Berlin Gate (Angermünde)
The Berliner Tor was the central city gate and part of the medieval city fortifications of Angermünde , a city in the Uckermark district in the state of Brandenburg .
history
In the Middle Ages, Angermünde had a city fortification with a surrounding city wall made of field stones and bricks, which protected the city against attackers. The Berliner Tor was of central importance, because this is where the trade route from the Berlin area arrived. The structure consisted of a main gate and a front gate, which were connected by walls. The Berliner Tor was based on a base made of carefully layered field stones with bricks on top. On old cityscapes you can see gables that were structured with panels . The clearance height is given as 4.30 meters with a width of around four meters. This opening proved to be an increasing obstacle at the beginning of the 19th century in view of the rapidly increasing traffic. In 1846 the city had the gate torn down. Instead, in 1857, she erected two gateposts adorned with two eagles. These pillars were removed in 1879. Workers brought an eagle to a spring on the Wolletzsee , which has been called the Adlerquelle since that time. They placed the second copy on a monument to Sergeant Probst , which was located in the Peace Park. The eagles have been lost since the end of the First World War .
To commemorate the gate, the city has set up a hewn boulder in the shape of the gate and an information board at the gate's location.
See also
Web links
- Berliner Tor , website of the city of Angermünde, accessed on September 27, 2015.
Coordinates: 53 ° 0 ′ 55.4 " N , 13 ° 59 ′ 59.3" E