Upper Palatinate Tower
The Upper Palatinate Tower is an observation tower on the 946 metres high Platte mountain, the highest peak in the Steinwald and in Northern Upper Palatinate in southern Germany.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Platte and Burg Weißenstein.
Burg Weißenstein
Castle
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pfaben and Pullenreuth.
Pullenreuth
Village
Pullenreuth is a municipality in the district of Tirschenreuth in Bavaria, Germany. Pullenreuth is situated 4½ km northwest of Upper Palatinate Tower.
Riglasreuth
Village
Riglasreuth is a village, which is situated 6 km west of Upper Palatinate Tower.
Upper Palatinate Tower
- Type: Tower
- Description: observation tower on Platte mountain in Steinwald
- Categories: observation tower and building
- Location: Waldershof, Tirschenreuth, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
49.90995° or 49° 54′ 36″ north
Longitude
12.05303° or 12° 3′ 11″ east
Open location code
8FXJW353+X6
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=tower
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
“Upper Palatinate Tower” goes by many names.
- German: “Oberpfalzturm”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Oberpfalzturm and Katzentrögel.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Oberpfalzturm and Gedenkstein Johann Franz von Harlachberg (Irrstein).
Upper Palatinate: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Regensburg and Amberg.
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