Katzenturm (Bad Salzuflen)
The so-called Katzenturm , sometimes also Diebesturm called, stands at the Tower Street in the East Westphalian town of Bad Salzuflen in the Lippe district in North Rhine-Westphalia .
description
The Katzenturm is the last of the three defensive towers that originally belonged to the Salzufler town fortifications and was built in the second half of the 15th century . The round quarry stone building has several loopholes and a conical roof . In 1973 the tower was extensively restored.
The Katzenturm, located at the highest point of the city fortifications, was an important part of the city's medieval early warning system. From the tower there was also a direct line of sight to the so-called blunt tower in front of the city . With the help of light and smoke signals, the city could be warned of approaching enemies at an early stage.
Surname
The name of the tower can be traced back to the Middle High German word "Katte", which means something like jump . At times the tower was also called the “thief tower” because crooks and thieves had to serve their sentences in a holding cell in the lower area of the tower.
Monument protection
The Katzenturm is the monument registered with the number 138 in the city's list of monuments .
The entry was made on June 26, 1990; The basis for inclusion in the list of monuments is the Monument Protection Act of North Rhine-Westphalia (DSchG NRW).
literature
- Franz Meyer (Ed.): Bad Salzuflen-Epochs of the city history. Publishing house for regional history, Bielefeld 2006, ISBN 978-3-89534-606-4
Individual evidence
- ^ Franz Meyer (Ed.): Bad Salzuflen-Epochs of the city history. Publishing house for regional history, Bielefeld 2006, p. 64
- ^ Franz Meyer (Ed.): Bad Salzuflen-Epochs of the city history . Publishing house for regional history, Bielefeld 2006, pp. 64–65
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Coordinates: 52 ° 5 ′ 2.5 ″ N , 8 ° 44 ′ 56.9 ″ E