Cologne Lowland
Cologne District
Bonn

Alte Meridianmarke

Alte Meridianmarke is a historic site in , , . Alte Meridianmarke is situated nearby to the castle , as well as near the cemetery .
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Inscription: “Meridianmarke 1847 Zur Festlegung der Ausgangsrichtung (Orientierung) des Rheinischen Dreiecksnetzes bestimmte 1847/48 der Bonner Astronom Professor Friedrich Wilhelm Argelander (1799-1875) durch Sternbeobachtung den Winkel zwischen dem Meridian ...”
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rosenburg and Marienhospital.

Castle
Photo: Wolkenkratzer, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a castle, which is situated 340 metres southeast of Alte Meridianmarke.

Hospital
Photo: Wolkenkratzer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is situated 560 metres northwest of Alte Meridianmarke.

Cemetery
Photo: Hagman, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
is a cemetery, which is situated 350 metres northeast of Alte Meridianmarke.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kessenich and Poppelsdorf.

Quarter
is a district of the former German capital city . It is best known for the German confectionery company Haribo.

Quarter
Bonn is a federal city in the German state of , located on the banks of the Rhine. With a population exceeding 300,000, it lies about 24 km south-southeast of , in the southernmost part of the Rhine-Ruhr region.

Quarter
Photo: Wolkenkratzer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a quarter.

Alte Meridianmarke

Latitude
50.71277° or 50° 42′ 46″ north
Longitude
7.09778° or 7° 5′ 52″ east
Open location code
9F29P37X+44
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1617662611
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­survey_point
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
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Highlights include Friedhofskapelle and Alter Sportplatz.

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