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Karlsruhe District

Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis

Osterburken

Town Tower (Roman Tower / Thieves' Tower), Osterburken

Karlsruhe District

Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis

Osterburken

Town Tower (Roman Tower / Thieves' Tower), Osterburken

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Town Tower (Roman Tower / Thieves' Tower), Osterburken

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Location: Osterburken, Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis, Karlsruhe District, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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Michael (Wasi)

April 21, 2025

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With an impressive height of 18 meters and walls up to 1.8 meters thick, it is a testament to historical architecture. Originally, the tower served to secure traffic and was even a prison for a time.

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Kristian

March 9, 2025

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The town tower, also known as the Roman tower and the thieves' tower, is the only tower remaining from the Osterburken town fortifications. The round tower, with a wall thickness of 1.50 m and a clearance of 2.00 m, whose old entrance hatch is still there, dates back to the late Middle Ages.

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Jens Dreißig

March 21, 2026

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Now parish office of Osterburken

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Elevation 260 m

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Friday 31 July

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90 %

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Location: Osterburken, Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis, Karlsruhe District, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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