Perlachturm
The 70-metre-tall Perlachturm is a belltower in front of the church of St. Peter am Perlach in the central district of Augsburg, Germany. It originated as a watchtower in the 10th century.- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Opening hours:
closed
public holidays: closed - Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: tower
- Also known as: “Perlach Tower”
- Address: Rathausplatz
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St. Peter am Perlach and Augsburg Town Hall.
St. Peter am Perlach
Church
St. Peter am Perlach or Perlach-Church is a romanesque Catholic church in the center of Augsburg. The tower of the church, the Perlachturm, is together with the Augsburg Town Hall the landmark of Augsburg.
Augsburg Town Hall
Town hall
Augsburg Town Hall is the administrative centre of Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany, and one of the most significant secular buildings of the Renaissance style north of the Alps.
Stadtmetzg Augsburg
Government building
Stadtmetzg Augsburg is a government building, which is situated 110 metres northeast of Perlachturm.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Augsburg-Innenstadt and Augsburg-Bismarckviertel.
Augsburg-Innenstadt
Suburb
Innenstadt is one of the seventeen highest level civic divisions, or Planungsräume, of the city of Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany. Located in the centre of the city, it is the most populated planning district, home to 49,222 residents as of December 31, 2022.
Proviantbachquartier
Neighborhood
Perlachturm
- Category: tower
- Location: Augsburg, Bavarian Swabia, Bavaria, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
48.36917° or 48° 22′ 9″ north
Longitude
10.89836° or 10° 53′ 54″ east
Elevation
493 metres (1,617 feet)
Height
70 metres (230 feet)
Wheelchair access
no
Open location code
8FWG9V9X+M8
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Swedish—“Perlachturm” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “佩拉赫塔”
- Dutch: “Perlachturm”
- German: “Perlachturm”
- Icelandic: “Perlachturninn”
- Russian: “Перлахтурм”
- Swedish: “Perlachturm”
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