Spittlertorturm

Spittlertorturm is a tower in Nuremberg, Middle Franconia, Bavaria which is located on Spittlertorzwinger. Spittlertorturm is situated nearby to Forced Laborer Memorial Transit, as well as near the metro station Plärrer station.

Photo: Aka, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Type: Tourist attraction
Also known as: “Rotes Q”
Address: Spittlertorzwinger 2, Nürnberg, 90402

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Plärrer station and Weißer Turm.

Plärrer station

Metro station

Plärrer station

Photo: Silesia711, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Plärrer station is the only Nuremberg U-Bahn station apart from Nürnberg Hauptbahnhof to have an interchange with all the U-Bahn lines – the U1, U2, and U3. Plärrer station is situated 140 metres west of Spittlertorturm.

Weißer Turm

Photo: Technokrat, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Weißer Turm is situated 350 metres northeast of Spittlertorturm.

St. Elizabeth

Church

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.

St. Elizabeth's is a Roman Catholic church in Nuremberg in southern Germany. It is dedicated to Elizabeth of Hungary. St. Elizabeth is situated 270 metres northeast of Spittlertorturm.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Himpfelshof and Gostenhof.

Himpfelshof

Suburb

Photo: Aarp65, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Himpfelshof is a suburb.

Gostenhof

Suburb

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Gostenhof is a suburb.

Lorenz

Suburb

Photo: Sergei Gussev, CC BY 3.0.

Lorenz is a suburb.

Spittlertorturm

Categories: tower, building, tourism, historic site, and city walls
Location: Nuremberg, Middle Franconia, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

49.44844° or 49° 26′ 54″ north

Longitude

11.067° or 11° 4′ 1″ east

Open location code

8FXHC3X8+9R

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

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tourism=attraction

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In Other Languages

From German to Polish—“Spittlertorturm” goes by many names.

German: “Spittlertor”
Polish: “Spittlertor”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Garnisonmuseum, Außenstelle Spittlertorturm and Spittlertorzwinger.

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