Waferwall
The Oblatterwall (also Blatterwall ) is a bastion of the former city fortifications on the northeastern edge of Augsburg city center that has been preserved to this day .
history
The bastion was built in 1444, and a first small tower was added in 1458. The high wall was finally raised in 1543 and provided with a low wall with several loopholes . A fortification tower was also built. It was a three-story brick building (hence also called Rot Thurn ) with a tent roof and a semicircular floor plan.
The facility was rebuilt by Elias Holl in 1625 and, after being occupied in the War of the Spanish Succession at the beginning of the 18th century, it was expanded into a powerful gun emplacement.
After the city fortifications were abandoned, the bastion also lost its importance. However, like other gates and wall sections, it was not demolished from 1860 onwards. The Oblatterwall was spared this fate, since at that time the areas were neither needed for road construction nor for urban expansion. The moat was also preserved and in 1876 the Augsburg boat trip moved there.
At the turn of the century, Oblatterwall and Stadtgraben once again became the focus of attention. The reason for this was a vision by the Augsburg architect Karl Albert Gollwitzer . His sketches from 1901 envisaged the expansion of the city moat and the construction of a city harbor with a siding. This should enable the industrial city to also transport its goods and products by water. The daring project was not pursued any further, so that the Oblatterwall has retained its appearance to this day.
Surname
The name Blatterwall later used goes back to the epidemic hospital (so-called Blatterhaus ) built in the immediate vicinity of the bastion , which dates back to 1495. A derivation of the name from the Oblattertor further west has not been historically proven. Its name goes back to the powder maker Ulrich Oblatter, a former resident of the gate.
literature
- Günther Grünsteudel , Günter Hägele, Rudolf Frankenberger (eds.): Augsburger Stadtlexikon. 2nd Edition. Perlach, Augsburg 1998, ISBN 3-922769-28-4 .
- Hermann Kießling: towers - gates - bastions . Brigitte Settele Verlag, Augsburg 1987, p. 80 ff .
Coordinates: 48 ° 22 ′ 31 ″ N , 10 ° 54 ′ 21.5 ″ E