Pulverturm
The Pulverturm is a historic brick-built powder magazine in the city of Oldenburg, Lower Saxony, Germany. The Pulverturm is the last remaining building in Oldenburg's historic fortifications.- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: brick-built powder magazine in the city of Oldenburg, Lower Saxony, Germany
- Also known as: “Pulverturm, Oldenburg”
- Address: Schloßwall 3, Oldenburg, 26122
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Degodehaus and Schloss Oldenburg.
Degodehaus
Photo: JoachimKohler-HB, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Degodehaus is a historic house in central Oldenburg, Lower Saxony, Germany. Degodehaus is situated 160 metres north of Pulverturm.
Schloss Oldenburg
Photo: JoachimKohler-HB, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Schloss Oldenburg is a schloss, or palace, in the city of Oldenburg in the present-day state of Lower Saxony, Germany. The first castle on the site was built around 1100 and became the ancestral home of the House of Oldenburg. Schloss Oldenburg is situated 190 metres east of Pulverturm.
St. Lambert’s Church, Oldenburg
Church
Photo: Bin im Garten, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St. Lambert's Church is the main Evangelical Lutheran church in the centre of the city of Oldenburg, Lower Saxony, Germany. St. Lambert’s Church, Oldenburg is situated 110 metres north of Pulverturm.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bloherfelde and Hundsmühlen.
Bloherfelde
Suburb
Photo: WilfriedC, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bloherfelde is a suburb, which is situated 3½ km west of Pulverturm.
Hundsmühlen
Village
Photo: JoachimKohler-HB, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hundsmühlen is a village, which is situated 4½ km southwest of Pulverturm.
Ofen
Village
Photo: JoachimKohler-HB, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ofen is a village, which is situated 6 km northwest of Pulverturm.
Pulverturm
- Categories: powder tower, tower, building, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Oldenburg, Western Plains, Lower Saxony, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.13767° or 53° 8′ 16″ northLongitude
8.21401° or 8° 12′ 50″ eastInception
1529Height
5 metres (16 feet)Open location code
9F5C46Q7+3JOpenStreetMap ID
way 34585972OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=towerOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noWikidata ID
Q1587167
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“Pulverturm” goes by many names.
- German: “Pulverturm”
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