Firewatch Tower

Firewatch Tower is a tower in , which is located on Fő tér. Firewatch Tower is situated nearby to , as well as near the square .
tuztorony.sopron.hu
+36 99 311 327
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  • Opening hours:
    January—March and November: 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
    April: 10:00 AM—6:00 PM
    May—August: 10:00 AM—8:00 PM
    September—October: 10:00 AM—6:00 PM
    December: Tuesday—Sunday 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Also known as: “Fire Tower (Sopron)”
  • Address: Fő tér, Sopron, 9400
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fabricius-ház and Coronation Church.

Museum
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is a museum.

Church
Photo: Zyance, CC BY 3.0.

Museum
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is a museum, which is situated 230 metres south of Firewatch Tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Belváros and Sopron.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Photo: Emmanuel DYAN, CC BY 2.0.
is a city in , close to the border, with a population of about 62,000. The town is officially bilingual, and its historical German language name is Ödenburg.

Suburb
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, also known as Bánfalva, is a former that is part of the city of , Hungary, since 1950. It is also called Kertváros or Sopron-Kertváros. is situated 3½ km west of Firewatch Tower.

Firewatch Tower

Latitude
47.68679° or 47° 41′ 12″ north
Longitude
16.59138° or 16° 35′ 29″ east
Height
58 metres (190 feet)
Open location code
8FVRMHPR+PH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 108549065
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­tower
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Wiki­data ID
Q613995
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Polish—“Firewatch Tower” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “防火塔”
  • French: “Tour de feu”
  • French: “Tour du feu”
  • Hebrew: “מגדל האש (סופרון)”
  • Hungarian: “Tűztorony”
  • Korean: “소방탑”
  • Polish: “Wieża Pożarowa, Sopron”

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