Kaltenbachtor

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The Kaltenbachtor was a city ​​gate of the city ​​fortifications of medieval Munich .

location

The Kaltenbachtor was located east of the city center at the point where the Salzstraße, coming from the Isar bridge, crossed the Kaltenbach over a bridge. This corresponds roughly to one point in the city center of today's intersection between Tal / Hochbrückenstrasse and Radlsteg.

history

The gate is mentioned for the first time in a chamber bill from 1319 as porta in valli super Chaltenbach (gate in the valley above the Kaltenbach). This is also of historical interest since the first city expansion of Munich under Duke Ludwig I (the Kelheimer) is only attested by the existence of this gate.

With the tower in 1324 as turris in Chaltenbach and 1330/31 as ad turrim super Chaltenpach is called, however, is probably not meant the Kaltenbachtor but the standing directly above the inlet of the creek in the town tower from 1417 as Katzenturm referred has been. The Kaltenbach was also called Katzenbach from around 1450.

The Kaltenbachtor served as the outer works of the Talburgtor and allowed entry into the area in the east in front of the first city wall, into which the city had expanded under Ludwig I. Tolls and customs continued to be levied at the Talburgtor, although it is unclear whether this name still referred to the town hall tower at the time or whether it was transferred to the Kaltenbachtor.

After the Isar Gate was completed in 1337, the Kaltenbach Gate lost its protective function. It is not known when it was demolished. In contrast to the five gates of the first city wall, it is no longer shown on the first city map of Munich in 1613 by Tobias Volckmer , and it is no longer present in the city ​​model of Munich by Jakob Sandtner from 1570. The bridge leading over the Kaltenbach is shown in each case; it was later known as the Hochbrücke .

description

The exact shape of the Kaltenbach gate is not known. However, it is believed that, like the five gates of the first city wall, it consisted of a multi-storey tower with a gate passage.

literature

  • Christian Behrer: Ground monument preservation in Munich . In: Bavarian State Office for Monument Preservation (Hrsg.): Monuments in Bavaria - independent cities and districts . Volume I.2 / 1, third volume 1: City of Munich center. Karl M. Lipp Verlag, Munich 2009, ISBN 978-3-87490-586-2 , p. L .
  • Helmuth Stahleder : House and street names in Munich's old town . Hugendubel, Munich 1992, ISBN 3-88034-640-2 , p. 589-590, 655 .
  • Michael Weithmann: Castles in Munich . Stiebner Verlag, Munich 2006, ISBN 3-8307-1036-4 , pp. 99-148 .

Coordinates: 48 ° 8 ′ 9.8 ″  N , 11 ° 34 ′ 44.5 ″  E