Cologne Gate (Bergheim)
The Kölner Tor was a gate tower built in the 14th century . It was located at the east end of today's Bergheim pedestrian zone in the city center of the district town of Bergheim in the Rhein-Erft district .
Building history and architecture
The Cologne Gate was built at the beginning of the 14th century. It got this name because the long-distance trade route to Cologne led through its gate. A front gate with walls was in front of it on the Erft. The Cologne Gate was owned by the city and had to be maintained at the expense of the citizens. The town of Bergheim did not have a town hall in the Middle Ages or in the early modern period. That is why the Bergheim mayors set up a “business office” in the Kölner Tor in the 19th century. The archive was probably also kept here.
The Kölner Tor was a three-storey gate tower with a square floor plan of around 10 × 10 meters. It had a mansard roof and an ogival passage. It was built of bricks , the frames of the windows were made of stone blocks. As early as 1878, the municipal council considered demolishing the imposing gate. The reasons for this are traditional: it separates the city from the area to be built on outside the gate; it hinders traffic and is an "unzierde" for the city. In 1879 a heavy wagon damaged the gate. The repairs were estimated to cost between 1,000 and 1,200 marks. The local council then decided to have the gate removed. The Cologne Gate was laid down in 1880. A few years later, the Bergheimer Zeitung called this act an act of barbarism.
traces
The location of the Kölner Tor is marked by a color-contrasting paving. There is also a sign pointing to the gate.
literature
- Heinz Andermahr, Heinz Braschoß, Helmut Schrön, Ralph Jansen: Bergheim City Guide . District town Bergheim (Ed.), Bergheim 2009, ISBN 978-3-9801975-8-8 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bergheim City Guide, p. 35
Coordinates: 50 ° 57 ′ 13 " N , 6 ° 38 ′ 22.35" E