Kulm-Tower

Kulm-Tower is a tower in Unterwellenborn, Saalfeld-Rudolstadt, Thuringia. Access is restricted and requires permission. Kulm-Tower is situated nearby to the fire station Freiwillige Feuerwehr Unterwellenborn OT Dorfkulm, as well as near the scenic viewpoint Blick auf Schloßkulm.

Photo: Kora27, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Access is restricted and requires permission.
Type: Tower
Description: observation tower on Kulm mountain near Unterwellenborn
Also known as: “Kulmturm”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kulm and St. Veit.

Kulm

Peak

Photo: NoRud, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Kulm is a hill, 481.9 m above sea level, near Saalfeld in the German state of Thuringia. It lies east of the Saale valley at the western tip of the Saale 'Knee' and is the local hill of the towns of Saalfeld and Rudolstadt.

St. Veit

Church

Photo: Grundilein, Public domain.

St. Veit is a church, which is situated 2 km northwest of Kulm-Tower.

Saalfeld station

Railway station

Saalfeld station

Photo: Michael Sander, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Saalfeld station is the station in the city of Saalfeld in the southeast of the German state of Thuringia. It is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 3 station. Saalfeld station is situated 3½ km south of Kulm-Tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dorfkulm and Schloßkulm.

Dorfkulm

Village

Photo: NoRud, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dorfkulm is a village.

Schloßkulm

Village

Photo: Kora27, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Schloßkulm is a village.

Remschütz

Village

Photo: Franzfoto, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Remschütz is a village.

Kulm-Tower

Categories: observation tower and building
Location: Unterwellenborn, Saalfeld-Rudolstadt, Thuringia, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

50.68344° or 50° 41′ 0″ north

Longitude

11.36936° or 11° 22′ 10″ east

Elevation

482 metres (1,581 feet)

Inception

1884

Levels

5

Height

18 metres (59 feet)

Operator

Thüringerwald-Verein, Saalfeld

Open location code

9F2HM9M9+9P

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=tower

Wikidata ID

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Satellite Map

Discover Kulm-Tower from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

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In Other Languages

From French to German—“Kulm-Tower” goes by many names.

French: “tour d’observation du Kulm”
French: “Tour d’observation du Kulm”
German: “Kulmturm”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Freiwillige Feuerwehr Unterwellenborn OT Dorfkulm and Blick auf Schloßkulm.

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