Frankenturm (Cologne)
The Cologne Frankenturm was a medieval tower of the city wall in the northern suburb above the former Rheinwerft (today's Frankenwerft street) .
Defense tower
The Frankenturm in the Middle Ages also known as Frankenthoirn, thorn (see Mercator ) stood at the end of Trankgasse next to the “Trankgassentor”. The tower was named after a burgrave "Franco" of the 12th century. In 1347 the tower is called "turris trium regium" (Dreikönigsturm) with reference to the bones of the Three Kings that were brought into the city through this gate in 1164 . Around 1370 the tower was mentioned as "porta Franconis". The gate passage, the former Frankenpforte, was walled up around 1500. Above the former passage, three stone tablets with the pictures of the three kings were attached to this representative landing stage on the Rhine front , which have been kept in the Cologne City Museum since the tower was laid down.
Prison tower
Like the nearby Kunibert Tower , for example , the Frankenturm was also one of the city towers used as a city prison since the late Middle Ages. In the course of the centuries many people who remained unknown to posterity were imprisoned here as well as historical people. So was Adolf Clarenbachstift first prisoner in Frankenturm before then to torture (the so-called "embarrassing questioning") into the dreaded "Cuniberts Tower" the former "Kunibert fortress" near the Collegiate Church of St. Kunibert was brought.
The tower served as a prison until the 18th century. He was resigned in 1856. The street in front of him, which had been called "Unter Pöster" since medieval times, was given its current name "Am Frankenturm" around 1812 during the French era .
literature
- Adam Wrede : New Cologne vocabulary . 3 volumes A - Z, Greven Verlag, Cologne, 9th edition 1984, ISBN 3-7743-0155-7
- Adolph Thomas: History of the parish St. Mauritius in Cologne. 1st edition JP Bachem, Cologne 1878
Individual evidence
- ^ Adam Wrede, Volume I, pp. 245/246
- ↑ image KStM
- ^ Adolph Thomas, Jurisdiction in Mauritius, page 74
- ^ Adam Wrede, Volume I, pp. 245/246
Extension (including remaining Roman systems) from 1106: Old Kahlenhausen Gate | Old Eigelstein Gate | Cube gate | Lion Gate | Old Hahnentor | Old Schaafentor | Eifelpforte | Greek gate | Old stream gate | St. John's Gate | Next Alley Gate
Extension from 1180: Kunibertsturm | Wake-up snap * | Kahlenhausen or Judenpforte | Eigelsteintorburg * | Gereonsmühle * | Gereonstor | Friesentor | Goal of honor | Hahnentorburg * | Schaafentor | Weyertor | Stream gate | Pantaleon Gate | Ulrepforte * | Severinstorburg * | Bottmühle * | Bayenturm *
Rhine side: Dreikönigenpforte | Lead wicket | Next Alley Gate | Small Witschgasse Gate | Holzmarktpforte | Great Witschgasse Gate | Filzengrabentor | Flour Gate | Rheingassentor | Hasenpforte | Wash gate | Markmannsgassentor | Forge gate | Velpforte | Salzgasse Gate | Lintgasse Gate | Fish gate | Mill Lane Gate | Neugassentor | Fire gate | Frankenturm | Drinking alley gate | Kostgassentor | Blomengasse Gate
* preserved building
Coordinates: 50 ° 56 ′ 29 " N , 6 ° 57 ′ 45.4" E