Galgenturm (Mellrichstadt)
| Gallows tower | ||
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.jpg) The gallows tower from the south |
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| Creation time : | 13./15. century | |
| Castle type : | Altitude | |
| Conservation status: | renovated / accessible | |
| Place: | Mellrichstadt | |
| Geographical location | 50 ° 26 '51.2 " N , 10 ° 18' 38.6" E | |
| Height: | 342 m above sea level NN | |
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The Galgenturm is a guard tower that is located on the former B 19 between Mellrichstadt and Eußenhausen .
Story (noun)
The tower was built from rubble stones in the 15th century . A previous wooden building was built in the 13th century. The crew of the tower had the task of observing the road from the county of Henneberg and warning Mellrichstadt in good time in the event of an approaching disaster. The tower got its name from an execution site about 500 m to the south, which was last used in 1664.
Since the name Galgenturm often aroused interest, horror tales were told in addition to some legends:
One day a Mellrichstadt citizen was supposed to get liver and lungs for the meal from the butcher and not, as last time, drink the money. Since the man feared his wife, he set off in a hurry. On the way, some drinking buddies stopped him for a drink and he figured that a beer wouldn’t mind. So he drank all the money. When he realized this, he feared the wrath of his wife and remembered that the day before a murderer had been hanged at the gates of the city. When he arrived at the gallows tower, he cut out the liver and lungs with the greatest caution for recognition and hurried back on the way back. At home the woman did not notice anything and cooked so well that the man soon forgot about it. But at night he couldn't sleep, the shutters rattled and when the door slammed he was so frightened that he disappeared under the covers. Suddenly he heard the creaking of the steps and a hoarse voice that kept moaning: 'Mei Lewer, mei Lung'. My Lewer, my Lung! ' The woman didn't notice anything, then the door was pushed open and again: "Mei Lewer, mei Lung 'AND YOU HAVE SE!"
(Traditional folk good, the choice of words may vary)
The tower
The 11.9 m high stone tower is surrounded by a head-high wall , the arch of which points towards the city. The entrance of the tower, which is not on the city side, but in the direction of the Malbachtal and the train station , is 4.5 m high. It can be reached via 25 steps of the stone staircase attached outside in 1969. There is an intermediate floor in the tower, and the roof can be reached via rungs. The surrounding wall was only added later, as the different carving and processing of the stones shows. While the upper part of the masonry is neatly executed, the actual tower consists of field stones and mortar that were roughly joined together. The tower is provided with light slits. The lichen cover that goes around the whole tower is striking.
Location and surroundings
The gallows tower is conveniently located in terms of traffic. In addition to the B 19 , the BAB feeder B 285 also passes the Galgenturm just a few hundred meters south. The tower offers a view of the upper Streutal , the Lichtenburg and the lower Streutal as far as Mittelstreu. Some of the trees that have grown in the vicinity of the tower protrude well above the level of the viewing platform and restrict the panoramic view.
The tower was the topic of local reporting on Bavarian television at the end of 2008, when the second Mellrichstadt mayor on the program Jetzt red i called for the removal of the excavation that had been carried out when building the feeder. This was in the middle of the view from the tower of the city and massively impaired the view of the city silhouette. The earth was removed in 2009 and used in the construction of the center spreader bypass, which was completed in early 2010.
See also
literature
- Max Schweser: The Citizens Tower tells a story. Richard Mack KG Verlag, Mellrichstadt 1874, pp. 163–167.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Information board on the surrounding wall
- ↑ Galgenturm (97638 Mellrichstadt) on warttuerme.de
- ↑ Forgotten Landscapes: Little Mountain What Now? ( Memento from July 20, 2012 in the web archive archive.today ). Contribution to the television program Jetzt red i from Bayerischer Rundfunk on November 5, 2008 ( Memento from July 31, 2012 in the web archive archive.today )