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Galgenturm Observation Tower

Galgenturm Observation Tower

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Galgenturm Observation Tower

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Location: Mastershausen, Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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JakobusPilger

September 13, 2024

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Although the name "Gallows Tower" (Gallows Tower) conjures up images of times long past, it actually dates back to this century. But the name certainly has its justification, as this hill once served as a place where high justice (the right of a court to impose the death penalty) was carried out.

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August 16, 2021

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Gallows Tower (built in 2009 on the Gallows Height, 465 m)

The name "Gallows Tower" for this observation tower may sound strange at first, but it has a concrete historical …

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joetobn

November 12, 2018

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Great view over the landscape of the Hunsrück.

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Elevation 520 m

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