Observation Post Alpha
Observation Post Alpha, OP Alpha, or Point Alpha was a Cold War observation post between Rasdorf, Hesse, West Germany and Geisa, Thuringia, East Germany.Photo: Michael Sander, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Opening hours:
April—October: 10:00 AM—6:00 PM
March and November: 10:00 AM—4:30 PM
December—February: Tuesday—Sunday 10:00 AM—4:30 PM - Type: Museum
- Description: observation Post overlooking the inner German border
- Also known as: “Gedenkstätte Point Alpha” and “Observation Point Alpha”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Schloss Geisa and Kulturhaus Geisa.
Schloss Geisa
Castle
Photo: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Schloss Geisa is a castle, which is situated 2 km southeast of Observation Post Alpha.
Kulturhaus Geisa
Community center
Photo: Michael Sander, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kulturhaus Geisa is a community center, which is situated 2 km southeast of Observation Post Alpha.
Catholic Church Geisa
Church
Photo: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Catholic Church Geisa is situated 1½ km southeast of Observation Post Alpha.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wiesenfeld (Geisa) and Borsch.
Borsch
Village
Photo: Emil Volkmar, CC BY 3.0.
Borsch is a village, which is situated 2½ km east of Observation Post Alpha.
Schleid
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Schleid is a municipality in the Wartburgkreis district of Thuringia, Germany. Schleid is situated 3½ km southeast of Observation Post Alpha.
Observation Post Alpha
- Categories: memorial, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Geisa, Wartburgkreis, Thuringia, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.72393° or 50° 43′ 26″ northLongitude
9.93189° or 9° 55′ 55″ eastOperator
Point-Alpha-StiftungOpen location code
9F2FPWFJ+HQOpenStreetMap ID
way 121544866OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q318112
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Esperanto to Slovenian—“Observation Post Alpha” goes by many names.
- Esperanto: “Memorigloko Point Alpha”
- French: “Point Alpha”
- German: “Observation Post Alpha”
- German: “OP Alpha”
- German: “Point Alpha”
- Japanese: “ポイント・アルファ”
- Portuguese: “Posto de Observação Alpha”
- Slovenian: “Observation Post Alpha”
- Slovenian: “OP Alpha”
- Slovenian: “Point Alpha”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Rasdorfer Berg and Haus auf der Grenze.
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