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Hochsimmerturm Ettringen

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Aussicht in die Eifel vom Hochsimmer
Photo: Dominik Ketz, CC BY-SA, Eifel Tourismus GmbH, D. Ketz

The "Hochsimmerturm" is an 18 m high observation tower on the mountain of the same name "Hochsimmer", which rises near the municipality of Ettringen. The "Hochsimmerturm" was built between 1909 and 1911 by the "Eifelverein Mayen" and stands on the eastern tip (583.3 m above sea level) of the "Hochsimmer".

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Sunday	00:00–24:00
Monday	00:00–24:00
Tuesday	00:00–24:00
Wednesday	00:00–24:00
Thursday	00:00–24:00
Friday	00:00–24:00
Saturday	00:00–24:00

Der "Hochsimmerturm" ist, je nach Witterung, ganzjährig zugänglich.

Coordinates

50.360158, 7.202493

DMS

50°21'36.6"N 7°12'09.0"E

UTM

32U 372146 5580220

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