List of the towers of the city fortifications of Stuttgart
The list of the towers of the city fortifications of Stuttgart gives an overview of the towers that once belonged to the city fortifications of Stuttgart .
The city fortifications of Stuttgart once comprised ten towers, only one of which has been preserved. Most of the towers were demolished as the city expanded in the 19th century.
| designation | Construction year | demolition | location | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tower on the mint | 1736? | 1846 | Dorotheenplatz 4 | The tower at the mint was part of the inner city fortifications and was demolished in 1846 together with the old mint building. |
| Bell tower | ? | 1811 | Corner of Kanalstrasse and Weberstrasse | The tower was named after the bell workers (convicts sentenced to labor with bells on their clothes). |
| Kastkellereiturm | 1564 | Weberstrasse 72 | Round tower with a polygonal framework. After the old Schellenturm was demolished in 1811, the name Schellenturm was transferred to this tower. | |
| Message tower | 1451 | 1820 | Wilhelmsplatz 6 | Built from stones from Weißenburg Castle , hence the White Tower . Used by the messenger in his function as a skinner for drying animal skins. |
| Torture tower | 1566 | 1870 | Paulinenstrasse 30 | Round tower on a corner of the city fortifications. Built by Duke Christoph , hence the Stoffelsturm . Formerly a massive square tower that was demolished down to the first floor in 1821. |
| Powder tower | 1566 | 1818 | Weimarstrasse / Hohe Strasse | Location of the black powder . It was supposed to be torn down again in 1577 and was therefore shot at, but withstood the shot and was used for a long time after repairs. |
| Willermanns Tower | 1538 | 1832 | Schulstrasse | The square tower with a half-timbered tower was connected to the city bailiwick by a corridor and served as a city prison or prison for those sentenced to death. Has been called the Willermanns Tower since 1606 . |
| Chicken tower | 1638 | 1806 | Schiller Street | Named after the nearby stately poultry farm. Solid round tower with half-timbered tower and an additional stair tower. |
| Franzenturm | 1600 | 1782 | Schiller Street | Double tower gate above the entrance to the pleasure garden. The tower was named after a gatekeeper. |
| Jerusalem tower | 1589 | 1806 | Schiller Street | Polygonal corner tower, got its name from a picture of the city of Jerusalem with which the tower was painted. |
literature
- The Schellenturm in the Bohnenviertel - the way to reconstruct a medieval building , Mögel and Führer, Stuttgart 1978