Medieval watchtower

Medieval watchtower is a tower in , . Medieval watchtower is situated nearby to the rest area , as well as near the government office .
  • Type: Tower
  • Description: observation tower
  • Also known as: “Magdeburger Warte” and “medieval watchtower”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Türkentor and St. Ludger’s Abbey.

City gate
Photo: Times, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a triumphal arch and gateway in in Lower Saxony in Germany. The main entrance to the former and a gateway to the Domänenhof, the arch was built in 1716 to celebrate the victory over the Ottomans by Prince Eugene… is situated 2 km northwest of Medieval watchtower.

Church
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St. Ludger's Abbey was a former monastery of the Benedictine Order in , , founded by Saint Ludger around 800. Until it was secularised in 1802 it was an Imperial Abbey, with sovereignty over the whole town of Helmstedt until the 15th century. is situated 2½ km northwest of Medieval watchtower.

Railway station
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Helmstedt is a railway station located in , . The station is located on the Brunswick–Magdeburg railway. The trains are run by Deutsche Bahn. is situated 2½ km west of Medieval watchtower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Helmstedt and Bartensleben.

Photo: Times, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a city in the in , . In the second half of the 20th century, and its eastern neighboir Marienborn were best known as the largest checkpoint, Checkpoint Alpha, along the inter-German border during the division of Germany.

Village
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is a village and a former municipality in the district in , . Since 1 January 2010, it is part of the municipality . is situated 7 km northeast of Medieval watchtower.

Village
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is a village and a former municipality in the district in , . Since 1 January 2010, it is part of the town . Its population is 688. is situated 7 km north of Medieval watchtower.

Medieval watchtower

Latitude
52.21639° or 52° 12′ 59″ north
Longitude
11.04506° or 11° 2′ 42″ east
Open location code
9F4H628W+H2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 28520498
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­tower
Wiki­data ID
Q1386235
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Turkish—“Medieval watchtower” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “middeleeuwse wachttoren”
  • Dutch: “wachttoren uit middeleeuwen”
  • German: “Burgwarte”
  • German: “Landwarte”
  • German: “Wachtturm”
  • German: “Warte”
  • German: “Warth”
  • German: “Wartturm”
  • Hungarian: “középkori őrtorony”
  • Slovenian: “stražni stolp”
  • Turkish: “Ortaçağ gözetleme kulesi”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Magdeburger Warte and Waldkater.

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