Goose Neck Tower

#1362 among destinations in Germany

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Goose Neck Tower is an 87-metre concrete radio tower near Bell and Mendig in Western Germany. Built in 1976, it serves as an internal radio relay link for German electric and natural gas public utility company RWE. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 50°23'49"N, 7°12'16"E

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Rhineland-PalatinateGermany

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Goose Neck Tower – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Maria Laach Abbey, Laacher See, Genovevaburg, Hochsimmer.

2.2 miE
Benedictine abbey with medieval murals
Maria Laach Abbey, Glees
57 min walk • Maria Laach Abbey is a Benedictine abbey situated on the southwestern shore of the Laacher See, near Andernach, in the Eifel region of the Rhineland-Palatinate in Germany. It is a member of the Beuronese Congregation within the Benedictine Confederation.
3.1 miE
Lake, Nature, Natural attraction
Laacher See
80 min walk • Nestled in the picturesque landscape of the Eifel region in Germany, Laacher See is a stunning volcanic lake that offers a unique glimpse into the country's geological past. Formed by a massive eruption around 12,900 years ago, this caldera lake is the largest in the...
4.9 miS
Forts and castles, Gothic architecture
Genovevaburg, Mayen
125 min walk • Genovevaburg is a castle standing on the southwestern side of Mayen in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. The castle is the symbol of Mayen and has been rebuilt several times since first being destroyed in 1689.
2.5 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Hochsimmer
64 min walk • The Hochsimmer is a volcanic cone, 587.9 m above sea level, in the Eifel Mountains in Germany. It rises near Ettringen in the Rhineland-Palatine county of Mayen-Koblenz. At the summit is an observation tower, the Hochsimmer Tower.
3.7 miSE
Specialty museum, Museum
Lava-Dome, Mendig
96 min walk • The Lava Dome - German Volcano Museum Mendig is a museum in Mendig, which opened on July 30, 2005 and presents volcanism in the region around the Laacher See volcano. The museum is one of the central facilities of the Volcano Park, which covers the...
4.8 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Bausenberg
123 min walk • The Bausenberg is a cinder cone hill, 339.8 m above sea level, in the East Eifel in the county of Ahrweiler in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate.
3.5 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Veitskopf, Wassenach
89 min walk • The Veitskopf is hill, 428 m above sea level, in the Eifel mountains of Germany. It is located in the county of Ahrweiler in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It rises north of the lake of Laacher See in the area of the village of Wassenach. Der Veitskopf is the cinder cone of a volcano that erupted during the Quaternary period.
1.9 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Hochstein
48 min walk • The Hochstein is a volcanic cone, 563 m above sea level, in the Eifel near Obermendig in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate and county of Mayen-Koblenz.
3.2 miS
Forts and castles
Schloss Bürresheim, Mayen
83 min walk • Bürresheim Castle is a medieval castle northwest of Mayen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. It is built on rock in the Eifel mountains above the Nette. Bürresheim Castle, Eltz Castle and Lissingen Castle are the only castles on the left bank of the Rhine in Rhineland-Palatinate which have never been destroyed.
6.7 miSW
Forts and castles
Virneburg
170 min walk • Virneburg Castle is a ruined hill castle on a slate hill, 430 m above sea level, around which the Nitzbach stream flows. It stands above the village of Virneburg in the county of Mayen-Koblenz in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate.
3.6 miSE
Church
St. Cyriakus, Mendig
92 min walk • The old parish church of St. Cyriakus in Niedermendig, a district of Mendig, in the district of Mayen-Koblenz in Rhineland-Palatinate, is a Romanesque church from the 12th century.