Wachturm
Wachturm is a tower in Hof, Upper Franconia, Bavaria. Access is restricted and requires permission. Wachturm is situated nearby to the park Wäldla, as well as near the village green Brunnenplatz.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Tower
- Description: cultural heritage monument D-4-64-000-224 (0) in Hof (Saale), Bavaria
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Stadion Grüne Au and Hof Hauptbahnhof.
Stadion Grüne Au
Stadium
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Stadion Grüne Au is a multi-use stadium in Hof, Germany. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home of Bayern Hof. The stadium has a capacity of 8,100 people. Stadion Grüne Au is situated 1¼ km west of Wachturm.
Hof Hauptbahnhof
Railway station
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Hof Hauptbahnhof is the main railway station in Hof in southern Germany and is situated at the intersection of the Saxon-Franconian trunk line and the Munich–Regensburg–Leipzig–Berlin line. Hof Hauptbahnhof is situated 2 km west of Wachturm.
Stadtbücherei Hof
Library
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Stadtbücherei Hof is a library, which is situated 2 km west of Wachturm.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tauperlitz and Westendviertel.
Tauperlitz
Village
Tauperlitz and Neutauperlitz are two merged former districts in Bavaria, now in the municipality of Döhlau in the district of Hof. The original settlement grew up along an old roadway, and is first mentioned in 1348 in a letter of foundation by Friedrich von Hohenlohe, bishop of Bamberg.
Westendviertel
Suburb
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Westendviertel is a suburb, which is situated 2½ km west of Wachturm.
Krötenbruck
Suburb
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Krötenbruck is a suburb, which is situated 3 km southwest of Wachturm.
Wachturm
- Categories: building and historic site
- Location: Hof, Upper Franconia, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
50.314° or 50° 18′ 50″ northLongitude
11.94821° or 11° 56′ 54″ eastElevation
567 metres (1,860 feet)Open location code
9F2H8W7X+J7OpenStreetMap ID
way 49532371OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=towerOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerWikidata ID
Q2550025
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In Other Languages
“Wachturm” goes by many names.
- German: “Wartturm (Hof)”
- German: “Wartturm”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Wäldla and Brunnenplatz.
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