Schelmentoren
The Schelmentoren in Heerlen is a Medieval Building that has served as a defendable living tower for the Here van Are and their successors. As part of the Landsfort Herle, it served as a prison tower.- Tower
- …dates from 1200
- Description: tower in Heerlen, Netherlands
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pancratiuskerk and Town hall of Heerlen.
Pancratiuskerk
Church
The Pancratiuskerk is a Roman Catholic church in Heerlen in the Netherlands.
Town hall of Heerlen
Public building
Town hall of Heerlen is a public building, which is situated 250 metres southwest of Schelmentoren.
Glaspaleis
Retail building
The Glaspaleis is a modernist building in Heerlen, Netherlands, built in 1935.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Maankwartier and Eikenderveld.
Grasbroek
Neighborhood
Grasbroek is a neighbourhood and former mining colony in the municipality Heerlen, Netherlands.
Schelmentoren
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Latitude
50.88796° or 50° 53′ 17″ north
Longitude
5.98045° or 5° 58′ 50″ east
Open location code
9F27VXQJ+55
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=tower
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to German—“Schelmentoren” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “rijksmonumentnummer 21216”
- Dutch: “Schelmentoren”
- German: “Schelmentoren”
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