Powder Tower (Coesfeld)
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| place | Coesfeld | |
| Coordinates | 51 ° 56 '43.6 " N , 7 ° 10' 21.5" E | |
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| Domicile of the Heimatverein Coesfeld | ||
The Powder Tower in Coesfeld dates from the 14th century and goes back to the city's former fortifications.
The Powder Tower was originally built in the form of a three-storey defensive tower with a pointed cone roof as part of the city fortifications between the Münstertor and Walkenbrückentor . Because of its proximity to the Marienbrink monastery of the Coesfeld Augustinian nuns , it was initially named as the sister tower , Süstern Torn and also the nun tower . Bad things happened in this tower during the time of the witch hunt. During the Thirty Years and Seven Years Wars , occupiers used this tower. In 1762 it was partially destroyed and fell into ruin. In 1806 Engelbert Vissing acquired areas of the monastery, which was dissolved in 1803, and subsequently rebuilt the tower. For around 100 years he was part of the Vissing leather goods factory. It was acquired by the city of Coesfeld at the beginning of the 20th century and has been called the Powder Tower since then. On March 21, 1945 he was hit in the bombing of Coesfeld and burned out. After the war it was renovated and served as a family's private apartment until 1997. From 2002, the Coesfeld Local History Association took over the use and maintenance of the listed building.
literature
- Josef Vennes: Coesfeld's Powder Tower shines in new splendor , in Heimatpflege in Westphalia - 16th year, 3/2003, p. 17, publisher Westfälischer Heimatbund, ISSN 0933-6346 ( online PDF file )