Mühltor (Schweinfurt)
The Mühltor (also New Gate ) was a city gate in Schweinfurt . Due to its strategic importance, it was the most massive gate in the city on the critical east side of the city fortifications. In the course of industrialization and the widening of the streets, it was demolished in 1876.
location
The five Schweinfurt city gates, which were all demolished in the 19th century , were (from the south on the Main counterclockwise) Brückentor , Mühltor , Obertor , Spitaltor and Fischertor . The mill gate formed the eastern entrance to the city (today's old town ). The city wall ran along the western side of the Marienbach valley . The gate stood between Upper and Lower Wall , at the end of Mühlgasse (today: Rückertstrasse) on the northeast corner of the Zurich district .
Through the Mühltor one came from the city over the Marienbach to Mainleitenstrasse, which leads to Bamberg . In this section, Bundesstraße 26 was downgraded to a state road, as it is only of local importance as a result of the A 70 .
The Schweinfurt tram depot was located on the site of the former Mühltor from 1895 to 1921 . Today there is the building of the former Reichsbank and a large business center from the 1970s, the Rückert Center . The street between the two buildings Am Mühltor , a northern side street of Rückerstraße, is reminiscent of the former gate.
history
The Mühltor was completely destroyed in 1554 during the Margravian War (Second City Destruction) and was rebuilt by Kilian Göbel on July 14, 1564 , which is why the alternative name New Gate is derived because after the reconstruction it was larger and more solid than ever before. Construction work ended on September 23 with the first opening. In addition, the gate was equipped with a portcullis , moat and drawbridge , which was inaugurated on August 26, 1566.
The Mühltor stood at the end of what was then Mühlgasse. The name of the street and gate comes from a nearby mill on the Marienbach . The alley was renamed to Rückertstraße because Friedrich Rückert was born in Mühlgasse 2. The mill gate finally came to an end in 1876 when it was demolished.
description
The Mühltor was on the east side of the Schweinfurt city fortification, which was considered to be the Achilles' heel , as it was easiest to bombard the city here, from the hill on the opposite Kiliansberg .
The gate was considered the most beautiful and strongest city gate of the free imperial city of Schweinfurt . At the gate was a famous depiction of the Schweinfurt heraldic eagle. This eagle was also inscribed by Friedrich Rückert because of its resemblance to an owl.
See also
literature
- Gutermann, Hubert: Alt-Schweinfurt in pictures, customs, sagas and stories , Schweinfurt: Morich'sche Buchdruckerei, 1928
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Paul Ultsch: Back then in Schweinfurt . Book and idea publishing company, Schweinfurt, ISBN 3-9800480-1-2 , p. 15 ff.
Coordinates: 50 ° 2 ′ 45.9 ″ N , 10 ° 14 ′ 11.6 ″ E