Friedland Gate

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Friedländer Tor, front gate seen from the field side

The Friedländer Tor in Neubrandenburg was built in the first half of the 14th century in the style of North German brick Gothic . It is the northeastern and most completely preserved of the four Neubrandenburg city gates .

The name "Friedländer Tor" denotes the direction of the arterial road, today's B 104 . It initially heads east and later on to Friedland via the B 197 .

Representation of the gate system around 1850

The gate protected the city in the direction of Pomerania and was developed as a gate castle with a total length of 88 meters. During the Thirty Years' War the gate on the city side was stormed by General Tilly after the imperial troops had gained access to the city through a wall breakthrough next to the gate.

The main gate is a two-story gate tower and has a polygonal stair tower on the city side. This stair tower was rebuilt in the third quarter of the 15th century together with the entire city side of the gate. The entrance gate with a small saddle roof between the pinnacles is a two-story, less representative building. It is still connected to the main gate by two walls. The half-timbered buildings between the two gates, the former gatekeeper or customs and ticketing house, now house the gate café and a seat of the registry office of the city of Neubrandenburg. There is an architecture office in the front gate, a gallery and a club room in the main gate.

The Zingel has also been preserved . He was in front of the double gates of the Friedländer Tor. Built shortly before the Thirty Years' War, this structure was intended to provide additional protection for the gate system. The building had deep arched niches on the city side and loopholes on the field side. The former connecting walls to the gate were demolished in the 19th century.

photos

  • Main gate seen from the city side

  • Main gate (field side)

  • Main gate, side view

  • Zingel from the inside

  • Zingel from the outside

  • View from the front gate to the main gate

  • View from the main gate to the front gate with Zingel

  • Commemorative plaque for Captain Plow in 1631 after the siege by Tilly's troops

  • Today's registry office, photo from 1978 as a sales gallery

  • Torcafé at the front gate

Web links

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Coordinates: 53 ° 33 '32.6 "  N , 13 ° 15' 55.9"  E