Saxon Ore Mountains
Erzgebirgskreis
Johanngeorgenstadt

Pulverturm

The Pulverturm in was a used by the mining authorities for storing gunpowder for the Neu Leipziger Glück pit. It was built in 1798 in a sparsely settled region outside the town on the spoil heap of the Gotthelf Schaller pit on Straße by the Neu Leipziger Glück Union.
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  • Type: Tower
  • Description: tower in Johanngeorgenstadt
  • Also known as: “Pulverturm, Johanngeorgenstadt”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Polish-Saxon Post Milestone Johanngeorgenstadt and Pferdegöpel Johanngeorgenstadt.

Historic site
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is a historic site.

Memorial
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is a memorial, which is situated 390 metres south of Pulverturm.

Peak
is a mountain in , Eastern . A minor ruling family that previously inhabited the region of present day Saxony, the family originally profited from the diverse abundance of stone in the area.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Potůčky and Steinbach.

Village
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is a municipality and village in in the of the . It has about 400 inhabitants.

Village
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is a village.

Suburb
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is a division of the town of in the German district of . This dispersed settlement is surrounded by woods, is divided into Ober- and Unterjugel and runs along the German-Czech border from the Lehmergrund to the crest of the .

Pulverturm

Latitude
50.43404° or 50° 26′ 3″ north
Longitude
12.70923° or 12° 42′ 33″ east
Open location code
9F2JCPM5+JM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 239085893
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­tower
Wiki­data ID
Q15841227
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In Other Languages

From French to Greek—“Pulverturm” goes by many names.

Places with the Same Name

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Rathaus Johanngeorgenstadt and Platz des Bergmanns.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Pulverturm”. Photo: Hejkal, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.