Reckenberg Roman Watchtower
Reckenberg Roman Watchtower is a tower in Neuss, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia. Reckenberg Roman Watchtower is situated nearby to Römischer Meilenstein, as well as near the protected area LSG-Himmelsberg.Photo: Johannes1024, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Tower
- Description: was built in about 100 as the part of Reckberg Roman Fortlet
- Also known as: “Römischer Wachturm”, “Römischer Wachturm am Reckberg (Neuss)”, and “Wachturm am Reckberg”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Flehe Bridge and St. Dionysius.
Flehe Bridge
Bridge
The Flehe Bridge, is a single tower cable stayed bridge over the Rhine near Düsseldorf. It connects the A 46 motorway from the left bank of the Rhine with the Bergisches Land on the right bank and the south of Düsseldorf. Flehe Bridge is situated 1 km northeast of Reckenberg Roman Watchtower.
St. Dionysius
Church
Photo: Cup of coffee, CC BY 3.0.
St. Dionysius is a church, which is situated 1¼ km north of Reckenberg Roman Watchtower.
Jüdischer Friedhof
Cemetery
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Jüdischer Friedhof is a cemetery, which is situated 1¼ km west of Reckenberg Roman Watchtower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Flehe and Himmelgeist.
Flehe
Suburb
Flehe is a part of Düsseldorf, Germany, that lies directly on the river Rhine and is bordered by Volmerswerth, Himmelgeist and Bilk. It is part of Borough 3.
Himmelgeist
Suburb
Himmelgeist is a quarter of Düsseldorf, part of Borough 9. It is an old village, which is dominated by agriculture until today. Himmelgeist lies by the river Rhine, neighbouring to Flehe and Itter. Himmelgeist is situated 3 km east of Reckenberg Roman Watchtower.
Düsseldorf-Bilk
Suburb
Bilk is a quarter of Düsseldorf. Together with Oberbilk, Unterbilk, Hamm, Flehe and Volmerswerth it constitutes Borough 3, which is the most populous borough of Düsseldorf. Düsseldorf-Bilk is situated 3½ km northeast of Reckenberg Roman Watchtower.
Reckenberg Roman Watchtower
- Categories: castellum, archaeological site, and building
- Location: Neuss, Rhein-Kreis Neuss, Düsseldorf, Lower Rhine, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
51.1751° or 51° 10′ 30″ northLongitude
6.76652° or 6° 45′ 60″ eastOpen location code
9F385QG8+2JOpenStreetMap ID
way 96911738OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerWikidata ID
Q1746901
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Ukrainian—“Reckenberg Roman Watchtower” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Minifort Reckberg”
- Dutch: “Romeinse uitkijktoren van Reckenberg”
- Dutch: “Wachturm am Reckberg”
- Finnish: “Reckenbergin roomalainen vartiotorni”
- Finnish: “Wachturm am Reckberg”
- French: “Tour de guet romaine de Reckenberg”
- French: “Wachturm am Reckberg”
- German: “Kastell am Reckberg”
- German: “Kleinkastell am Reckberg”
- German: “Numeruskastell am Reckberg”
- German: “Wachturm am Reckberg”
- Russian: “Wachturm am Reckberg”
- Russian: “Римская Сторожевая Башня Рекенберга”
- Spanish: “Torre de vigilancia romana de Reckenberg”
- Swedish: “Reckenbergs romerska vakttorn”
- Swedish: “Wachturm am Reckberg”
- Ukrainian: “Wachturm am Reckberg”
- Ukrainian: “Римська сторожова вежа Рекенберга”
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