Gißübelturm

Gißübelturm (in the foreground)

The Gißübelturm in Lauingen , a town in the Swabian district of Dillingen on the Danube , was part of the former town fortifications . The defense tower , next to the house at Oberes Brunnental 16, is a protected monument .

description

The four-storey round tower on the southeast corner of the city wall was built around 1413. It is dominated by the Lauingen Castle with its towers. The four-story tower has a pointed conical roof . There are loopholes under framed rectangular panels on the two upper floors . A two-tiered eaves cornice runs under the roof .

literature

• Werner Meyer (arrangement): The art monuments of the district of Dillingen on the Danube . In: The art monuments of Bavaria. The art monuments of Swabia. Vol. VII. District of Dillingen on the Danube . Munich 1972, ISBN 3-486-43541-8 , p. 583.
• Georg Dehio : Handbook of German Art Monuments - Bavaria III - Swabia (arr.: Bruno Bushart, Georg Paula) . 2nd Edition. Deutscher Kunstverlag , Munich 1989, ISBN 3-422-03008-5 , p. 617 .

Web links

Commons : Stadtbefestigung Lauingen  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 48 ° 34 ′ 0.5 ″  N , 10 ° 25 ′ 51.2 ″  E