Bremerhaven Radar Tower
The Bremerhaven Radar Tower is a 106-metre reinforced concrete tower located in Bremerhaven, Germany. The radar tower, which was constructed between 1962 and 1965, accommodates numerous transmitting plants for maritime radio purposes, in addition to its radar equipment.Photo: Arminia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Scenic viewpoint
- Description: tower
- Address: Am Radarturm, Bremerhaven, 27568
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Old Sandstedt range light and German submarine Wilhelm Bauer.
German submarine Wilhelm Bauer
Museum
Photo: Vulkan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
German submarine Wilhelm Bauer is a Type XXI U-boat of Nazi Germany's navy, completed shortly before the end of World War II. It was scuttled at the end of the war, having never gone on patrol. German submarine Wilhelm Bauer is situated 370 metres northwest of Bremerhaven Radar Tower.
German Maritime Museum
Museum
Photo: Vulkan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The German Maritime Museum is a museum in Bremerhaven, Germany. It is part of the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Scientific Community since 1980. The main museum building was opened on 5 September 1975 by then-president of Germany Walter Scheel, though scientific work had already started in 1971. German Maritime Museum is situated 290 metres northwest of Bremerhaven Radar Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mitte and Geestemünde.
Fischereihafen
Suburb
Photo: Martina Nolte, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
Fischereihafen is a suburb, which is situated 2½ km south of Bremerhaven Radar Tower.
Bremerhaven Radar Tower
- Categories: tower, radio transmitter, building, and tourism
- Location: Bremerhaven, Free Hanseatic City of Bremen, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.53843° or 53° 32′ 18″ northLongitude
8.58029° or 8° 34′ 49″ eastHeight
114 metres (374 feet)Operator
Wasser- und Schifffahrtsamt BremerhavenOpen location code
9F5CGHQJ+94OpenStreetMap ID
way 356048959OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=viewpointOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q895744
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In Other Languages
From German to Polish—“Bremerhaven Radar Tower” goes by many names.
- German: “Radarturm”
- German: “Richtfunkturm Bremerhaven”
- German: “Richtfunkturm”
- Polish: “Wieża radarowa w Bremerhaven”
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