Heimatturm

Heimatturm is a tower in Saxony, Germany. Heimatturm is situated nearby to Schleppgelände, as well as near Startplatz.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Heimatturm and Oflag IV-C.

Heimatturm

Building

Photo: Jwaller, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Heimatturm is a building.

Oflag IV-C

Museum

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Oflag IV-C, generally known as Colditz Castle, was a prominent German Army prisoner-of-war camp for captured Allied officers during World War II. Located in Colditz, Saxony, the camp operated within the medieval Colditz Castle, which overlooks the town. Oflag IV-C is situated 1½ km north of Heimatturm.

Stadtkirche St. Aegidien

Church

Stadtkirche St. Aegidien

Photo: Kora27, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Stadtkirche St. Aegidien is a church, which is situated 1¼ km north of Heimatturm.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Colditz and Lastau.

Colditz

Photo: Traveler100, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Colditz is a country town in the state of Saxony in Germany. It is widely known for its medieval castle, which served as a prisoner-of-war camp for Allied officers during World War II.

Lastau

Village

Photo: RonnyMeissner, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Lastau is a village in Landkreis Leipzig, Saxony, Germany with approx. 222 inhabitants. On 1 January 1994 it was incorporated into the town Colditz.

Zschadraß

Village

Photo: Alma, CC BY 2.5.

Zschadraß is a village and a former municipality in the Leipzig district in Saxony, Germany. Since 1 January 2011, it is part of the town Colditz.

Heimatturm

Type: Tower
Category: building
Location: Saxony, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

51.11854° or 51° 7′ 7″ north

Longitude

12.81054° or 12° 48′ 38″ east

Height

20 metres (66 feet)

Open location code

9F3J4R96+C6

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=tower

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