List of city gates in Freiburg im Breisgau

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The list of city gates in Freiburg im Breisgau includes the thirteen known city gates, some of which have not been physically preserved.

The medieval old town of Freiburg im Breisgau could be entered through five city ​​gates in the city wall (the first five in the following list clockwise from the north). Two of these gates are still preserved. They were supplemented by gates to the suburbs. In addition, a gate has been preserved as a remnant of the Vauban fortifications.

Surname Establishment location use Whereabouts
Christoffelstor, also Michaels- or Diebestor 13th century Europaplatz, northern end of Kaiser-Joseph-Straße , entrance to the suburb of Neuburg
Remnants of the wall found on Europaplatz

47.997655 °  N , 7.852648 °  O

Prison and main torture site. The torture took place in the annexed torture house, which was extended in 1603 at the height of the witch hunt. Demolished in 1704, remnants of the wall were found during the reconstruction of the square in 2017
Schwabentor , also Obertor circa 1250 Oberlinden

47.99295 °  N , 7.854184 °  O

Road towards Höllental. The Zinnfigurenklause , the museum for the history of freedom in dioramas with pewter figures, has been in the building since 1969 Increased around 1900, partial dismantling of the increase in 1954, still preserved today
Martinstor , also Norsinger Tor about 1200 Kaiser-Joseph-Strasse , by the Bertoldsbrunnen

47.99368 °  N , 7.84887 °  O

Road towards Basel, used at times as a prison (witches). There used to be a restaurant in the adjacent building, now a branch of the McDonald’s chain Increased in 1901, still preserved today
Lehen gate 13th century Crossing of Bertholdstrasse with today's Rotteckring

47.99535 °  N , 7.846148 °  O

Destroyed by a powder explosion in 1713
Preacher's Gate 13th century at today's Predigerturm, Straße Am Predigertor

47.997514 °  N , 7.848331 °  O

Tower of the Dominican monastery Demolished in 1866 for city expansion
Schneckentor, also cat tower 1314 (first mentioned) the timber market, southern access to Schneckenvorstadt
47.992333 °  N , 7.848667 °  O
Marking of the northeast corner of the cat tower near the pedestrian crossing
 Canceled in 1842
Mönchstor, later also Zähringerthor Neuburg suburb

48.002156 °  N , 7.854377 °  O

School gate, also Kretzetor
Peter Gate Retired in 1677 when the fortress was built
Butzentörlein Retired in 1677 when the fortress was built
Gerbertor at the Reuerinnenwinkel Retired in 1677 when the fortress was built
Ledergerbertor or Klötzlinstor
Breisach Gate around 1677

Corner Rempart- / Gartenstrasse
47.993311 °  N , 7.848583 °  O

Last surviving structure of the Vauban fortifications; Used by the city administration for offices until 2007, extensively renovated in 2007, today catering on the ground floor, remaining floors used by the university East wing torn down at the beginning of the 20th century, massively damaged in World War II, restored in 1950, cultural monument of particular importance according to Section 12 of the Monument Protection Act
The plan by Gregorius Sickinger from 1589 shows the inner and outer city gates of Freiburg

literature

Web links

Commons : Freiburg City Gates  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ NZ. Freiburger Höllebrut eV: Chronicle , accessed on May 14, 2011
  2. ↑ a b historix-tours.de: witch tracking ( memento from October 28, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) , accessed on May 14, 2011
  3. ↑ a b c Heiko Haumann , Hans Schadeck (Ed.): History of the City of Freiburg im Breisgau , Vol. 1, p. 117
  4. ^ Peter Kalchthaler: Freiburg Mitte: A street that went wide , Badische Zeitung from March 14, 2011, accessed on May 16, 2011
  5. ^ Sybille Bock: Friburgum-Freiburg: Views of a City , Waldkircher Verlag, 1995, p. 33
  6. ↑ a b Information board for the Katzenturm at the northwest corner of the district court in Freiburg
  7. ^ History of the city and University of Freiburg im Breisgau , Heinrich Schreiber, Part I Freiburg 1868, page 24
  8. ↑ Bernhard Peter: Gallery: Photos of beautiful old coats of arms No. 1318 Freiburg (Breisgau) , accessed on May 16, 2011
  9. ↑ a b Red women's / men's bathing room
  10. ↑ Manfred Höfert: Die Graf von Freiburg , accessed on May 30, 2011
  11. ↑ a b c d e f Korth
  12. ↑ a b badische-seiten.de: Breisacher Tor , accessed on May 14, 2011