Optischer Telegraph

The Prussian semaphore system was a telegraphic communications system used between 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.
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  • Tourist attraction
  • …is also known as “Signalturm”
  • …is not wheelchair accessible
  • …is part of the Preußischer_optischer_Telegraf network
  • Address: Egonstraße 152, Köln, 51061

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St. Pius X. and St Hubertus.
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Church
is a church, which is situated 530 metres east of Optischer Telegraph.
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Church
is a church, which is situated 650 metres northwest of Optischer Telegraph.
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Nature reserve
is a nature reserve.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mauenheim and Clouth quarter.
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Suburb
is a suburb, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Optischer Telegraph.
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Neighborhood
is a neighborhood, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Optischer Telegraph.
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is a city in , Germany, on the eastern bank of the Rhine.

Optischer Telegraph

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Latitude
50.99604° or 50° 59′ 46″ north
Longitude
6.98233° or 6° 58′ 56″ east
Open location code
9F28XXWJ+CW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 195444239
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­optical_telegraph
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tourism=­attraction

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