Blockturm, Nürtingen

Name: Blockturm
Address: Nürtingen, Germany

#4 among attractions in Nürtingen

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The block tower in Nürtingen was built between 1430 and 1435 from Nürtingen riddled sandstone. It consists of a tower and a battlement. The battlements also connect the two city walls and their battlements, which abut the block tower. The tower wall has an outer circumference of about 23 meters and an inner circumference of 12.86 meters. The diameter of the tower is 7.34 m, its height is 16.90 m. On the first floor there is an inaccessible dungeon with calotte vault. Above it there are two round tower rooms, the one on the second floor has a vault. Above the tower rooms there is an octagonal attic with eight-sided tent roof.

Nowadays, the block tower is accessed via an entrance staircase. From the first to the second floor you can get through a battlement supported on stone arches. It has a total of five doors and five windows. The windows probably date back to the 20th century, while three of the doors are much older.

Coordinates: 48°37'31"N, 9°20'19"E

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Blockturm – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Panorama-Therme Beuren, Schloss Kirchheim, Jusi, Naturtheater Grötzingen.

4.9 miSE
Amusement, Spa, Water park
Panorama-Therme Beuren, Beuren
126 min walk • Panorama Therme Beuren is a thermal spa in the state-approved health resort of Beuren. With more than 500,000 visitors annually, the Panorama Therme has become one of the leading spas in Baden-Württemberg.
5.3 miE
Forts and castles, Museum, History museum
Schloss Kirchheim, Kirchheim unter Teck
135 min walk • Schloss Kirchheim is a castle and palace in the old town of Kirchheim unter Teck, in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. The palace was built in the 16th century by Ulrich, Duke of Württemberg as a castle and part of a greater system of defensive works.
5.2 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Jusi, Kohlberg
132 min walk • Jusi is the residual of a volcano, an erosional outlier of the Swabian Alb, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. This category of extinct volcanos is only found within a range of 25 km of Bad Urach. It is the largest of the 355 residuals. Many of them are unrecognizable in the geological relief.
3.3 miW
Concerts and shows, Theater
Naturtheater Grötzingen
85 min walk • Naturtheater Grötzingen is a sylvan theatre in Grötzingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is a thin concrete shell built in 1954 and seats an audience of 850. It was designed by architect Michael Balz and structural engineer Heinz Isler.
5 miNW
48°41'11"N • 9°16'50"E
Freibad Neuhausen auf den Fildern, Neuhausen auf den Fildern
127 min walk • Watersports, Water park, Swimming
4.9 miSE
Specialty museum, History museum, Museum
Freilichtmuseum Beuren, Beuren
125 min walk • The Beuren Open-Air Museum is one of seven regional open-air museums in Baden-Württemberg.
5.2 miE
48°38'59"N • 9°26'43"E
Teckcenter Kirchheim, Kirchheim unter Teck
132 min walk • Shopping, Shopping centre
4 miN
Area
Köngen, Wendlingen
103 min walk • Köngen is a municipality in the district of Esslingen in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. About nine kilometers from the district city Esslingen am Neckar and about six kilometers away from Nürtingen.
4.8 miNE
48°39'9"N • 9°26'3"E
Möbel König, Kirchheim unter Teck
122 min walk • Shopping, Shopping centre
~1930 ftW
48°37'33"N • 9°19'50"E
Freie Kunstakademie Nürtingen, Nürtingen
10 min walk • Museum
~1320 ftNE
48°37'42"N • 9°20'30"E
Jugendhaus am Bahnhof, Nürtingen
7 min walk • Piano bar

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Which popular attractions are close to Blockturm?

Nearby attractions include Nürtingen-Geislingen University of Applied Science, Nürtingen (5 min walk), Jugendhaus am Bahnhof, Nürtingen (7 min walk), Freie Kunstakademie Nürtingen, Nürtingen (10 min walk).