Powder Tower (Burghausen)

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Powder Tower seen from the castle

The so-called powder tower is part of the castle complex in Burghausen .

history

Powder tower and part of the defense system in the model of the city by Jakob Sandtner from 1574

In the gun or battery tower on the Eggenberg, remains of a polygonal tower are probably built, which the course of the defensive wall suggests. In 1471 a " watchman on the Egknperg " is mentioned. The current building dates back to the time of Duke George the Rich . The mighty structure was originally surrounded by a double wall ring with around six round towers. Presumably in 1620 the originally steep roof was replaced by a much flatter one. The remainder of a tympanum relief with animals can be found above the ground floor entrance. A well in the tower was used to supply the crew, from which all floors could be served via cable winches . Today the well is 22 meters deep, but at that time it was certainly at least at the level of the water level of the Wöhrsee .

Building description

The round tower, flattened on the east side, with a diameter of approx. 18 meters, consists of unplastered tuff ashlar masonry and has four storeys. The walls are on average five meters thick. The ground floor is a barrel vaulted room where the fountain is located. A winding staircase leads to the first floor. This forms a room with a pressed barrel vault and two rectangular light slits that lead diagonally upwards. On the flat side there is a door which at that time gave access to the battlement. This access was secured with a drawbridge . A serpentine staircase, which is illuminated by two slits of light, leads to the second floor. The space has a more dome and on the outer walls of two gun hatches, two wood-lined loopholes and three light slits. The third floor can be reached via a spiral staircase. The room there has a beamed ceiling and four gun positions with segment-arched closed hatches and lockable rectangular clamps on both sides. The parapet wall of the top floor is marked with the year " 1620 ".

Web links

Commons : Pulverturm (Burghausen)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Alois Buchleitner: Burghausen, City - Castle - History . In: Heimatverein and Stadtarchiv Burghausen (ed.): Burghauser Geschichtsblätter . 5th edition. tape 33 . Burghausen 2001.
  2. ^ A b Volker Liedke: Building age plan for urban redevelopment Burghausen . In: City of Burghausen (ed.): Burghauser Geschichtsblätter . tape 34 . Burghausen 1978.
  3. ↑ Monuments Burghausen. Bavarian State Office for Monument Preservation, November 9, 2018, accessed on January 20, 2019 .

Coordinates: 48 ° 9 ′ 23.7 "  N , 12 ° 49 ′ 31.4"  E