Prussian semaphore system
The Prussian semaphore system was a telegraphic communications system used between Berlin and the Rhine Province from 1832 to 1849. It could transmit administrative and military messages by optical signal over a distance of nearly 550 kilometres.- Type: Sign
- Description: telegraphic communications system used between Berlin and the Rhine Province from 1832 to 1849
- Also known as: “Preußischer optischer Telegraf, Station 55 Sauerwiese”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lökestein and Segelfluggelände Eudenbach.
Lökestein
Photo: Fallkner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lökestein is situated 540 metres west of Prussian semaphore system.
Segelfluggelände Eudenbach
Nature reserve
Photo: Fallkner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Segelfluggelände Eudenbach is a nature reserve.
Eudenbach gliding site
Aerodrome
Photo: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Eudenbach gliding site is an aerodrome.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Buchholz and Rindhausen.
Buchholz
Village
Photo: Wolkenkratzer, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Buchholz is a municipality in the district of Neuwied, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Prussian semaphore system
Latitude
50.6807° or 50° 40′ 51″ northLongitude
7.37958° or 7° 22′ 47″ eastNetwork
Preußischer_optischer_TelegrafOpen location code
9F29M9JH+7ROpenStreetMap ID
node 1093949852OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=informationWikidata ID
Q870831
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In Other Languages
From Esperanto to German—“Prussian semaphore system” goes by many names.
- Esperanto: “Prusa Semafora Sistemo”
- Finnish: “Preussin optinen lennätinlinja”
- French: “Télégraphe optique prussien”
- German: “Optischer Telegraph”
- German: “Preußische optische Telegraf”
- German: “Preussischer optischer Telegraf”
- German: “Preußischer optischer Telegraf”
- German: “Preußischer optischer Telegraph”
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