Spanish Tower
Spanish Tower is a building in Luxembourg, Central Luxembourg. Spanish Tower is situated nearby to the sally port Bons-Malades Gate, as well as near Grand Duchess Charlotte Bridge.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Grand Duchess Charlotte Bridge and Pfaffenthal-Kirchberg railway station.
Grand Duchess Charlotte Bridge
Bridge
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The Grand Duchess Charlotte Bridge is a road bridge in Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. It carries the N51 across the Alzette, connecting Avenue John F. Grand Duchess Charlotte Bridge is situated 120 metres northwest of Spanish Tower.
Pfaffenthal-Kirchberg railway station
Railway station
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Pfaffenthal-Kirchberg railway station is a rail station on CFL Line 10, in the north of Luxembourg City which opened in December 2017. It is located above Rue Saint-Mathieu in the Pfaffenthal quarter, below the Grand Duchess Charlotte Bridge, overlooking the Alzette River. Pfaffenthal-Kirchberg railway station is situated 180 metres north of Spanish Tower.
Fort Thüngen
Fort
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Fort Thüngen is a historic fortification in Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. It is sited in Dräi Eechelen Park, in the Kirchberg quarter, in the north-east of the city. Fort Thüngen is situated 460 metres east of Spanish Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pfaffenthal and Ville Haute.
Pfaffenthal
Suburb
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Pfaffenthal is a district in central Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. The district owes its name to the German words Pfaffen, meaning monk, and Tal, meaning valley, as the area was once administered by the Benedictine Abbey in Altmunster.
Ville Haute
Suburb
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The Ville-Haute is a district in central Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. It is the historic center of Luxembourg City and is involved in its UNESCO World Heritage Site status.
Bock
Locality
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The Bock is a promontory in the north-eastern corner of Luxembourg City's old historical district. It was here that Count Siegfried built his Castle of Lucilinburhuc in 963, providing a basis for the development of the town that became Luxembourg.
Spanish Tower
- Type: Building
- Also known as: “Spueneschen Tiermchen”
- Location: Luxembourg, Central Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Benelux, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
49.61736° or 49° 37′ 3″ northLongitude
6.13323° or 6° 7′ 60″ eastLevels
1Height
2.5 metres (8.2 feet)Open location code
8FX8J48M+W7OpenStreetMap ID
way 456378199OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
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In Other Languages
“Spanish Tower” goes by many names.
- French: “Échauguette espagnole”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bons-Malades Gate and Fort Niedergrünewald.
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