Weapon Tower

Weapon Tower is a tower in Râșnov, Brașov County. Weapon Tower is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint Panorama, as well as near the ruins Upper Chapel.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lutheran church of Râșnov and St. Nicholas Church, Râșnov.

Lutheran church of Râșnov

Church

Photo: HajjiBaba, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Lutheran church of Râșnov is situated 320 metres northwest of Weapon Tower.

St. Nicholas Church, Râșnov

Church

Photo: Andrei kokelburg, CC BY-SA 3.0 ro.

St. Nicholas Church is a Romanian Orthodox church located at 14 Romulus Cristoloveanu Street, Râșnov, Brașov County, Romania. It is dedicated to Saint Nicholas. St. Nicholas Church, Râșnov is situated 1 km southwest of Weapon Tower.

Râșnov railway station

Railway station

Photo: Nenea hartia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Râșnov railway station is situated 1 km northwest of Weapon Tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cristian and Vulcan.

Cristian

Village

Photo: L.Kenzel, CC BY 3.0.

Cristian is a village, which is situated 4 km north of Weapon Tower.

Vulcan

Village

Photo: L.Kenzel, CC BY 3.0.

Vulcan is a village, which is situated 6 km northwest of Weapon Tower.

Poiana Brașov

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Poiana Brașov is a neighborhood of Brașov and a Romanian ski resort. After the 2010s modernization, the ski area has expanded from 50 hectares to 80 hectares and the slope’s length increased from 13.8 km to 23.9 km.

Weapon Tower

Type: Tower
Also known as: “Turnul Armelor”
Categories: building and historic site
Location: Râșnov, Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude

45.59038° or 45° 35′ 25″ north

Longitude

25.4693° or 25° 28′ 10″ east

Open location code

8GQ7HFR9+5P

OpenStreetMap ID

way 270532747

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=tower

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In Other Languages

“Weapon Tower” goes by many names.

Italian: “Torre delle armi”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Upper Chapel and Panorama.

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