Pulverturm
The Pulverturm in Andernach is a tower that is part of the archiepiscopal-Electorate of Cologne castle at Andernach and, at the same time, a fortified tower in the town fortifications.Photo: Marcin-Janek, CC BY 3.0.
- Type: Tower
- Description: tower
- Also known as: “Pulverturm, Andernach”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Stadtburg Andernach and Christuskirche (Andernach).
Christuskirche (Andernach)
Church
Photo: Chris06, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Christuskirche (Andernach) is a church, which is situated 140 metres west of Pulverturm.
Andernach station
Railway station
Photo: DB-ICE, Public domain.
Andernach station is the transportation hub of the city of Andernach in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It is a mid-sized station with thousands of passengers each day. Andernach station is situated 500 metres south of Pulverturm.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Andernach and Fahr.
Andernach
Town
Photo: Maus-Trauden, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Andernach is a town in the district of Mayen-Koblenz, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, of about 30,000 inhabitants. It is situated towards the end of the Neuwied basin on the left bank of the Rhine between the former tiny fishing village of Fornich in the…
Fahr
Locality
Photo: Frila, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The ancient village of Fahr bordering the Rhine river is today part of the Feldkirchen district belonging to the town of Neuwied in northern Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Gönnersdorf
Neighborhood
The village of Gönnersdorf, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, extends on the hills north of the Rhine above the village of Fahr, which lies directly on the river.
Pulverturm
- Categories: building, historic site, and city walls
- Location: Andernach, Mayen-Koblenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.43899° or 50° 26′ 20″ northLongitude
7.40477° or 7° 24′ 17″ eastOpen location code
9F29CCQ3+HWOpenStreetMap ID
way 128966047OpenStreetMap feature
building=towerOpenStreetMap feature
historic=citywallsOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerWikidata ID
Q1357397
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In Other Languages
From French to German—“Pulverturm” goes by many names.
- French: “tour aux poudres d’Andernach”
- French: “Tour aux poudres d’Andernach”
- German: “Pulverturm”
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