Optischer Telegraph
The Prussian semaphore system was a telegraphic communications system used between Berlin and the Rhine Province from 1832 to 1849. It could transmit administrative and military messages by optical signal over a distance of nearly 550 kilometres.- Type: Tourist attraction
- Also known as: “Signalturm”
- Address: Egonstraße 152, Köln, 51061
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St. Pius X. and St Hubertus.
St. Pius X.
Church
Photo: Magnus Manske, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St. Pius X. is a church, which is situated 530 metres east of Optischer Telegraph.
St Hubertus
Church
St Hubertus is a church, which is situated 650 metres northwest of Optischer Telegraph.
Flittarder Rheinaue
Nature reserve
Photo: G.Seiffert, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Flittarder Rheinaue is a nature reserve.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mauenheim and Clouth quarter.
Mauenheim
Suburb
Photo: Chris06, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mauenheim is a suburb, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Optischer Telegraph.
Clouth quarter
Neighborhood
Photo: Charly Whisky, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
Clouth quarter is a neighborhood, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Optischer Telegraph.
Leverkusen
Photo: A.Savin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Leverkusen is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, on the eastern bank of the Rhine. To the south, Leverkusen borders the city of Cologne, and to the north the state capital, Düsseldorf.
Optischer Telegraph
- Categories: house, building, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Cologne, Cologne District, Cologne Lowland, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
50.99604° or 50° 59′ 46″ northLongitude
6.98233° or 6° 58′ 56″ eastNetwork
Preußischer_optischer_TelegrafOpen location code
9F28XXWJ+CWOpenStreetMap ID
way 195444239OpenStreetMap feature
building=houseOpenStreetMap feature
historic=optical_telegraphOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=no
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