Knacker Tower

Knacker Tower is a fort in Marktbreit, Kitzingen, Bavaria. Knacker Tower is situated nearby to the church St Nicholas (Marktbreit), as well as near the castle Schloss.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St Nicholas (Marktbreit) and Schloss.

St Nicholas (Marktbreit)

Church

Photo: Exprimidor, CC BY-SA 4.0.

St Nicholas (Marktbreit) is a church.

Schloss

Castle

Photo: Berthold Werner, Public domain.

Schloss is a castle, which is situated 120 metres northeast of Knacker Tower.

Rathaus

Town hall

Photo: Berthold Werner, Public domain.

Rathaus is a town hall, which is situated 200 metres northeast of Knacker Tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Marktbreit and Segnitz.

Marktbreit

Town

Photo: Michielverbeek, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Marktbreit am Main is a town in the district of Kitzingen in the Regierungsbezirk Unterfranken in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated at the most southern point of the Main river.

Segnitz is a municipality in the district of Kitzingen in Bavaria in Germany, 25 km south of Würzburg on the Main river. The village is well known as the home of Renaissance master builder Hans Keesebrod, horticulture and wine and has less than 850 inhabitants.

Marktsteft

Town

Photo: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Marktsteft is a town in the district of Kitzingen, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated on the left bank of the Main, 5 km southwest of Kitzingen. It was the birthplace of the well-known Second World War general Albert Kesselring. Marktsteft is situated 3½ km north of Knacker Tower.

Knacker Tower

Type: Fort
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Marktbreit, Kitzingen, Lower Franconia, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

49.66623° or 49° 39′ 58″ north

Longitude

10.14247° or 10° 8′ 33″ east

Elevation

196 metres (643 feet)

Open location code

8FXGM48R+FX

GeoNames ID

12182051

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Swedish—“Knacker Tower” goes by many names.

Chinese: “扒皮的塔”
Danish: “Rakker tårn”
Dutch: “Vilder toren”
Finnish: “Rankkurin torni”
French: “Tour Équarrissage”
German: “Fallmeisterturm”
Russian: “Башня живодера”
Spanish: “Torre de desollador”
Swedish: “Rackares torn”

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