Peter and Paul Tower (Bad Reichenhall)
The Peter-und-Paul-Turm (also: Peter- und Paul-Turm, Peter- und Paulsturm ) is part of the medieval city wall , which was built around the town of Bad Reichenhall from the 1220s to protect the brine springs .
The tower is a listed building and is registered under the number D-1-72-114-21 in the Bavarian monument list.
history
The Peter and Paul Tower is located at the southeast end of the Bad Reichenhall city wall below the Gruttenstein. The name goes back to two small churches that were located directly at the gates of the city. These were consecrated to St. Peter and St. Paul and stood there until shortly after 1800, when they fell victim to the work of destruction of secularization. The city gate Peter-und-Paul-Thörl was named after the two churches, as was the Peter-und-Paul-Gasse , where the tower is located today.
The exact date of construction of the tower is unknown, but it was probably built in the 13th century during the construction of the city wall.
The Peter and Paul Tower is one of two remaining towers of the city fortifications, the Powder Tower is only a good 100 meters east on top of the Gruttenstein. Both towers are well preserved, the Peter and Paul Tower is now used as a residential building.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Johannes Lang : Street names as a mirror of time in the Heimatblätter , supplement to the Reichenhaller Tagblatt from October 28, 2006
Web links
literature
- Johannes Lang : History of Bad Reichenhall. Ph.CW Schmidt, Neustadt / Aisch 2009, ISBN 978-3-87707-759-7 .
- Herbert Pfisterer: Bad Reichenhall in its Bavarian history. Motor + Touristik-Verlag, Munich, 1988
- Fritz Hofmann: The terrible years of Bad Reichenhall. wdv-Verlag, Mitterfelden
Coordinates: 47 ° 43 ′ 5.6 " N , 12 ° 52 ′ 34.5" E