Firemen's Tower (Satu Mare) Explained

Turnul Pompierilor
Location:Satu Mare, Romania
Coordinates:47.7944°N 22.8759°W
Status:Complete
Opening:1904
Roof:47m (154feet)

Firemen's Tower (Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Turnul Pompierilor, Hungarian: Tűzoltótorony) is a 47 m[1] high tower in Satu Mare, Romania built in 1904 at the recommendation of bishop Gyula Meszlényi. The architect of the tower was Ferencz Dittler and the builder Lajos Vajnay.

The tower was used, because of its height, as a fire spotter by the firemen. Today the tower is a tourist attraction visited by around 100 visitors per day.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Turnul Pompierilor Satu Mare . ro . 2008-12-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111005221816/http://www.e-tur.ro/Romania/Satu_Mare/atractii/Turnul_pompierilor_04928.html . 2011-10-05 . dead .