Grossbottwarer Tor

Großbottwarer Tor in Mundelsheim (city side)

The Großbottwarer Tor (also known as the Upper Gate ) in Mundelsheim , a municipality in the Ludwigsburg district in Baden-Württemberg , was built in the late Middle Ages . In addition, this has already been renovated several times over the years. The Großbottwarer Tor is the only preserved of the three gatehouses of the city ​​fortifications and is a protected cultural monument .

The high archway made of quarry stone was provided with a half-timbered structure in 1539 . Originally the gatekeeper and later the cowherd and swineherd lived in the gatehouse.

Web links

• Description of the Großbottwarer Tor on the municipality's website

literature

• Monument Foundation Baden-Württemberg (Ed.): Monument Voice No. 3/2016, p. 13.
• Markus Numberger and Karsten Preßler: A city fortification in the village. Architectural historical study and repair of the Großbottwarer Tor in Mundelsheim . In: Denkmalpflege in Baden-Württemberg , No. 4/2016, pp. 264–268 ( online edition ).

Coordinates: 49 ° 0 ′ 2.7 ″  N , 9 ° 12 ′ 36 ″  E