Brühlsbacher Warte
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The Brühlsbacher Warte is a lookout tower in Wetzlar, Hesse . The tower is popularly referred to as a pencil because of its striking appearance .
The Brühlsbacher Warte was built in the 14th century south of the old town. In the Middle Ages, the tower served as a watchtower for the Wetzlar Landwehr and, like the Garbenheimer Warte , secured the Free Imperial City of Wetzlar and the Hohe Straße trade route . The tower was initially only made of wood and was provided with a wall and moat. Only later was it bricked up. The Brühlsbacher Warte was also constantly manned by guards. In 1391 the tower was destroyed by a feud between Count Eberhard von Katzenelnbogen and only restored as a lookout tower in 1912.
Today the Brühlsbacher Warte is part of the four-tower hike , a hiking route in and around Wetzlar.
An adjacent school is called Schule an der Brühlsbacher Warte .
See also
Web links
- State Office for Monument Preservation Hessen (Ed.): Brühlsbacher Warte In: DenkXweb, online edition of cultural monuments in Hessen
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- Four towers hike> The history of the four towers on the website of the city of Wetzlar
Coordinates: 50 ° 32 ′ 40.1 ″ N , 8 ° 30 ′ 53.3 ″ E