Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis
Bell

Pydna

Pydna is a former missile base in , named Wueschheim Air Station. Nuclear-equipped MGM-1 Matador, MGM-13 Mace, MIM-14 Nike Hercules and BGM-109G Ground Launched Cruise Missiles were stationed here.
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Wikipedia
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  • Type: Military installation
  • Description: former American missile base in Germany
  • Also known as: “WAS” and “Wüschheim Air Station”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Wagengrab von Bell and Jüdischer Friedhof.

Archaeological site
Photo: Pilettes, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an archaeological site, which is situated 530 metres northwest of Pydna.

Cemetery
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is a cemetery, which is situated 2½ km northeast of Pydna.

Photo: Achim Berg, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a hill with the highest point of 483 m in the municipality of close to the border with Hundheim in the district of in the low mountain range of in the state of , Germany. is situated 2½ km south of Pydna.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hasselbach and Hundheim.

Village
Photo: Edgar El, CC BY 3.0.
is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the in , .

Village
Photo: Achim Berg, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village.

Village
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is Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality – in the in , . is situated 3 km east of Pydna.

Pydna

Latitude
50.04285° or 50° 2′ 34″ north
Longitude
7.42282° or 7° 25′ 22″ east
Operator
Bundesverteidigungsministerium
Open location code
9F292CVF+44
Open­Street­Map ID
way 53356626
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­military
Open­Street­Map feature
military=­missile_base
Wiki­data ID
Q1764276
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In Other Languages

From French to German—“Pydna” goes by many names.

Places with the Same Name

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Raketenbasis Pydna and Standortübungsplatz Pydna.

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