Bismarck Tower

The sole surviving in France is in the commune of near . The tower was erected in 1902 when the area was part of Alsace-Lorraine, a Reichsland of the German Empire.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mont Saint-Quentin in Moselle Valley and Château Lasalle.

Peak
Mount Saint-Quentin is a summit that lays in to the west of the area. Due to its location, it played a strategic role in observation, protection, and communication for the city of Metz located below.

Castle
Photo: Aimelaime, Public domain.
is a castle, which is situated 1 km east of Bismarck Tower.

Church
Photo: Aimelaime, Public domain.
is situated 1 km northwest of Bismarck Tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Metz and Imperial Quarter of Metz.

Photo: MJJR, CC BY 3.0.
is in the Lorraine region of that borders and . and the rest of the region offer much to view of historical interest, as well as a well-rounded shopping scene, ranging from the low- to high-end and including a great Saturday farmers' market.

Quarter
Photo: MJJR, CC BY 3.0.
The is a district of the city of , in the région of Grand-Est, in eastern France, initially built between 1902 and 1914 by the government of the ruling German Wilhelmine Empire, during the period of annexation of Alsace-Lorraine. is situated 3 km southeast of Bismarck Tower.

Town
Photo: Freddo, Public domain.
is a French commune in the department, , located near . houses the 6th Régiment du matériel. Woippy-Triage is the largest classification yard in France. is situated 3½ km north of Bismarck Tower.

Bismarck Tower

Latitude
49.12173° or 49° 7′ 18″ north
Longitude
6.13571° or 6° 8′ 9″ east
Network
Bismarckturm
Open location code
8FX844CP+M7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 135409715
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­tower
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q3533024
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Russian—“Bismarck Tower” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: 梅斯俾斯麦塔
  • French: tour Bismarck de Metz
  • French: Tour Bismarck de Metz
  • German: Bismarckturm
  • Japanese: ビスマルク塔
  • Low German: Tour Bismarck
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Bismarckturm
  • Russian: Башня Бисмарка

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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 “Bismarck Tower”. Photo: TCY, CC BY-SA 3.0.