Rostor

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Rostor, woodcut by Karl Josef Gollrad .

The Rostor was a city ​​gate of the outer city wall of the city of Aachen, which was built between 1300 and 1350 . It is not preserved.

location

The Rostor stood in the south-southwest of the outer wall ring between Marschiertor and Jakobstor , where Hubertusplatz is today. Between the Rostor and the Marschiertor stood the Karlsturm , the Großer Pounellenturm and the Kleiner Pounellurm , between Rostor and the Jakobstor only the Lavenstein . Right next to the Rostor in the direction of the Karlsturm was one of the guard houses of the Aachen city wall .

The Pau entered the city in the immediate vicinity of the Rostore . The stream could be dammed by a weir and diverted specifically into the city moat. The water dammed here reached as far as the Great Pounell Tower. The name of the trench was Busen- or Bosengraben (today Boxgraben), which corresponds to today's word rushes or reeds . This gives an idea of ​​the condition of the moat.

history

The Rostor was first mentioned in 1346. Since there is already talk of guns standing in the gate, it can be assumed that the gate was already completed at that time.

Due to Napoleon's instructions to minimize Aachen's military importance, the city wall and numerous city gates were razed in the first quarter of the 19th century . The completely destroyed Rostor was one of them.

description

The Rostor was only of secondary importance, as it only led from a side street onto a small dirt road and not onto a well-developed road. Therefore it was designed smaller than other city gates.

The main building was a square building with a width of 11.60 m and a depth of 6.70 m. Under the roof there was a wooden walkway through whose floor hatches attackers could be pelted with stones.

The barbican , also a square building, had a round tower on the right side, in which a staircase led to the upper floor.

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Coordinates: 50 ° 46 ′ 7.4 "  N , 6 ° 4 ′ 41.3"  E