Hörde.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Dortmund Hilton and Hangufer.

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