Eckardts-Tower
Eckardts-Tower is a tower in Coburg, Upper Franconia, Bavaria. Eckardts-Tower is situated nearby to the village Löbelstein, as well as near the neighborhood Festungshof.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: cultural heritage monument D-4-63-000-59 (0) in Coburg, Bavaria
- Also known as: “Eckardtsturm”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Coburg Fortress and Naturkundemuseum Coburg.
Coburg Fortress
Castle
Photo: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Veste Coburg is one of the best-preserved medieval fortresses of Germany. It is situated on a hill above the town of Coburg, in the Upper Franconia region of Bavaria. Coburg Fortress is situated 1¼ km north of Eckardts-Tower.
Naturkundemuseum Coburg
Museum
Photo: Jed, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
Naturkundemuseum Coburg is situated 1¼ km northwest of Eckardts-Tower.
Landestheater Coburg
Theater building
Photo: Mike aus dem Bayerwald, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Landestheater Coburg is a medium-sized three-division theatre in Coburg, Bavaria, Germany. Located on Schlossplatz, a central square, the Neoclassical building has 550 seats. In 2008, the theatre employed 250 permanent staff and 100 part-time employees. Landestheater Coburg is situated 1½ km northwest of Eckardts-Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Löbelstein and Festungshof.
Ketschendorf
Suburb
Photo: Störfix, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
Ketschendorf is a southern suburb of the city of Coburg in the county of Upper Franconia, in the state of Bavaria in Germany.
Eckardts-Tower
- Categories: observation tower, tower, tourism, historic site, and monument
- Location: Coburg, Coburg, Upper Franconia, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
50.25323° or 50° 15′ 12″ northLongitude
10.98395° or 10° 59′ 2″ eastElevation
431 metres (1,414 feet)Inception
1873Height
21 metres (69 feet)Open location code
9F2G7X3M+7HOpenStreetMap ID
way 385887643OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
From Esperanto to German—“Eckardts-Tower” goes by many names.
- Esperanto: “Eckardtsturm”
- German: “Eckardtsturm (Coburg)”
- German: “Eckardtsturm”
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