Gate tower
Gate tower is a tower in Staufenberg, Giessen, Hesse which is located on Vorstadt. Gate tower is situated nearby to the castle Unterburg Staufenberg, as well as near Hotel Burg Staufenberg.Photo: Gerold Rosenberg, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Tower
- Description: gothic gate tower in Staufenberg (Hessen)
- Also known as: “Stadtturm”
- Address: Vorstadt 1, Staufenberg, 35460
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Staufenberg Castle and Evangelische Kirche Odenhausen.
Staufenberg Castle
Castle
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Staufenberg Castle is situated 170 metres northeast of Gate tower.
Evangelische Kirche Odenhausen
Church
Photo: Gerold Rosenberg, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Evangelische Kirche Odenhausen is a church, which is situated 2 km northwest of Gate tower.
Backhaus
Building
Photo: Stefan Flöper, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Backhaus is a building, which is situated 1½ km southeast of Gate tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Holzhausen (Fronhausen) and Wolfshausen.
Holzhausen (Fronhausen)
Village
Photo: Gerold Rosenberg, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Holzhausen (Fronhausen) is a village, which is situated 6 km northwest of Gate tower.
Wolfshausen
Village
Photo: Hydro, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wolfshausen is a village, which is situated 8 km north of Gate tower.
Gießen
Photo: Adam63, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gießen is a city in North Hesse. The city has about 88,000 inhabitants including 44,000 students, so its infrastructure, shopping and cultural offerings are pretty well adapted to students.
Gate tower
- Categories: gate tower, building, and historic site
- Location: Staufenberg, Giessen, Hesse, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.66363° or 50° 39′ 49″ northLongitude
8.7273° or 8° 43′ 38″ eastOpen location code
9F2CMP7G+FWOpenStreetMap ID
way 56943499OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=towerWikidata ID
Q47891758
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In Other Languages
“Gate tower” goes by many names.
- German: “Torturm”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hotel Burg Staufenberg and Unterburg Staufenberg.
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