Wachturm Wp 12/79

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

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include 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

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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.