Wachturm Wp 12/79

Wachturm Wp 12/79 is an archaeological site in Rainau, Ostalbkreis, Baden-Württemberg. Wachturm Wp 12/79 is situated near the church St. Martin, as well as near the town hall Gemeindeverwaltung Rainau.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Schwabsberg station and Limes Gate Dalkingen.

Schwabsberg station

Railway stop

Schwabsberg station is a railway stop on the Upper Jagst Railway in the municipality of Rainau, located in the Ostalbkreis district in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Schwabsberg station is situated 220 metres southwest of Wachturm Wp 12/79.

Limes Gate Dalkingen

Archaeological site

Photo: Haselburg-müller, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Limes Gate in Dalkingen is a unique Roman triumphal monument on the Upper Germanic-Rhaetian Limes and is one of its most impressive ruins. Since 2005, the ancient border passage, which was developed into a triumphal gate under Emperor Caracalla, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, together with the entire Roman Limes complex in Germany. Limes Gate Dalkingen is situated 1 km east of Wachturm Wp 12/79.

Castra of Buch

Archaeological site

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Castra of Buch is an archaeological site, which is situated 2 km south of Wachturm Wp 12/79.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ellwangen and Hüttlingen.

Ellwangen

Town

Photo: Moggosaurier, Copyrighted free use.

Ellwangen an der Jagst, officially Ellwangen, in common use simply Ellwangen is a town in the district of Ostalbkreis in the east of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. It is situated about 17 kilometres north of Aalen. Ellwangen has 25,000 inhabitants. Ellwangen is situated 4 km north of Wachturm Wp 12/79.

Hüttlingen

Village

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Hüttlingen is a municipality in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, in Ostalbkreis district. Hüttlingen is situated 4½ km southwest of Wachturm Wp 12/79.