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

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Kleinkastell Hillscheid is situated 1½ km east of Hillscheid Roman Watchtower.

Alarmstange

Peak

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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″ north

Longitude

7.68885° or 7° 41′ 20″ east

Elevation

295 metres (968 feet)

Open location code

9F29CM8Q+CG

GeoNames 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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