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Osnabrück

Waterloo-Tor

Waterloo-Tor is a war memorial in , , commemorating the Battle of Waterloo. Along with its surrounding area the Waterloo-Tor is usually referred to as “Heger Tor” by residents of Osnabrück; the name “Waterloo-Tor” is barely used by locals.
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Photo: MrsMyer, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lagerhalle and Kulturgeschichtliches Museum Osnabrück.

Community center
Photo: Lagerhalle, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The in is one of the many communal founded in during the 1970s. It was established in 1976 in the building formerly belonging to the ironware company Richter, in close proximity to the Felix-Nussbaum-Haus museum and Waterloo-Tor memorial in Osnabrück's historic town centre.

Museum
Photo: BangertNo, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Town hall
Photo: LigaDue, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Town Hall of , , was built in the late Gothic style from 1487 to 1512. It is one of Osnabrück's most important buildings and emblems and continues to be used as the city's town hall today. is situated 210 metres northeast of Waterloo-Tor.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Heger-Tor-Viertel and Innenstadt.

Neighborhood
Photo: Timformatiker, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a neighborhood.

Suburb
The is the central district of the city of in , ; its population is roughly 8,300. The comprises the medieval Altstadt and Neustadt, which were united in 1306.

Suburb
is a district of , with a population of roughly 5,900 residents. It is home to both a Protestant and a Catholic church. There is also a school centre located in the district.

Waterloo-Tor

Latitude
52.27625° or 52° 16′ 35″ north
Longitude
8.03885° or 8° 2′ 20″ east
Open location code
9F4C72GQ+FG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 266465557
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
Wiki­data ID
Q1301376
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to German—“Waterloo-Tor” goes by many names.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Waterloo Bogen/ Heger Tor and Heger Tor.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Waterloo-Tor”. Photo: MrsMyer, CC BY-SA 3.0.