Heinturm
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The Heinturm is a former watch tower of the city of Warburg, built from 1430 on the Heinberg ( 258.6 m ) near Ossendorf . The tower, visible from afar, has a height of 12 meters.
The construction of a tower "on the Gratberge" was initiated in 1430 by the sovereign of the city of Warburg, the Paderborn prince-bishop and Cologne elector Dietrich II of Moers . It says in the charter that “ a guard should sit on the tower day and night ” and that he must vow and swear, “ await our land and lyden truwe and hold to syne unde the damage ”.
The tower last gained importance during the Battle of Warburg on July 31, 1760. French troops had failed to occupy the Heinberg, so that a surprising flank attack by Allied troops ultimately decided the battle. At the beginning of the 20th century, remains of uniforms and cannons were still found on the Heinturm.
literature
- Nikolaus Rodenkirchen: Architectural and art monuments of Westphalia, Warburg district, Münster 1939
- Elmar Nolte: On the secular building of the medieval city of Warburg , in: Die Stadt Warburg 1036-1986, ed. by Franz Mürmann, Warburg 1986, p. 165
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Coordinates: 51 ° 29 ′ 56.6 " N , 9 ° 5 ′ 30.3" E