Kalchtor

The Kalchtor around 1860. The city wall to the left of the gate is already being demolished. The unnamed tower next to it was at the height of today's Rosengasse.

Memorial plaque for the Kalchtor on the city wall

The Kalchtor was a city gate to the Upper Swabian city ​​of Memmingen . It was also called the Augsburger Tor .

location

The gate stood on the east side of the old town, as the eastern exit to Salzstrasse in the direction of Augsburg . In the immediate vicinity stood the port cover tower to protect it .

Appearance

The appearance of the gate at the time it was built is not known. Around the year 1400 it was replaced by a tall gate tower, similar to the Ulmer Tor . In 1632 it was rebuilt as a simple low gate in the form of a gazebo. It showed the imperial eagle on the entrance side, flanked by two city coats of arms.

history

In the 13th century, the Staufer city was included in the city fortifications. Around 1285, parts of the city wall with the Kalchtor were built. At the end of the 14th century the Kalchtor was replaced by a gate tower. In 1632 it was destroyed during the siege and bombardment by the Aldringen troops and then poorly rebuilt. The gate was not completely repaired until 1706. In 1862 almost the entire east fortification was demolished due to the construction of the railway. A marble plaque was attached to the rest of the city wall. The gate got its name from the Kalkerfeld in the east in front of the city.

Web links

Commons : Stadtbefestigung Memmingen  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ^ Günther Bayer: Memmingen in old views. Graphic and pictorial representations of the imperial city and its surroundings from 5 centuries. Verlag Memminger Zeitung, Memmingen 1979, p. 48, below.

Coordinates: 47 ° 59 ′ 13 ″  N , 10 ° 11 ′ 9.4 ″  E