Ludwig Tower
The Ludwig Tower in Bad Kissingen is located on the Staffelsberg, a hill in the German spa town of Bad Kissingen. The tower is to commemorate the House of Wittelsbach and, thus, named after Bavarian king Ludwig I of Bavaria.Photo: Darev, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Scenic viewpoint
- Description: cultural heritage monument D-6-72-114-21 (0) in Bad Kissingen, Bavaria
- Also known as: “Ludwigs-Tower” and “Ludwigsturm”
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bad Kissingen Airfield and Rosengarten, Bad Kissingen.
Bad Kissingen Airfield
Aerodrome
Photo: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bad Kissingen Airfield is an airfield in Germany, located about 1 mile north of Bad Kissingen in Bavaria. It supports general aviation and light aircraft up to by planes of up to 3,000 kg.
Rosengarten, Bad Kissingen
Park
Photo: Darev, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rosengarten, Bad Kissingen is a park, which is situated 1 km east of Ludwig Tower.
Esperantoplatz
Park
Photo: Renardo la vulpo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Esperantoplatz is a park, which is situated 1 km southeast of Ludwig Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Albertshausen (Bad Kissingen) and Wittershausen (Oberthulba).
Albertshausen (Bad Kissingen)
Village
Photo: Darev, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Albertshausen (Bad Kissingen) is a village, which is situated 4½ km west of Ludwig Tower.
Wittershausen (Oberthulba)
Village
Photo: Rainer Lippert, Public domain.
Wittershausen (Oberthulba) is a village, which is situated 5 km southwest of Ludwig Tower.
Aschach
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Aschach is a village, which is situated 6 km north of Ludwig Tower.
Ludwig Tower
- Categories: observation tower, tower, building, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Bad Kissingen, Bad Kissingen, Lower Franconia, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
50.20214° or 50° 12′ 8″ northLongitude
10.05847° or 10° 3′ 31″ eastInception
1881Height
25 metres (82 feet)Open location code
9F2G6325+V9OpenStreetMap ID
node 330673408OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=viewpointOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noWikidata ID
Q1194859
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In Other Languages
“Ludwig Tower” goes by many names.
- German: “Ludwigsturm”
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