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Gempenturm

Name: Gempenturm
Address: Switzerland

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Gempenturm above the Schartenflue
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Der Gempenturm ist ein Aussichtsturm auf dem Gempenplateau in der Gemeinde Gempen im Kanton Solothurn.

Der Gempenturm ist ein 28 Meter hoher Stahlfachwerkturm auf der 753 m ü. NHN. gelegenen Schartenfluh (Gempen), der höchsten Erhebung des Gempenplateaus in der Gemeinde Gempen SO. Er wurde 1897 erbaut und ist das Wahrzeichen der Region. Über 115 Treppenstufen in fünf Etagen gelangt man zur Aussichtsplattform mit Panoramablick auf Baselbiet, Elsass, Vogesen, Basel, Schwarzwald und Alpen.

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Der Eintritt kostet einen Franken (nur 1-Fr.-Münzen).

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Coordinates

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2'615'710E 1'258'594N

47.477930, 7.647033

DMS

47°28'40.5"N 7°38'49.3"E

UTM

32T 398061 5259164

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