Cologne Gate (Siegen)
The Kölner Tor was one of the three large gates of the Siegen city fortifications of the then Nassau city of Siegen , now part of North Rhine-Westphalia . It was located at the western end of the old town on Siegberg in the area of today's Kölner Strasse below the Lower Castle .
The gate was first mentioned in 1455. It was probably built after the hospital "Zum Heiligen Geist" was mentioned around 1370 in the area of the gate. From around 1800, along with the city's fortifications, the Cologne Gate also fell into disrepair before it was completely torn down in the 1890s.
On March 27, 1934, a new road bridge was opened in the area of the Kölner Tor, which is still called that today. Since 1974, at the foot of the Kölner Straße leading uphill from the Kölner Tor, there has been a two-meter-tall concrete Berlin bear given to the city of Siegen for the 750th anniversary of the twin town Spandau .
photos
Pedestrian zone in the area of the former gate (Kölner Straße)
Information board in the former gate area
Web links
- Tower-crowned with a wall belt, she looked defiantly into the country - article about the Siegen city fortifications on h-bensberg.de (accessed on May 5, 2018)
- Photo of the Cologne Gate area in 1925
Individual evidence
- ^ Turned the page back ... , Siegener Zeitung from April 2nd, 2011
- ↑ Berliner Bär in the middle of Siegen ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF file, 259 kB)
Coordinates: 50 ° 52 ′ 26 ″ N , 8 ° 1 ′ 12 ″ E