Pointed Tower

Pointed Tower is a historical site in Nördlingen, Donau-Ries, Bavaria. Pointed Tower is situated nearby to Rieskrater Museum, as well as near City Museum Nördlingen.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rieskrater Museum and City Museum Nördlingen.

Rieskrater Museum

Museum

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The Rieskrater Museum, sometimes known in English as the Ries Crater Museum, focuses on meteors and their collisions with Earth. The museum is housed in a 16th-century barn in Nördlingen, Germany which was part of the medieval city's center. Rieskrater Museum is situated 140 metres southwest of Pointed Tower.

City Museum Nördlingen

Museum

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City Museum Nördlingen is situated 190 metres south of Pointed Tower.

Spitalkirche

Church

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Spitalkirche is a church, which is situated 210 metres southwest of Pointed Tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nähermemmingen and Herkheim.

Nähermemmingen

Village

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Nähermemmingen is a village, which is situated 3 km southwest of Pointed Tower.

Herkheim

Village

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Herkheim is a part of the municipality of Nördlingen in Germany, in the region of Swabia. It has a population of 531… Herkheim is situated 3½ km south of Pointed Tower.

Löpsingen

Village

Photo: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Löpsingen is a village, which is situated 4 km northeast of Pointed Tower.

Pointed Tower

Type: Historical site
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Nördlingen, Donau-Ries, Bavarian Swabia, Bavaria, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

48.85497° or 48° 51′ 18″ north

Longitude

10.48798° or 10° 29′ 17″ east

Elevation

428 metres (1,404 feet)

Open location code

8FWGVF3Q+X5

GeoNames ID

12182179

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In Other Languages

“Pointed Tower” goes by many names.

German: “Spitzer Turm”

Localities in the Area

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