Owl Tower (Tangermünde)
The Owl Tower is a fortified tower in Tangermünde that is part of the historic city fortifications .
The 24-meter-high tower was part of the Hünerdorfer Tor double gate system, which no longer exists . The square substructure was built around 1300 and contained a dungeon . The upper octagonal part of the tower was built around 1460/70, in which the guard room was also located. The bay windows on the tower were used to enable the guards to see in all directions. On the tower there is a platform with a crenellated wreath. The drainage takes place via four gargoyles .
The owl tower was at the inner gate. A little further north, just before the bend to the Schloss Freiheit, was the front gate. Both gates were connected with each other by walls. The approach to the inner archway can still be seen on the southwest corner of the tower. A battlements led into the tower via this archway . This entrance was later walled up.
In 1871 the front gate was torn down. At the end of the 1880s, the city wall adjoining the tower to the north was demolished. The former connection of the city wall to the tower can still be seen today. The tower has been free since then.
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Coordinates: 52 ° 32 '36.3 " N , 11 ° 58' 30.6" E