List of Graz city gates

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The list of Graz city gates includes all existing and former gates of the historic Graz city ​​fortifications. The total of eleven gates, two of which have been preserved, were all in the area of ​​the Inner City district .

Legend

The list is structured as follows:

  • Name: The names are in alphabetical order.
  • Part of the city fortifications by era: Describes the affiliation of the gate to the respective fortification belt.
  • Location / coordinates: Specification of the alley and the location coordinates , if known.
  • In-service period: The period in which the structure was in place is given. If no exact year of construction can be given, a division into centuries is made.
  • Brief description: Here historical and architectural features are mentioned that are important for the respective city gate.
  • Image: In this column there is a picture with a historical view or a modern photo of the respective gate, if available.

List of Graz city gates

Surname Part of the city fortifications by era Location / coordinates Inventory time Brief description image
Castle gate Part of the city wall in the 15th century Hofgasse / Erzherzog-Johann-Allee ⊙ from 1336/1346 (mentioned in a document) - today Graz - Burgtor.jpg
Iron gate Late Renaissance fastening belt At the Iron Gate ⊙ 1571/74 - 1859/60 Graz-Iron Gate-before 1860.jpg
Franzenstor Late Renaissance fastening belt
(added later) 		Burggasse / Opernring ⊙ 1835-1856 Graz-Franzenstor-Opernring Burggasse-Picture before 1856.jpg
Inner Murtor Medieval city fortifications Murgasse ⊙ 1471 (mentioned in a document) - 1837 Graz-Murtore and Franziskanerkirche-Watercolor by Josef Kuwasseg-1835 - Detail.jpg
Outer Murtor Medieval city fortifications Murgasse ⊙ 1471 (mentioned in a document) - 1837 Graz-Murtore and Franziskanerkirche-Watercolor by Josef Kuwasseg-1835.jpg
Neutor Late Renaissance fastening belt Neutorgasse ⊙ around 1620–1883 ​​/ 84 Graz-Neutor before 1883-Neutorgasse.jpg
Inner Paulustor Medieval city fortifications Sporgasse ⊙ 1355 (mentioned in a document) - 1846 Graz-Sporgasse-Inneres Paulustor.jpg
Outer Paulustor Late Renaissance fastening belt Paulustorgasse ⊙ 1606/14 - today Paulustor Graz.jpg
First sack gate Medieval city fortifications Sackstrasse ⊙ 15th century - ? Grazer Sackstrasse Copper engraving by Matthäus Merian 1649 First Sacktor.jpg
Second sack gate Medieval city fortifications Sackstrasse ⊙ around 1486-1835 Grazer Sackstrasse Copper engraving by Matthäus Merian 1649 Second Sacktor.jpg
Third sack gate Late Renaissance fastening belt Kaiser-Franz-Josef-Kai ⊙ around 1625-1850 Third sack gate around 1801 Pen wash by Johann Wachtl.jpg

literature

  • Robert Engele: Once you got to old Graz through eleven gates . From the series At that time in Graz in the Styrian edition of the Kleine Zeitung of October 16, 2011. pp. 34–35.
  • Fritz Popelka: History of the City of Graz. Vol. 2. Schroll, Graz, Vienna, Cologne 1960.
  • Horst Schweigert: DEHIO Graz . Schroll, Vienna 1979, ISBN 3-7031-0475-9 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Graz city gates then and now. Memories and stone witnesses of a once fortified city by Dr. Reinhard Sudy
  2. ^ Schweigert: Dehio Graz. P. 49.
  3. ↑ Graz city gates then and now. Memories and stone witnesses of a once fortified city by Dr. Reinhard Sudy
  4. ^ Entry of "Murgasse" in www.streetsofgraz.at
  5. ^ Entry of "Murgasse" in www.streetsofgraz.at