Torturm

Torturm is a tower in Forchheim, Upper Franconia, Bavaria. Torturm is situated nearby to the brewery Brauerei Hebendanz, as well as near the church St. Martin.

Type: Tourist attraction
Description: cultural heritage monument D-4-74-126-239 (0) in Forchheim, Bavaria
Also known as: “Sal Gate Tower”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St. Martin and St. Katharina.

St. Martin

Church

Photo: Wikimedia, GFDL.

St. Martin is a church, which is situated 180 metres southeast of Torturm.

St. Katharina

Church

Photo: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 3.0.

St. Katharina is a church, which is situated 270 metres east of Torturm.

Brauerei Hebendanz

Brewery

Photo: Avda, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Brauerei Hebendanz is a brewery, which is situated 110 metres east of Torturm.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Burk (Forchheim) and Buckenhofen.

Burk (Forchheim)

Village

Photo: Rolli91, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Burk (Forchheim) is a village.

Buckenhofen

Village

Photo: Mikmaq, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Buckenhofen is a village.

Sigritzau

Hamlet

Photo: Mikmaq, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Sigritzau is a hamlet, which is situated 3 km southeast of Torturm.

Torturm

Categories: cultural heritage ensemble, tower, building, tourism, and historic site
Location: Forchheim, Forchheim, Upper Franconia, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

49.72063° or 49° 43′ 14″ north

Longitude

11.05527° or 11° 3′ 19″ east

Elevation

262 metres (860 feet)

Wheelchair access

Open location code

8FXHP3C4+74

OpenStreetMap ID

way 55450241

OpenStreetMap feature

building=tower

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=tower

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

GeoNames ID

12199933

Wikidata ID

Q41399646

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In Other Languages

“Torturm” goes by many names.

German: “Saltorturm”

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