Merkur Tower, Baden-Baden

Name: Merkur Tower
Address: Baden-Baden, Germany

#13 among attractions in Baden-Baden

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The Merkur Tower is an observation tower on the Merkur near Baden-Baden, at 8°16'50" E and 48°45'52" N. The tower has been in use since 8 April 1950 by the former SWF as a transmission tower for FM-radio and, since 1953, television. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 48°45'52"N, 8°16'50"E

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Baden-Baden Germany

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Merkur Tower – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Merkur Mountain, Battert, Brahms House, Alt Eberstein.

~20 ftNW
Natural attraction, Mountain, Park
Merkur Mountain, Baden-Baden
1 min walk • Perched above the charming spa town of Baden-Baden, Merkur Mountain offers visitors a serene getaway with breathtaking views of the Black Forest and the surrounding valleys. As a prominent feature of the region, this mountain is not only a natural paradise but also an...
1.6 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Battert, Baden-Baden
41 min walk • The Battert is a hill, 567.9 m above sea level, on the western edge of the Northern Black Forest north of Baden-Baden in Germany.
1.6 miSW
Museum, Historical place
Brahms House, Baden-Baden
42 min walk • The Brahms House, also known as Lichtental No. 8, is a biographical museum dedicated to Johannes Brahms in Baden-Baden, Germany. The museum is centered on the building's attic, where Brahms lived and worked on his music while in residence.
1.4 miN
Forts and castles, Romanesque architecture
Alt Eberstein, Baden-Baden
37 min walk • The ruins of Alt-Eberstein are the remains of the former Schloss Eberstein, located on a hill near the town of Ebersteinburg and directly upstream of the modern city of Baden-Baden, in the state of Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
2 miW
Concerts and shows, Theater
Theater Baden-Baden, Baden-Baden
51 min walk • Theater Baden-Baden at Goetheplatz is the city theater of Baden-Baden in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. At the instigation of Edouard Bénazet, a former casino director, the theater was modeled on the Paris Opera by Charles Couteau.
1.7 miW
Fabergé eggs and other decorative items
Fabergé Museum, Baden-Baden
44 min walk • The Fabergé Museum is a privately owned museum located in the German spa city of Baden-Baden, dedicated to items made by the Russian jewellery firm Fabergé. It was opened by Russian art collector Alexander Ivanov on 9 May 2009.
1.8 miSW
Park
Lichtentaler Allee, Baden-Baden
47 min walk • The Lichtentaler Allee is a historic park and arboretum, set out as a 2.3 kilometer strolling avenue along the west bank of the river Oos in Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is open daily without charge.
1.7 miSW
Sacred and religious sites, Monastery
Lichtenthal Abbey, Baden-Baden
45 min walk • Lichtenthal Abbey is a Cistercian nunnery in Lichtenthal in the town of Baden-Baden, Germany.
1.7 miW
Thermal spa, Roman bath, Spa
Friedrichsbad, Baden-Baden
45 min walk • The Friedrichsbad is a spa in the city of Baden-Baden in Germany. The Neo-renaissance spa building was completed in 1877.
1.9 miW
48°45'15"N • 8°14'28"E
Bertholdbad, Baden-Baden
50 min walk • Watersports, Water park, Amusement park
1.8 miW
Forts and castles
New Castle, Baden-Baden
46 min walk • The New Castle on the Florentine Hill in Baden-Baden was the seat of the Margraves of Baden from the late 15th to the end of the 17th century, or from 1535 of the Margraves of Baden-Baden.