Round Tower
The Round Tower is a large defensive tower in Andernach, Germany, the town's keep and schauinsland. The castle and the town walls were called that because they provided a far look into the surrounding country to see enemy troops approaching in time.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Email: runder.turm@web.de
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: tower in Andernach, Germany
- Also known as: “Round Tower, Andernach”
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Assumption of Mary and Himmeroder Hof.
Assumption of Mary
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Assumption of Mary is a church, which is situated 140 metres south of Round Tower.
Himmeroder Hof
Manor estate
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Himmeroder Hof is a manor estate, which is situated 260 metres southeast of Round Tower.
Stadtburg Andernach
Photo: Schaengel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Stadtburg Andernach is situated 650 metres east of Round Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Andernach and Leutesdorf.
Andernach
Town
Photo: Maus-Trauden, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Andernach is a town in the district of Mayen-Koblenz, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, of about 30,000 inhabitants. It is situated towards the end of the Neuwied basin on the left bank of the Rhine between the former tiny fishing village of Fornich in the…
Leutesdorf
Village
Photo: Wolkenkratzer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Leutesdorf is a municipality in the district of Neuwied, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Fahr
Locality
Photo: Frila, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The ancient village of Fahr bordering the Rhine river is today part of the Feldkirchen district belonging to the town of Neuwied in northern Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Round Tower
- Categories: fortified tower, tower, building, and tourism
- Location: Andernach, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
50.44075° or 50° 26′ 27″ northLongitude
7.39622° or 7° 23′ 46″ eastElevation
66 metres (217 feet)Inception
1440—1453Height
56 metres (184 feet)Open location code
9F29C9RW+7FOpenStreetMap ID
way 311573965OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noGeoNames ID
12156764Wikidata ID
Q1415075
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Round Tower” goes by many names.
- French: “Tour Ronde”
- German: “Runder Turm”
- Spanish: “Torre redonda (Andernach)”
- Spanish: “Torre redonda”
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