Postturm, Melk
Postturm, Melk is a tower in Melk, Wachau, Lower Austria. Postturm, Melk is situated nearby to the church Mariä-Himmelfahrt-Kirche, as well as near the wayside shrine Figurenbildstock, hl. Johannes Nepomuk Melk.Photo: Bwag, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Tower
- Also known as: “Nibelungenturm” and “Postturm”
- Address: Melk
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Melk Abbey and Mariä-Himmelfahrt-Kirche.
Melk Abbey
Monastery
Photo: Thomas Ledl, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Melk Abbey is a Benedictine abbey above the town of Melk, Lower Austria, on a rocky outcrop overlooking the Danube river, adjoining the Wachau valley, that belongs to the Austrian Congregation. Melk Abbey is situated 260 metres northeast of Postturm, Melk.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Emmersdorf and Leiben.
Emmersdorf
Photo: Karl Gruber, CC BY-SA 3.0 at.
Emmersdorf an der Donau is a town in the district of Melk in the Austrian state of Lower Austria.
Leiben
Village
Photo: Bwag, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Leiben is a town in the district of Melk in the Austrian state of Lower Austria. Leiben is situated 5 km west of Postturm, Melk.
Gerolding
Village
Gerolding is a settlement in the municipality of Dunkelsteinerwald in Melk District, Lower Austria in northeastern Austria. Gerolding is situated 7 km east of Postturm, Melk.
Postturm, Melk
- Categories: fortified tower, building, and historic site
- Location: Melk, Melk District, Wachau, Lower Austria, Austria, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
48.2265° or 48° 13′ 35″ northLongitude
15.33° or 15° 19′ 48″ eastLevels
3Open location code
8FWQ68GJ+H2OpenStreetMap ID
way 513337637OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerWikidata ID
Q38115851
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In Other Languages
“Postturm, Melk” goes by many names.
- German: “Nibelungenturm, Postturm”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Figurenbildstock, hl. Johannes Nepomuk Melk and Kirchenplatz.
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