Prussian semaphore system
The Prussian semaphore system was a telegraphic communications system used between Berlin and the Rhine Province from 1832 to 1849. It could transmit administrative and military messages by optical signal over a distance of nearly 550 kilometres.- Type: Transit terminal
- Description: telegraphic communications system used between Berlin and the Rhine Province from 1832 to 1849
- Also known as: “Preussischer optischer Telegraf, Station 3” and “Preußischer optischer Telegraf, Station 3”
- Historically known as: “Prussian semaphore system #3”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Schäferberg and Fernmeldeturm Berlin.
Fernmeldeturm Berlin
Building
The Fernmeldeturm Berlin is a telecommunication tower located atop the Schäferberg hill in Berlin-Wannsee. The tower was built between 1961 and 1964, and is not open to the public.
Pfaueninsel
Island
Photo: E-W, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pfaueninsel is an island in the River Havel situated in Berlin-Wannsee, in the district of Steglitz-Zehlendorf in southwestern Berlin, near the border with Potsdam in Brandenburg.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stolpe and Neubabelsberg.
Stolpe
Quarter
Photo: Iotatau, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Stolpe is a historic village in the western suburbs of Berlin, the capital city of Germany. It is situated in the locality of Wannsee, in the borough of Steglitz-Zehlendorf.
Wannsee
Suburb
Photo: E-W, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wannsee is a locality in the southwestern Berlin borough of Steglitz-Zehlendorf, Germany. It is the westernmost locality of Berlin. In the quarter there are two lakes, the larger Großer Wannsee and the Kleiner Wannsee, located on the Havel and separated by the Wannsee Bridge.
Prussian semaphore system
- Categories: communications system, group of structures or buildings, semaphore line, organization, and transportation
- Location: Berlin, Berlin, Stadt, Berlin, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Esperanto to German—“Prussian semaphore system” goes by many names.
- Esperanto: “Prusa Semafora Sistemo”
- Finnish: “Preussin optinen lennätinlinja nro 3” (historical)
- Finnish: “Preussin optinen lennätinlinja”
- French: “Télégraphe optique prussien”
- French: “Télégraphe optique prussien, Station no 3” (historical)
- German: “Optischer Telegraph”
- German: “Preußische optische Telegraf”
- German: “Preussischer optischer Telegraf”
- German: “Preußischer optischer Telegraf”
- German: “Preußischer optischer Telegraph”
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