HWU transmitter

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The HWU transmitter is a French facility for transmitting orders to submerged submarines of the French Navy. Situated near Rosnay at 46°42'47"N, 1°14'39"E, it is one of the largest radio transmitters in France and is visible on satellite pictures although it is completely blurred out. It uses an antenna carried by thirteen guyed masts, which are, together with the masts of the Allouis longwave transmitter, the tallest structures in France. ()

Local name: Centre de transmissions de la Marine nationale de Rosnay Coordinates: 46°42'47"N, 1°14'43"E

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Centre-Loire ValleyFrance

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HWU transmitter – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Parc naturel régional de la Brenne, St. Andrew's Church.

5.6 miNW
Park
Parc naturel régional de la Brenne
142 min walk • The parc naturel régional de la Brenne is an 1,672 km2 large regional nature park located in the French department of Indre, France. It was founded December 22, 1982. Of old, La Brenne was a region in the old French provinces of Berry and Touraine, west of Châteauroux and east of Tournon-Saint-Martin.
1.7 miSW
Church
St. Andrew's Church, Rosnay
44 min walk • The Saint-André de Rosnay church is a French Catholic church. It is located on the territory of the commune of Rosnay, in the department of Indre, in the region Centre-Val de Loire.

HWU transmitter

Facts and practical information

HWU transmitter – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Parc naturel régional de la Brenne

St. Andrew's Church, Rosnay