Powder Tower (Schlanders)

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The “Powder Tower” from the west

The so-called Powder Tower in the market town of Schlanders in Vinschgau in South Tyrol is located on the edge of the Sonnenberg . It is located in the street "Sonnenpromenade" and is number 2.

It is a formerly small medieval tower, probably from the 17th century, which probably belonged to the Schlandersburg residence and whose original purpose is no longer known. Until November 1918 the ammunition depot of the 1st company of the kk Standschützen Battalion Schlanders was located here , which had its shooting range about 50 meters north of it .

After the annexation of South Tyrol by Italy, shooting was banned and the shooting range was shut down (broken off in 1941). The building, known colloquially as the Powder Tower, was converted into a residential building, which greatly changed it. Almost nothing is recognizable from the original structure.

The building has been empty since 2014.

  • View from the east

  • Photo from 1903. The powder tower on the far right

Web links

Commons : Powder Tower  - Collection of images, videos and audio files
  • Entry in the monument browser on the website of the South Tyrolean Monuments Office

literature

  • Market community and education committee Schlanders (Hrsg.): Baukultur in the community Schlanders. Verlag Passeier 2011, ISBN 978-88-89474-20-4 .

Coordinates: 46 ° 37 ′ 49.9 ″  N , 10 ° 46 ′ 19.4 ″  E