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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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Also known as: “Signalturm”
  • Address: Egonstraße 152, Köln, 51061

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St. Pius X. and St Hubertus.

Church
Photo: Magnus Manske, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a church, which is situated 530 metres east of Optischer Telegraph.

Church
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is a church, which is situated 650 metres northwest of Optischer Telegraph.

Nature reserve
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is a nature reserve.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mauenheim and Clouth quarter.

Suburb
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is a suburb, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Optischer Telegraph.

Neighborhood
Photo: Charly Whisky, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
is a neighborhood, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Optischer Telegraph.

Photo: A.Savin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a city in , Germany, on the eastern bank of the Rhine. To the south, borders the city of , and to the north the state capital, .

Optischer Telegraph

Latitude
50.99604° or 50° 59′ 46″ north
Longitude
6.98233° or 6° 58′ 56″ east
Wheelchair access
no
Network
Preußischer_optischer_Telegraf
Open location code
9F28XXWJ+CW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 195444239
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­house
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­optical_telegraph
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
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