Roman Tower
Roman Tower is a fort in Cologne, Cologne Lowland, North Rhine-Westphalia. Roman Tower is situated nearby to the church St. Gereon’s Basilica, as well as near the locality Klingelpütz.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Roman Tower and Cologne Cathedral.
Cologne Cathedral
Church
Photo: Der Wolf im Wald, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
Cologne Cathedral is a Catholic cathedral in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Cologne and of the administration of the Archdiocese of Cologne. Cologne Cathedral is situated 1 km east of Roman Tower.
St. Gereon’s Basilica
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St. Gereon's Basilica is a German Roman Catholic church in Cologne, dedicated to Saint Gereon, and designated a minor basilica on 25 June 1920. In the core of St. St. Gereon’s Basilica is situated 260 metres north of Roman Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Klingelpütz and Belgian Quarter.
Belgian Quarter
Neighborhood
Photo: A.Savin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Belgian Quarter is an inner city district of Cologne, Germany. The name is derived from street names in the vicinity, referring to Belgian provinces or cities.
Roman Tower
- Type: Fort
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Cologne, Cologne District, Cologne Lowland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
50.94098° or 50° 56′ 28″ northLongitude
6.94661° or 6° 56′ 48″ eastElevation
59 metres (194 feet)Open location code
9F28WWRW+9JGeoNames ID
12148688
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Swedish—“Roman Tower” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Romerske tårn i Köln Befæstninger”
- Dutch: “Romeinse toren van Keulen vestingwerken”
- Finnish: “Rooman torni Kölnin linnoituksia”
- French: “Tour romaine de Cologne Fortifications”
- German: “Römerturm”
- Italian: “Torre romana di Colonia Fortificazioni”
- Russian: “Римская башня Кельнских укреплений”
- Spanish: “Torre romana de las fortificaciones de Colonia”
- Swedish: “Romerska tornet i Köln befästningar”
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