Owl Tower (Warburg)

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Owl Tower near Warburg-Calenberg

The Owl Tower is a former watch tower of the city of Warburg .

The tower, which is still fully preserved, is located near Calenberg in the south of the city and was first mentioned in 1311. He was part of the Warburger Landwehr . Narrow, slot-like loopholes and four bay windows on the upper edge still bear witness to its former defensive function.

Sources and literature

  • Nikolaus Rodenkirchen (1939): Warburg district. (= Architectural and art monuments of Westphalia 44). Münster: Aschendorff.
  • Elmar Nolte (1986): On the secular building of the medieval city of Warburg . In: Mürmann, Franz (Ed.): The City of Warburg 1036-1986. Contributions to the history of a city. Volume 2. Warburg: Hermes, p. 165.

Coordinates: 51 ° 28 ′ 6.8 ″  N , 9 ° 10 ′ 43.9 ″  E