Mahdholz Roman Watchtower

Mahdholz Roman Watchtower is a fort in Rainau, Ostalbkreis, Baden-Württemberg. Mahdholz Roman Watchtower is situated nearby to the reservoir Bucher Stausee, as well as near the village Hüttlingen.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Castra of Buch and Bucher Stausee.

Castra of Buch

Archaeological site

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Castra of Buch is an archaeological site, which is situated 1¼ km southeast of Mahdholz Roman Watchtower.

Bucher Stausee

Reservoir

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Bucher Stausee is a reservoir.

Schwabsberg station is a railway stop on the Upper Jagst Railway in the municipality of Rainau, located in the Ostalbkreis district in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Schwabsberg station is situated 1¼ km northeast of Mahdholz Roman Watchtower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hüttlingen and Neuler.

Hüttlingen

Village

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Hüttlingen is a municipality in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, in Ostalbkreis district. Hüttlingen is situated 3½ km southwest of Mahdholz Roman Watchtower.

Neuler

Village

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Neuler is a municipality in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, in Ostalbkreis district. Neuler is situated 4½ km west of Mahdholz Roman Watchtower.

Ellwangen

Town

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Ellwangen an der Jagst, officially Ellwangen, in common use simply Ellwangen is a town in the district of Ostalbkreis in the east of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. It is situated about 17 kilometres north of Aalen. Ellwangen has 25,000 inhabitants. Ellwangen is situated 5 km north of Mahdholz Roman Watchtower.

Mahdholz Roman Watchtower

Type: Fort
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Rainau, Ostalbkreis, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

48.91577° or 48° 54′ 57″ north

Longitude

10.13081° or 10° 7′ 51″ east

Elevation

486 metres (1,594 feet)

Open location code

8FWGW48J+88

GeoNames ID

12128333

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Swedish—“Mahdholz Roman Watchtower” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Romeinse uitkijktoren van Mahdholz”
Finnish: “Mahdholzin roomalainen vartiotorni”
French: “Tour de guet romaine de Mahdholz”
German: “Limes-Wachturm im Mahdholz bei Rainau-Schwabsberg”
German: “Limeswachturms Wp 12/77”
Italian: “Torre di guardia romana di Mahdholz”
Russian: “Римская сторожевая башня Мандхотз”
Spanish: “Torre de vigilancia romana de Mahdholz”
Swedish: “Mahdholzs romerska vakttorn”

Localities in the Area

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Nearby Places

Explore places such as Buch and Schwabsberg.

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