Kuhtor (Duisburg)
| Cow gate | |
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 Well at the cow gate |
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| Basic data | |
| place | Duisburg |
| District | Old town |
| Hist. Names | de Borcht |
| Confluent streets | Kuhstrasse, Obermauerstrasse, Kuhlenwall, Untermauerstrasse, Sonnenwall |
| use | |
| User groups | Foot traffic |
| Technical specifications | |
| Square area | approx. 1100 m² |
The Kuhtor in Duisburg was one of the main gates of the medieval fortification of the city. Its historical name was also Koeport ( Lower Franconian / Dutch: / ˈkuːpɔrt /). It probably existed when the wall was built in the 12th century, secured with the wall in the late 13th century. Before the end of the Thirty Years War , it was expanded to include a bastion . In 1833 the Kuhtor was the last Duisburg city gate to be demolished.
It was on Kuhstrasse, between Sonnenwall and Kuhlenwall, in the transition to today's Königstrasse, the pedestrian zone in what is now downtown Duisburg. In addition to the cow gate, the names of five other Duisburg city gates have been passed down, which can be recognized in the Corputius plan : Swan gate , stack gate and Marientor ; in addition the Liebfrauentor ( Liefkenporte ) in the 13th century and the fish gate from the 14th century.
Today the Kuhtor is also the name of the square on the site of the old city gate.
Coordinates: 51 ° 26 ′ 1.1 ″ N , 6 ° 45 ′ 52.6 ″ E