Piast Tower (Opole)
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tower, castle, listed building / architectural heritage
700 year old castle tower, the only remains of Piast Castle torn down by Germans in 1928. Cylindrical, gothic style, built of stone with a brick outer layer on 3m thick walls. Foundations are 6m deep, whole structure is 35m high. Top and height changed over the years, they will change again soon when tower will be renovated.
Piast Tower belongs to the oldest preserved medieval architecture examples in Poland.
It is a symbol of Opole.
Piast Tower belongs to the oldest preserved medieval architecture examples in Poland.
It is a symbol of Opole.
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 50°40'2"N 17°55'9"E
- Tower ruins 33 km
- Water tower 68 km
- Observation tower 96 km
- Tower 100 km
- Historic water tower in Łazy 108 km
- Suchdol nad Odrou 112 km
- observation tower Bílá hora 120 km
- Castle Trúba tower 120 km
- Spytihněv 172 km
- Kunovice 182 km
- Pasieka Island 0.3 km
- Odra river park 0.5 km
- City Center (district) 0.9 km
- Opole Zoo 1.6 km
- Bolko Park 1.7 km
- Bolko Island 1.9 km
- "Zaodrze" district 2.2 km
- Szczepanowice 2.3 km
- Wojtowa Wies 3 km
- Nowa Wies Krolewska (district) 3.1 km