Ostlandkreuz Geislingen

Ostlandkreuz Geislingen is a cross in Geislingen an der Steige, Göppingen, Baden-Württemberg. Ostlandkreuz Geislingen is situated near the peak Schildwacht, as well as near the town Geislingen an der Steige.

Type: Tourist attraction
Also known as: “Ostlandkreuz”
Inscription: “1914 – 1918 1939 – 1945 Den Toten Südmährens Im Exil von 1945 Geislingen Stg. Wttbg. 6. Aug. 1950 Erneuert 1992”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Schildwacht and Geislingen station.

Schildwacht

Peak

Photo: FlocciNivis, CC BY 4.0.

Schildwacht is a peak.

Geislingen station

Railway station

Photo: Baron2105, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Geislingen station is located at the 61.3 kilometre… Geislingen station is situated 1 km northeast of Ostlandkreuz Geislingen.

Geislingen Town Library

Library

Photo: Langer Luzin, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Geislingen Town Library is situated 1 km east of Ostlandkreuz Geislingen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Geislingen an der Steige and Kuchen.

Geislingen an der Steige

Town

Photo: Joachim Köhler, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Geislingen an der Steige is surrounded by the heights of the Swabian Alb and embedded in 5 valleys.

Kuchen

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kuchen is a municipality of the district of Göppingen in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Kuchen is situated 3 km northwest of Ostlandkreuz Geislingen.

Gingen an der Fils

Village

Photo: Ziegler175, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Gingen an der Fils is a municipality in the district of Göppingen in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Gingen an der Fils is situated 6 km northwest of Ostlandkreuz Geislingen.

Ostlandkreuz Geislingen

Categories: cross, tourism, historic site, and memorial
Location: Geislingen an der Steige, Göppingen, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

48.61547° or 48° 36′ 56″ north

Longitude

9.82968° or 9° 49′ 47″ east

Elevation

640 metres (2,100 feet)

Established

1950

Height

23 metres (74 feet)

Wheelchair access

Open location code

8FWFJR8H+5V

OpenStreetMap ID

node 305885531

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=memorial

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=cross

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

GeoNames ID

7289556

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Altenstadt and Rorgensteig.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Geislingen, Wilhelmshöhe and Wilhelmshöhe.

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