Windsbach watchtower

Windsbach watchtower is a scenic viewpoint in Windsbach, Ansbach, Bavaria. Windsbach watchtower is situated nearby to the ruins Windsbach Castle, as well as near the town hall Rathaus Windsbach.

Type: Scenic viewpoint
Description: cultural heritage monument D-5-71-226-2 (0) in Windsbach, Bavaria
Also known as: “Stadtturm”
Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rathaus Windsbach and St. Margareta (Windsbach).

Rathaus Windsbach

Town hall

Photo: Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Rathaus Windsbach is a town hall.

St. Margareta (Windsbach)

Church

Photo: Strahtw, CC BY-SA 3.0.

St. Margareta (Windsbach) is a church.

Windsbach Castle

Ruins

Photo: Aarp65, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Windsbach Castle is a ruins.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Windsbach and Retzendorf.

Windsbach

Town

Photo: AlexanderRahm, CC BY 3.0.

Windsbach is a town in the district of Ansbach, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated 20 km east of Ansbach, and 29 km southwest of Nuremberg.

Retzendorf

Village

Photo: Strahtw, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Retzendorf is a village.

Wolfsau

Hamlet

Photo: AlexanderRahm, CC BY 3.0.

Wolfsau is a hamlet, which is situated 2½ km east of Windsbach watchtower.

Windsbach watchtower

Categories: watchtower, architectural heritage monument, tower, building, tourism, and historic site
Location: Windsbach, Ansbach, Middle Franconia, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

49.24674° or 49° 14′ 48″ north

Longitude

10.82586° or 10° 49′ 33″ east

Open location code

8FXG6RWG+M8

OpenStreetMap ID

way 464637910

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=tower

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=tower

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=viewpoint

OpenStreetMap attribute

wheelchair=no

Wikidata ID

Q130278924

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Windsbach watchtower” goes by many names.

German: “Stadtturm Windsbach”
German: “Stadtturm, quadratisch, Quadermauerwerk, wohl 13. Jh., Obergeschosse 17./18. Jh., mit Anbauten des 18. Jh.”
German: “Wachturm Hauptstraße 9 in Windsbach (D-5-71-226-2#0)”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Hauptstraße 19 and Wohnmobilübernachtungsplätze an der Fränkischen Rezat.

Nearby Places

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