View from Gempenturm - Gempen, SO, Switzerland
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member fi67
N 47° 28.679 E 007° 38.822
32T E 398061 N 5259169
View over Basel from a look-out tower near Gempen.
Waymark Code: WMPV0Q
Location: Solothurn, Switzerland
Date Posted: 10/21/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member lumbricus
Views: 5

EN: The Gempenturm ist located on Schartenfluh in the west of Gempen.

Built in 1897, the truss tower is 28 meters high and has five platforms. At the entrance there is a hub that provides entry after the insertion of a 1-franc coin.

From the observation deck at the top, you see Basel and its suburbs, the Alsace, the Vosges and the Black Forest. In very clear days, the Alps.

DE: Der Gempenturm befindet sich auf der Schartenfluh westlich von Gempen.

Der 1897 erbaute Stahlfachwerkturm ist 28 Meter hoch und verfügt über fünf Plattformen. Beim Eingang befindet sich ein Drehkreuz, das mit dem Einwurf einer 1-Franken Münze Zutritt verschafft.

Von der Aussichtsplattform an der Spitze sieht man Basel und seine Vororte, das Elsass, die Vogesen und den Schwarzwald. Bei sehr klarer Sicht auch die Alpen.
City Name: Basel

View Type: Over Land

Location Type: Man-made Structure

City Lights: no

Distance: 5 to 6 km

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Fee: 1.00 (listed in local currency)

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