Hüxtertor
The Hüxtertor was one of the medieval city gates of Lübeck and part of the city fortifications .
Location and surroundings
The town was reached through the Hüxtertor by crossing the Hüxterdamm , which was built on with mills and which has dammed the Wakenitz river at this narrow point since the 13th century. In front of the gate was the Olavsburg , which was destroyed in unrest in July 1534 (assumed to be on the island of Spieringshorst in the 19th century, but more likely in the immediate vicinity of Hüxterdamm), where the members of the circle society held their parties, as well as the brewing and civil water art .
architecture
One of the few surviving pictorial representations shows the Hüxtertor in its presumably already considerably changed condition in 1552. At that time it looks more like a one-story, pointed-gable house with a gate opening.
History of the building
In contrast to other Lübeck city gates, little is known about the Hüxtertor. Not even the year of construction is known. It was probably built together with the city wall in the 13th century and originally had the shape of a gate tower with a square floor plan, as did the inner Holsten Gate , which also dates from this period . In 1822 the Hüxtertor was completely demolished; today's Hüxtertorallee is reminiscent of the no longer existing city gate.
Coordinates: 53 ° 51 ′ 53.4 " N , 10 ° 41 ′ 42" E