Dronketurm
Dronketurm is a scenic viewpoint in Schalkenmehren, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate. Dronketurm is situated nearby to the peak Mäuse Berg, as well as near the scenic viewpoint Priorfels.Photo: DePr, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Scenic viewpoint
- Description: Observation tower near Schalkenmehren
- Also known as: “Adolf-Dronke-Turm”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gemündener Maar and Weinfelder Maar.
Gemündener Maar
Lake
Photo: Wolkenkratzer, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Gemündener Maar is the northernmost of the three Daun Maars. It lies in the immediate vicinity of the village of Gemünden and ca. 1.5 km south of Daun in the Eifel and in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate.
Weinfelder Maar
Lake
Photo: Wolkenkratzer, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Weinfelder Maar, also called the Totenmaar, is a maar around two kilometres southeast of the town of Daun in the Eifel Mountains, in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Daun and Mehren.
Daun
Town
Photo: Factory X, CC BY-SA 2.0 de.
Daun is a town in the Vulkaneifel district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is the district seat and also the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde of Daun. Daun is situated 2½ km north of Dronketurm.
Mehren
Village
Photo: Dkvtig, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mehren is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the Vulkaneifel district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Daun, whose seat is in the like-named town. Mehren is situated 2½ km east of Dronketurm.
Boverath
Suburb
Photo: Thomas Hummel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Boverath is a suburb, which is situated 3½ km north of Dronketurm.
Dronketurm
- Categories: observation tower, tower, building, and tourism
- Location: Schalkenmehren, Vulkaneifel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.1755° or 50° 10′ 32″ northLongitude
6.8422° or 6° 50′ 32″ eastInception
1902Height
11 metres (36 feet)Open location code
9F285RGR+5VOpenStreetMap ID
way 216248346OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=viewpointWikidata ID
Q1260185
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In Other Languages
“Dronketurm” goes by many names.
- German: “Dronketurm”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mäuse Berg and Priorfels.
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