Altenburg-Tower

Altenburg-Tower is a scenic viewpoint in Bad Zwesten, Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, Hesse. Altenburg-Tower is situated nearby to Altenburg Castle, as well as near the playground Spielwiese im Rotgrund.

Photo: AxelHH, Public domain.

Type: Scenic viewpoint
Description: observation tower on Altenburg mountain near Bad Zwesten
Also known as: “Altenburgturm”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Altenburg and Altenburg Castle.

Altenburg

Peak

Photo: AxelHH, Public domain.

Altenburg is a hill in the county of Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, Hesse, Germany.

Burg Niederurff

Castle

Photo: Presse03, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Burg Niederurff is a castle, which is situated 2 km southwest of Altenburg-Tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Borken and Kalbsburg.

Borken is a small town with about 13,000 inhabitants in the Schwalm-Eder district in northern Hesse, Germany. The town is a former centre for brown coal mining and coal-fired electrical generation in Hesse. Borken is situated 5 km east of Altenburg-Tower.

Kalbsburg

Neighborhood

Photo: AxelHH, Public domain.

Kalbsburg is a neighborhood, which is situated 7 km northeast of Altenburg-Tower.

Altenburg-Tower

Categories: observation tower, tower, building, and tourism
Location: Bad Zwesten, Schwalm-Eder-Kreis, Kassel, Hesse, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

51.04432° or 51° 2′ 40″ north

Longitude

9.21261° or 9° 12′ 45″ east

Elevation

433 metres (1,421 feet)

Inception

1963

Wheelchair access

Open location code

9F3F26V7+P2

OpenStreetMap ID

way 363579999

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=tower

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=viewpoint

Wikidata ID

Q105395737

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In Other Languages

“Altenburg-Tower” goes by many names.

German: “Altenburgturm”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Spielwiese im Rotgrund and Altenburg.

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