Salt tower
The salt tower is a tower of the former medieval fortifications of Schönebeck's city wall .
The 37 meter high tower made of quarry stone was part of the medieval salt gate , which was demolished in 1839. To the four to five meters high city wall was still part of the at the same lying Elbtor and the easternmost Barbyer gate .
The salt tower was completed in 1613. Presumably a previous building was replaced. In 1613 he also received the double baroque tower dome with the open bell cage . At that time, the tower still had a wooden walkway on the top brick tower floor. Its present appearance of the tower was in the years 1711 to 1714. The square tower was also called " Hausmannsturm called" because on his desk the watchman was which until after 1900 every hour at night blew the horn from here and the fire guard held . After a thorough renovation in 1993, which included a double staircase construction, the tower also houses a small gallery with changing exhibitions. In the summer months, the 30-meter high tour provides an unobstructed view of the city and its surroundings.
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literature
- City of Schönebeck (Ed.): 775 years of Schönebeck on the Elbe . Schönebeck: Schlüter printing works, 1997
- District Museum Schönebeck (Ed.): Architectural monuments in the district of Schönebeck . Magdeburg: Druckerei Volksstimme Magdeburg, 1988
Coordinates: 52 ° 1 ′ 12.9 ″ N , 11 ° 44 ′ 15.1 ″ E