Hillscheid Roman Watchtower
Hillscheid Roman Watchtower is a fort in Hillscheid, Westerwaldkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate. Hillscheid Roman Watchtower is situated nearby to the town Höhr-Grenzhausen, as well as near the village Simmern.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kleinkastell Hillscheid and Alarmstange.
Kleinkastell Hillscheid
Photo: Carole Raddato, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kleinkastell Hillscheid is situated 1½ km east of Hillscheid Roman Watchtower.
Alarmstange
Peak
The Alarmstange, at 545.2 m above sea level, is the highest point in the Montabaur Heights, a hill ride on the southwestern edge of the Westerwald. It lies near Horressen in the county of Westerwaldkreis in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. Alarmstange is situated 3½ km east of Hillscheid Roman Watchtower.
Keramikmuseum Westerwald
Museum
Photo: LigaDue, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Keramikmuseum Westerwald is situated 3½ km northwest of Hillscheid Roman Watchtower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Höhr-Grenzhausen and Simmern.
Höhr-Grenzhausen
Town
Photo: Wolkenkratzer, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Höhr-Grenzhausen is a town in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is a centre for the ceramic industry in the Kannenbäckerland with a professional college for ceramics, another for ceramic form, and many others, hence the nickname Kannenbäckerstadt. Höhr-Grenzhausen is situated 3 km northwest of Hillscheid Roman Watchtower.
Simmern
Village
Photo: LigaDue, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Simmern is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Simmern is situated 3 km south of Hillscheid Roman Watchtower.
Kadenbach
Village
Photo: LigaDue, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kadenbach is an Ortsgemeinde – a community belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde – in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Kadenbach is situated 4½ km southeast of Hillscheid Roman Watchtower.
Hillscheid Roman Watchtower
- Type: Fort
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Hillscheid, Westerwaldkreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
50.41611° or 50° 24′ 58″ northLongitude
7.68885° or 7° 41′ 20″ eastElevation
295 metres (968 feet)Open location code
9F29CM8Q+CGGeoNames ID
12128230
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Swedish—“Hillscheid Roman Watchtower” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Romeinse uitkijktoren van Hillscheid”
- Finnish: “Hillscheidin roomalainen vartiotorni”
- French: “Tour de guet romaine de Hillscheid”
- German: “Limesturm Hillscheid”
- German: “Limesturm Wp 1/68 Hillscheid”
- Italian: “Torre di guardia romana di Hillscheid”
- Russian: “Римская сторожевая башня Хиллшайда”
- Spanish: “Torre de vigilancia romana de Hillscheid”
- Swedish: “Hillscheid romerska vakttorn”
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