Südwestturm

Südwestturm is a scenic viewpoint in Heppenheim (Bergstraße), Kreisstadt, South Hesse, Hesse. Südwestturm is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint Schneckenturm, as well as near Bergfried.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Starkenburg and Starkenburg Observatory.

Starkenburg

Castle

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Starkenburg is a castle.

Starkenburg Observatory

Observatory

Starkenburg Observatory

Photo: Poisend-Ivy, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Starkenburg Observatory is an astronomical observatory in Heppenheim, Germany. It was founded in 1970, and currently has about 150 members. The observatory was the venue for the 1997 and 2003 meetings of the European Radio Astronomy Congress. Starkenburg Observatory is situated 320 metres east of Südwestturm.

Freilichtbühne Heppenheim

Theater building

Freilichtbühne Heppenheim

Photo: Jürgen Hamann, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Freilichtbühne Heppenheim is a theater building, which is situated 530 metres south of Südwestturm.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Unter-Hambach and Heppenheim.

Unter-Hambach

Neighborhood

Photo: Kuebi, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Unter-Hambach is a neighborhood.

Heppenheim

Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Heppenheim is a town in South Hesse, Germany along the Bergstraße, a mountain road running on the western edge of the Odenwald mountain range.

Laudenbach

Village

Photo: Spacefrank, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Laudenbach is a municipality in the district of Rhein-Neckar in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. Laudenbach is situated 4 km south of Südwestturm.

Südwestturm

Type: Scenic viewpoint
Categories: tower, building, and tourism
Location: Heppenheim (Bergstraße), Kreisstadt, Bergstraße, South Hesse, Hesse, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

49.64597° or 49° 38′ 46″ north

Longitude

8.64779° or 8° 38′ 52″ east

Inception

1964

Height

18 metres (61 feet)

Wheelchair access

no

Open location code

8FXCJJWX+94

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=tower

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=viewpoint

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