Jupiter Column

A Jupiter Column is a monument belonging to a type widespread in Roman Germania.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: archaeological monuments dedicated to Jupiter common in ancient Europe
  • Also known as: “Jupiter Giant Column” and “Jupiter Gigantensäule”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Martinskirche and Zaberauen von Meimsheim und Botenheim.

Church
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is a church, which is situated 2 km southwest of Jupiter Column.

Nature reserve
Photo: Johannes DOmin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a nature reserve, which is situated 3 km southwest of Jupiter Column.

Museum
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is situated 3 km west of Jupiter Column.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nordhausen and Lauffen am Neckar.

Village
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is a village.

Town
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or simply Lauffen is a town in the , Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is on the river , 9 kilometres southwest of . is situated 3½ km east of Jupiter Column.

Village
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is a town in the district of in in . is situated 3½ km northeast of Jupiter Column.

Jupiter Column

Latitude
49.08095° or 49° 4′ 51″ north
Longitude
9.10647° or 9° 6′ 23″ east
Open location code
8FXF34J4+9H
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1976160424
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q1546286
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Jupiter Column” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “عمود جوبيتر”
  • Catalan: “Columna de Júpiter”
  • Catalan: “Jupitergigantensäule”
  • Catalan: “Jupitersäule”
  • Dutch: “Jupiterzuil”
  • Estonian: “Jupiteri sammas”
  • French: “colonne de Jupiter”
  • French: “Colonne de Jupiter”
  • German: “Jupitergigantensäule”
  • German: “Jupitersäule”
  • Italian: “Colonna di Giove con Gigante”
  • Italian: “Colonna di Giove”
  • Japanese: “ジュピター柱”
  • Polish: “Kolumna Jowisza z Gigantem”
  • Polish: “Kolumna Jowisza”
  • Spanish: “Columna de Jupiter”
  • Spanish: “Columna de Júpiter”
  • Turkish: “Jüpiter sütunu”
  • Turkish: “Jüpiter Sütunu”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Römergarten and TV Hausen.

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