Telecommunication Tower of US-Forces Heidelberg, Heidelberg

Name: Telecommunication Tower of US-Forces Heidelberg
Address: Heidelberg, Germany

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Telecommunication Tower of US-Forces Heidelberg is an 80 metre tall telecommunication tower of the US Army in Europe on the mountain Königsstuhl, which is part of the City of Heidelberg at 49°24′8″N 8°43′59″E. The Telecommunication Tower of US-Army in Europe is one of the few military communication towers built of reinforced concrete and it was built in the late 1950s. It replaced 3 steel beam structures built in the late 1940s. The Telecom Telecommunication Tower Heidelberg, the Fernsehturm Heidelberg and the Landessternwarte Heidelberg-Königstuhl are all close by. The US Army Tower was used for microwave communications to other US Army sites all over southern Germany. ()

Local name: Fernmeldeturm der US-Streitkräfte Heidelberg Coordinates: 49°24'9"N, 8°43'59"E

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Which popular attractions are close to Telecommunication Tower of US-Forces Heidelberg?

Nearby attractions include Königstuhl-Mountain, Heidelberg (4 min walk), Märchenparadies Heidelberg, Heidelberg (4 min walk), Königstuhl, Heidelberg (13 min walk), Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory, Heidelberg (16 min walk).

How to get to Telecommunication Tower of US-Forces Heidelberg by public transport?

The nearest stations to Telecommunication Tower of US-Forces Heidelberg:

Bus

Königstuhl • Lines: 39 (7 min walk)
Sternwarte • Lines: 30, 39 (8 min walk)

Train

Königstuhl (8 min walk)
Molkenkur (23 min walk)

Ferry

Alte Brücke • Lines: Neckarfähre (34 min walk)