Wilhelm Raabe Tower
The Wilhelm Raabe Tower is one of the few surviving Kaiser towers. It is located on the Eichenberg hill near Blankenburg on the edge of the Harz Mountains of central Germany.- Type: Tower
- Description: observation tower near Blankenburg in Harz
- Also known as: “Wilhelm-Raabe-Warte”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Eichenberg and Ziegenkopf.
Ziegenkopf
Peak
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The Ziegenkopf is a hill, 400.7 m above sea level, near Blankenburg in the Harz mountains in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt.
Ziegenkopf-Tower
Scenic viewpoint
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Ziegenkopf-Tower is a scenic viewpoint, which is situated 590 metres southeast of Wilhelm Raabe Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Timmenrode and Neuwerk.
Timmenrode
Village
Photo: B.Thomas95, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Timmenrode is a village and a former municipality in the district of Harz, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2010, it is part of the town Blankenburg am Harz. Timmenrode is situated 6 km southeast of Wilhelm Raabe Tower.
Neuwerk
Village
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Neuwerk is a village, which is situated 6 km southwest of Wilhelm Raabe Tower.
Wendefurth
Hamlet
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Wendefurth is a hamlet in central Germany that, since 1 July 2009, has been part of the borough of Thale district of Harz. Previously it belonged to the municipality of Altenbrak which was incorporated into Thale. Wendefurth is situated 6 km south of Wilhelm Raabe Tower.
Wilhelm Raabe Tower
- Categories: observation tower and building
- Location: Blankenburg, Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.7928° or 51° 47′ 34″ northLongitude
10.92961° or 10° 55′ 47″ eastHeight
22 metres (72 feet)Open location code
9F3GQWVH+4ROpenStreetMap ID
way 210469072OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerWikidata ID
Q1552658
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In Other Languages
“Wilhelm Raabe Tower” goes by many names.
- German: “Wilhelm-Raabe-Warte”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Panorama Blick Oesig Bkankenburg von Wilhelm-Raabe-Warte and Staufen-Berg.
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