Neutor (Aachen)

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No. 8 = The New Gate; Graphic by Carl Rhoen

The Neutor was one of the side gates in the inner city ​​wall of Aachen , which is also called the inner ring , first wall or Barbarossa wall . This was built at the instigation of Emperor Friedrich I between 1171 and 1175 and ran roughly where the inner ring of the city of Aachen still runs today. The new gate was demolished in 1764.

history

The new gate was used to guard the outflow of the Johannisbach from the city. With the construction of the Neutors the connection to Salvator Monastery on the Salvator Mountain considered the 996 as a Benedictine monastery founded in 1147 by the Cistercian nuns took over and today the Oblates of Mary Immaculate home.

location

The Neutor was located in the north of Aachen in the so-called Barbarossa Wall between the Harduinstor and the Besterdertor , more precisely where the Neupforte, Hirschgraben and Seilgraben meet today.

Today the street name Neupforte , which was first mentioned in the 12th century as "Nova Platea" , reminds of the existence of the Neutor.

See also

Web links

Commons : Aachen City Walls  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 50 ° 46 ′ 42.4 "  N , 6 ° 5 ′ 4.2"  E