Ears bridge gate
The Ohrbrücker Tor is an old city gate of the former fortifications in Ober-Ingelheim .
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Ears bridge is derived from the upper bridge . In the Middle Ages there were two bridges over the Selz , the lower bridge at the Altengässer Tor , which no longer exists today, and the upper bridge at the Ohrbrücker Tor.
architecture
The gate consists of two towers and a Gothic arch. The northern tower was reconstructed together with the archway in the middle of the 20th century. There were probably pointed towers on top of the towers. The gate has a machicolation above the archway. The gate towers are decorated with round arch friezes.
history
prehistory
The first mention of the gate goes back to the 13th century. It was built for the access towards Westerberg . Originally, the area in front of the gate was swamped by the Selz, so that it was initially difficult to get into and out of the village by cart. There was a narrow bridge only for pedestrians.
20th century - reconstruction and remodeling
Up until 1906 the buildings of the Engelthal nunnery from the Middle Ages stood above the gate and fell victim to the construction of the new road. In 1964, the building underwent a series of renovations, including an archway based on the Uffhubtor. It is quite possible that the gate looked very different in the Middle Ages than it is today. In contrast to the Uffhubtor , car traffic never passed through the archway. Today the building is a listed building .
Surroundings
Immediately in front of the gate, the Selz flows into a small green area. Above the gate are the remains of the nunnery.
literature
- Karl Heinz Henn: The fortifications of Ober-Ingelheim. in: Contributions to Ingelheim History, Issue 36, 1987
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Coordinates: 49 ° 57 '32.6 " N , 8 ° 3' 24.6" E